CHAPTER VII. 



THE DALY APAREJO— SPECIFICATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION. 



Sec. 130. There are in general use the 62, 60, and 58 inch aparejos, 

 i. e., measuring from end to end 62, 60, and 58 inches, respectively. 



THE BODY OF THE APAREJO. 



(1) The back piece, (2) the belly or body piece, (3) the boots, (4) 

 the boot facings, (5) the front facing, (6) the center facing, (7) the 

 carrier pieces, (8) the welts. 



Note. — ^The first two items of the above are sometimes referred to 

 as the "body pieces." 



DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS. 



Take a 60-inch aparejo as a standard — 60 inches long and 24 inches 

 wide throughout its entire length. 



THE BODY. 



(1) To be made of solid, black harness leather, tallow finish; sides 

 to be of good spread, weighing for back piece, center facing, boot 

 facings, and carriage pieces not less than 10 ounces to the square foot, 

 and for the body piece, boot pieces, front facing, and welt to weigh 

 not less than 12 ounces to the square foot. All leather must be free 

 from cuts and other blemishes. 



BACK PIECES. 



To be cut 43 inches long and 24 inches wide. 



BODY PIECES. 



To be cut 45 inches long and 24 inches wide. 



BOOT PIECES (two). 



To be cut 24 inches long and 18 inches wide. 



BOOT FACINGS (fOUR). 



To be cut 18 J inches long and 12 inches wide; one side of each 

 facing to have a semicircle cut on a radius of 6f inches to 7f inches 

 of opposite side; now commence on this opposite side and measure 

 upward on each end 7f inches and describe a semicircle whose radius 

 wiU be 2f inches, both semicircles meeting, the larger outward and 

 the smaller inward. This provision leaves a straight edge of 5 inches 

 on each end. 



Now place two facings on each boot, semicircles meeting at center 

 of boot and the outer ends on Une of body pieces, facings to be sewed 



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