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Drawer pulls are made in much the same way as door knockers. There are
the escutcheon plate, bolt, and ring. They may be made to push through
a drawer of any kind. The design depends much upon the use the drawer
pull is put to. They can be made out of round iron, flat iron, twisted
iron.
_Stock:_ Escutcheon plate, 1/8 in. soft steel, 2-1/4 ins. round. Bolt,
1/2 in. square on the bar. Ring, 1/4 × 6-1/2 ins., all of soft steel.
_Directions:_ With a cold chisel cut a piece of flat soft steel 2-1/4
ins. round and make a disc. Divide the disc as shown by the drawing.
File out the escalloped edges and with a small hand chisel chase the
lines so as to form the design. The small half-round chisel will form
the ovals and a centre-punch will form the dots. The ring is made by
drawing each end of the 6-1/2-in. piece to a taper, leaving about one
third of it for a centre. The ends should be tapered to 1/4 in. round.
These ends fit into the bolt. Bend the ring into a circle. Engrave the
design as you did on the escutcheon plate, using the same tools. The
eye bolt is made from the 1/2-in. square bar by drawing out the end of
the bar 2 ins. or less in length, 1/4 round, the length depending upon
the thickness of the drawer. This bolt is to go through the drawer and
be screwed tight in place with a nut. The large part is now cut off 1/2
in. in length and the four corners knocked down. A 1/4-in. hole should
be drilled through the bolt to receive the ring. Heat the ring red hot
at the heavy part and with a pair of tongs open it out just wide enough
to receive the eye bolt. Then the ring is pushed into place.
_Bossing up:_ Place the disc while cold on the hollow wood block and
drive down from the under side with the hammer, bending in the inside.
This makes the outside slightly oval, so that the bearing will be on
the outer surface. The depth of this concave should not exceed 1/4 in.
A few designs are here given.