94 MODERN BLACKSMITHING 



The lay will not have the full strength if it don't rest 

 on the frog, and it will not be steady, and the plow will 

 not run good, for in a few days the share flops up and 

 down. 



When a 14-inch share is finished the point, from the 

 joint of the share to the extreme end of the point, 

 should be II inches, not longer, and for a 16-inch lay, 

 12 inches, not longer. The point acts as a lev^er on the 

 plow, and if it is too long the plow will not work good, 

 and it is liable to break. Shape the point so that when 

 you hold it up against the plow it will be in line with 

 the bottom of the landside, but about half an inch 

 wider than the landside to weld on. If it is a plow 

 where, the point of the mouldboard rests on the land- 

 side point, and it is a double shin, then cut out in the 

 landside point for the point of the mouldboard to rest 

 in. See No. i, Figure 9. This will be a guide for you 

 when welding the share, and it will slip onto the plow 

 easier when you come to fit it to the same. I think 

 enough has been said about the landside to give the 

 beginner a good idea of how to make one. And if the 

 landside is right, it comes easier to do the rest. In 

 making a plowshare there are many things to remem- 

 ber, and one must be on the alert right along, for it 

 will give lots of trouble if any point is overlooked. 



We will now weld a share to a long bar landside. 

 The landside having been finished and bolted to the 

 beam or its foot, or to a standard, the share is to be 

 shaped to fit. Hold the share up to the plow. First 

 look if the angle for the point is right in the share; if 

 not, heat the share, and if under the angle wanted 



