io8 MODERN BLACKSMITHING 



HOW TO PUT ON A HEEL 



Cut a piece of steel about eight inches long, three 

 inches wide on one end, and pointed down to a sharp 

 point on the other. Draw out one side thin to noth- 

 ing. Next, draw out the heel of the share. Now 

 place the heel piece on the bottom side of the share, 

 and hold it in place with a pair of tongs and tong rings. 

 Take the first heat at the pointed end of the piece, 

 next heat at the heel, share down, then turn the share 

 over, heel down; go slow, use borax freely, and place 

 a little steel borings between the heel piece and the 

 share. After a little practice almost any smith ought 

 to be able to put on a heel, while now it is only a few 

 smiths that can do it. I never put on a heel yet but 

 the owner of the plow would tell me that other smiths 

 tell him it cannot be done. When welded good be sure 

 to get the right shape in the share. Grind and polish 

 carefully, as the dirt is inclined to stick to the share in 

 this place more easily than in any other. 



HOW TO REPAIR A FLOPPING PLOW 



When a plow is flopping or going everywhere so that 

 the owner don't know what is the matter the fault 

 should be looked for first in the beam. If the beam is 

 loose the plow will not run steady, but the reason for 

 this trouble, in most cases, is in the share. If the 

 point has too little "suction," and the edge of the share 

 is too much rolling the plow generally acts this way. 



