Compton, Alfred G. (Alfred George), 1835-1913 · New York : J. Wiley & Sons · leaf 62
il and the fire. The helper strikes with his piece a sharp blow on the edge of the anvil farthest from him, to knock off any cinders that may be on it^ and then rests it on the near edge, as in Fig. 36, the scarf surface up, but being very Fig. 36. careful not to let the thin edge of the iron touch… … Fig. 37. the first piece be neld quite steady, and the second placed on it in exactly the right position. If it laps a little too much or not quite enough, the scarf will turn out bad. The thin edges, which
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