_Stock:_ 1/2-in. square tool steel, 8 ins.
[Illustration]
_Directions:_ Mark the middle of the bar with a centre-punch. Punch
the hole through with the eye punch. Put in a drift pin and flatten
down the bulged sides of the bar made by punching the hole. Draw the
two ends out to a sharp square point. This should make the pick not
more than 10 ins. long. The drawing should show the shape it will be
when finished. These picks are hardened the same as cold chisels, and
tempered at the purple colour.