[Illustration]
This two-pronged fork is found useful for pitching hay, fishing, etc.
_Stock:_ 3/4 × 1 × 5 ins. long, soft steel.
_Directions:_ Two inches back from the end of the bar punch a small
hole in the middle of the iron. (See method of punching). Split the
piece with the chisel up to this hole. Open the part split and spread
at right angles to the shank. Heat the piece up at the crotch. With a
fuller, fuller down to 1/2 in. back of the spread arms. Draw the stem
out 1/2 in. round. Now the fork is blocked out ready for finishing.
This is done by following the drawings for the dimensions and size.
Notice that the two ends of the fork are drawn out to a sharp round
taper. The stem is drawn out to a sharp square taper, which is to be
driven into a wood handle.
[Illustration: Fish spear]
_Fish spear:_ If this two-pronged fork is meant for a fish spear, used
so often in rivers where the current is very swift, the extreme ends
are flattened down to a spear point as shown in the drawing.