Chap. 3. T^^ A P P A R A TU S, jt 



of others who may out of Choice wifh to a- 

 mufe them in preparing all their pwn Tackle, 

 I will juft obfervc, that in order to make a 

 good Hook, there are requifite a Hamtner^ a 

 Knife y a Pair of Pincers^ an Iron Semi-deamy 

 a File, a Wreft, a Bender, Tongs both long 

 and fhort, an Jnvil, and Steel Needles of dif- 

 ferent Sizes. 



Heat a Needle of the Size you want in a 

 Charcoal Fire, and raife the Beard with your 

 Knife, and then let it cool. Sharpen the 

 Point either with a File, or on a Grind-ftone ; 

 and then put it into the Fire again, and bend 

 it into what Shape you pleafe : Make the up- 

 per Part of the Shank four-fquare, and file the 

 Edges fmooth ; Then put it into the Fire a 

 third Time, and give it a gentle red Heat ; 

 whence taking it out fuddenly, and plunging ic 

 into Water, your Operation is finifhed. 



The Diredions which follow are equally 

 ufeful, whether you buy your Hooks or make 

 them yourfelf. 



Let the Hooks be long In the Shank, and of 

 a Compafs inclining to Roundnefs ; bat the 

 Point mull iland even and flrait, and the 

 Bending muft be in the Shank : For if the 

 Shank be flrait, the Point will hang outv/ard ; 

 and tho', when fet on ir, may fland right ; yet 

 after the taking of a few Fiih, it will caufe the 

 Hair at the End of the Shank to ftand bent, 

 and confequently the Point of the Hook to- 

 hang directly upwards. 



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