This bracket is made of three pieces: back piece, hanger, and support:
_Stock:_ Back plate, 3/8 × 1 in. of soft steel or Norway iron. Hanger
and support, 1/4 in. square.
_Back plate:_ The drawing shows the back plate as a conventional leaf
design and is made as follows: Take the 3/8 × 1 in. of soft steel and
shape it according to the drawing. With the peen of the hammer widen
out the top enough to cut out the design shown here. When cut out as
shown, boss up the centre of the leaves by using the peen hammer on a
round hole. This bossing is a matter of taste. The lower part is now
flattened out, trimmed, and shaped as shown. The thickness is of no
importance. On the end of the top bar forge a pin about 3/16 in. in
diameter to fasten into the back by riveting.
[Illustration: Iron bracket]
_Hook:_ The hook is made in the same way as you made the gate hook. The
bar is twisted in the middle.
_Support:_ Select a bar the right length and twist it in the middle.
Flatten the ends down and bend the little curves as shown. This is
drilled for a 1/8-in. rivet, then placed in position. Holes are marked
in the hanger and in the back. Rivet the support in place. Be careful
to have the hanger at right angles to the back. If you do not, the
effect is spoiled, no matter how good the rest of the workmanship may
be.