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as shown on the board. Now cut at the joints, 

 allowing an %-inch for the fitting of the joint 

 after the wreath is cut and roughed out. Use 

 another piece of timber about 2 inches thick, to 

 form the bed block, and cut it to the pitch 

 accurate and square in thickness. Screw or pin 

 it to the under side of the wreath piece (see 

 Fig. 95), taking care to get it parallel with the 

 shank, and the nails in clear of the saw. Then 



Fig. 95. 



proceed to cut the wreath with the band saw. 

 beginning at the circular part, and work it to 

 Ihe shank inside and outside. This operation 

 should be performed most carefully with a nar- 

 row band saw, having a strong set and strained 

 tight, feeding very slowly. The wreath should 

 require hardly any spoke shaving. Knock off 

 the block and draw a chalk mark across the 

 table, just in front of the teeth. The uie of 

 this line is to assist the operator to get the out- 

 side of the wreath always touching this spot in 

 front of the saw. He must carefully lower hi- 



