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MODERN BLACKSMITHING 



TO WRITE YOUR NAME ON STEEL 



AKE of nitric 

 acid 4 ozs. ; 

 muriatic acid, 

 . Mix together, 

 cover the place 

 wish to write on 

 beeswax, the 

 teswax to be warm 

 when applied. 

 When it is cold, 

 write your name 

 with a sharp instru- 

 ment. Be sure to write 

 so that the steel is dis- 

 cernible in the name. 

 Now apply the mixture 

 with a feather, well fill- 

 ing each letter. Let the 

 mixture remain about five 

 minutes or more, according 

 to the depth desired; then wash off the acid; water 

 will stop the process of the same. When the wax is 

 removed, the inscription is plain. 



