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First lessons in metal-working (1890)

Compton, Alfred G. (Alfred George), 1835-1913 · New York : J. Wiley & Sons · leaf 61

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47 BLACKSMITH AND HELPER. as before, and bevels and upsets it, as in Figs. 24 and 26. Then, taking the fuller in the right … hand, he holds it on the bevelled surface, as in Fig. 35, while the helper strikes it with the sledge. It is easy to see that this tool can be guided with more accuracy than the pene of the hammer. With this the two pieces are brought to the form shown in Fig. 31 B. They are then laid in the fire,…

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