Chapter VII

TOOLS REQUIRED FOR WORK, THEIR COST, ETC. 47
The Alcohol Lamp 47
The Alcohol Lamp, Self-blowing 47
Anvil 48
Barrel Planes 48
Bevel 49
Beveling Clamp 49
Blacksmith’s Tongs 50
Blow Pipe 50
Breeching Taps 51
Calipers and Dividers 51
Chisels 51
Cutting Pliers 51
Drill Stock 51
Tile Cord 52
Tilting Square 52
Floats 52
Forge 53
Glue Pot 53
Gouges 53
Grind Stone 54
Hack Saw 54
Hammers 54
Handles 55
Hand Shears 55
Hand Vice 55
Iron Clamps 55
Mainspring Vise 56
Marking Gauge 57
Screw-cutting Tools 57
Screw Wrench 57
Soldering Copper 57
Screw-Drivers 57
Pliers 58
Wing Dividers 58

CHAPTER VIII.

TOOLS, ETC., AND HOW TO MAKE THEM 59
The Alcohol Lamp 59
A Self-blowing Lamp 61
Breech Wrenches 63
The Bit Stock 64
Bottoming Tools 65
Chequering Tools 66
Nipple Wrenches 67
Portable Forge 67
Vice Appendages 69
Shanks of Tools 72

CHAPTER IX.

THE WORK BENCH 74
Material for the Work Bench 74
How to Make the Work Bench 75
Putting the Vise in Place 76
Place for Drawer 76
The Gun Brace 76
How to Deaden the Noise of Hammering 77

CHAPTER X.

ON WORKING IN IRON 79
Hand Forging 79
Welding 79
Hardening Iron by Hammering 80
Case-hardening 81
A Good Way to Case-harden 82
Material for Case-hardening 84
Another Way to Case-harden 85
Another Formula for Case-hardening 86
Still Another Formula 87
To Chill Cast Iron 87
Another Mode 87
To Soften Wrought Iron 87
Alloy for Filling Holes in Iron 87
To Harden Iron for Polishing 88

CHAPTER XI.

ON WORKING IN STEEL 89
Hand Forging Steel 89
Welding Steel 89
Tempering 91
To Restore Burnt Steel 93
Annealing Steel 94
To Blue Steel 94
To Remove Blue Color From Steel 94
Tempering Knife Blades 95
The Lead Bath for Tempering 96
Test for Good Steel 97
Etching on Steel 97

CHAPTER XII.

ON WORKING IN SILVER, COPPER AND BRASS 99
To Forge Silver 99
To Polish Silver 99
Light Plate for Copper or Brass 99
To Clean Silver 100
To Work Copper 100
To Work Brass 101
To Cast Brass 101
To Brass Iron 102
To Clean Brass 102
To Solder Brass 102

CHAPTER XIII.

ON WORKING IN WOOD 104
The Woods Most in Use 104
Wood for Gun Stocks 105