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the mode of manufacturing the two descriptions of 
ferrule referred to, may be given. 
Ferrules used for common rods, or tube-cut ferrules, 
are simply cylinders, of the same size at both ends, and 
cut off, 2 or 3 inches at a time, as required, from a piece 
of common soldered brass piping. These, of course, 
cost next to nothing, and break or bulge with the first 
strain put upon them. The ferrules used in really good 
rods are made, each one separately, out of sheet brass, 
hard-soldered or brazed ; and then hammered out cold 
into the proper shape upon steel triblets—a process 
which though somewhat expensive and tedious makes 
the ferrule in the end very nearly as hard and strong as 
the steel itself. 
The bottoms of all joints should be “double brazed” 
—zi.e., covered with brass—not only round the thick part 
of the joint where it fits the ferrule, but also round the 
thinner end, or plug below it. 
This is a very useful precaution, as it tends to prevent 
the joints swelling and sticking fast. If the joints are 
only half brazed or not brazed at all, the best way to 
avoid sticking is to grease or soap them before use. 
Joints which have become stuck, may in general be 
easily separated by being turned slowly round and 
round at the “ sticking point” in the flame of a candle 
for some seconds, or until it is found that the joints will 
come apart. This process does not damage anything 
but the varnish of the ferrule. 
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