_Stock:_ 5/8 in. round, 6 ins. long, of soft steel or wrought iron.
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_Directions:_ The piece of stock is drawn from the centre 2-3/4 ins.
both ways to 5/16 in. in diameter. This will leave a piece of the full
size material on each end of the rod. Flatten this out from the wide
ends. Heat the iron very hot and flatten it down so that the width will
be not less than 1-1/2 in. to 2 ins., to 1/8 in. thick. Cut the design
out. Any one of the designs shown can be used. The bosses are drawn up
from the under part by using the peen of the hammer and driving it into
a hard wood block, or on an iron stake, as explained in the article on
embossing. A very blunt chisel, like a fuller, will give the centre
effect. The handles are now bent into shape. Some handles are twisted
out of flat stock.
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