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Hand Forging by Thomas F. Googerty

194 HAND - FORGING Corner scarfs, lapping, 63 —— welds, 56, 61, 62 ——, working a square, 46, 47 Crack, hammering out a, 47 Cross welding, 61, 62 Cubes, 98 Curve combinations, 21 Curves, decorative value of, 21 Decoration, instinctive love for, 17 ——, suitability of, 19 Design, appropriateness of, 18 ———, laying out a, 22 Designing in wrought iron, 18 ——— scrollwork, 110 Dies, use of, in embossing, 135 Door-keeps and hinges, 168, 169 Door-plate, method of making a, 177 Door-plates, 171, 173 ———, drawings for, 175 Drafting-board for scrollwork, 109 Drawer-pull, constructing a, 159 ——, making the handle of a, 161, 162 ——, outline of plate of, 161 ——— with movable handle, detail of, 160 ——— with ring handles, 162 —— with scalloped plate, 163 Drawer-pulls and hinges, 159 Drawing iron, heat required for, 40 —— ——, the right and the wrong way of, 39 the point, 54 Electric lamp, 179 Embossing, 134 ———, block and tools used in, 134 End, splitting the, 55 Ends, scroll, 121 End-to-end weld, 56, 57 Eye, forming the, 111, 117 ——, turning an, 70 ——— weld, first steps in making an, 72 ——— ——, fitting the prongs in an, 73 Eye, welded, from flat stock, _71 Figures, geometrical, 20 Finish for ironwork, 157 Fire, how to build a, 25 Fireside implements made of square stock, twisted, 83 Flat scrollwork, grilles of, 115, 118 —— stock welded into scroll shape, 124 Flatters, 35, 36 Flux for welding, 52, 53 —— not necessary for welding, 52 ——, sand sometimes used as, 52 Forge, the, 24 Forge-shop and tools, 24, 30 Forging light pieces, 34 ——, materials used in, 27 ——, the secret of good, 25 Forgings, solid, 48 Former for scroll-bending, 111, 114 Forming a scroll, method of, 114 ——• the body of a scroll, 112 Forms, raised, 150, 154 Frame for a marble table-top, 149 —— for teakettle and burner, 147, 150 Fuel, 24 Fullers, 35, 37 Furniture, hinges for, 165 Geometrical figures, 20 ——— forms, 21 Grille, design for a, 20 ———, design of corner, 117 ———, scroll-and-twist, 87 ———, square window, 23 ——— work, 86 ——'——, leaf and scroll, 109 —— ——, twists for, 82 Grilles of flat scrollwork, 115, 118 Hammering, 38 —— the steps, 54 Hammer used in raising, 153
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194 HAND - FORGING Corner scarfs, lapping, 63 -- welds, 56, 61, 62 --, working a square, 46, 47 Crack, hammering out a, 47 Cross welding, 61, 62 Cubes, 98 Curve combinations, 21 Curves, decorative value of, 21 Decoration, instinctive love for, 17 --, suitability of, 19 Design, appropriateness of, 18 ---, laying out a, 22 Designing in wrought iron, 18 --- scrollwork, 110 Dies, use of, in embossing, 135 Door-keeps and hinges, 168, 169 Door-plate, method of making a, 177 Door-plates, 171, 173 ---, drawings for, 175 Drafting-board for scrollwork, 109 Drawer-pull, constructing a, 159 --, making the handle of a, 161, 162 --, outline of plate of, 161 --- with movable handle, detail of, 160 --- with ring handles, 162 -- with scalloped plate, 163 Drawer-pulls and hinges, 159 Drawing iron, heat required for, 40 -- --, the right and the wrong way of, 39 the point, 54 Electric lamp, 179 Embossing, 134 ---, block and tools used in, 134 End, splitting the, 55 Ends, scroll, 121 End-to-end weld, 56, 57 Eye, forming the, 111, 117 --, turning an, 70 --- weld, first steps in making an, 72 --- --, fitting the prongs in an, 73 Eye, welded, from flat stock, _71 Figures, geometrical, 20 Finish for ironwork, 157 Fire, how to build a, 25 Fireside implements made of square stock, twisted, 83 Flat scrollwork, grilles of, 115, 118 -- stock welded into scroll shape, 124 Flatters, 35, 36 Flux for welding, 52, 53 -- not necessary for welding, 52 --, sand sometimes used as, 52 Forge, the, 24 Forge-shop and tools, 24, 30 Forging light pieces, 34 --, materials used in, 27 --, the secret of good, 25 Forgings, solid, 48 Former for scroll-bending, 111, 114 Forming a scroll, method of, 114 --• the body of a scroll, 112 Forms, raised, 150, 154 Frame for a marble table-top, 149 -- for teakettle and burner, 147, 150 Fuel, 24 Fullers, 35, 37 Furniture, hinges for, 165 Geometrical figures, 20 --- forms, 21 Grille, design for a, 20 ---, design of corner, 117 ---, scroll-and-twist, 87 ---, square window, 23 --- work, 86 --'--, leaf and scroll, 109 -- --, twists for, 82 Grilles of flat scrollwork, 115, 118 Hammering, 38 -- the steps, 54 Hammer used in raising, 153

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