FERRULES AND THEIR FITTING 141 



cement, which he buys at William Mills and Son's, 

 2 1 Park Place, New York City, for twenty-five cents 

 a stick enough to last a long time. Doubtless it 

 may be obtained in many places, or a similar prep- 

 aration that will serve as well. Whatever else you 

 do in securing the ferrules to the wood, do not make 

 use of any metal pins; they weaken the rod, are no 

 effective preventive against loosening, and they con- 

 stitute an annoying obstruction when the re-cement- 

 ing of a ferrule is indicated. And do not use dow- 

 eled ferrules. 



In fitting your ferrules, be sure that the female 

 section is not thrust too far down over its joint-end, 

 and so prevents the male ferrule from being seated 

 the full depth; by placing the smaller (seating) part 

 of the male ferrule alongside the outer end of the 

 female, measure the distance down on the joint that 

 the bottom of the female ferrule should extend, and 



Finding point on joint for bottom edge of female ferrule 



mark this point on the wood. Allow for the least 

 bit of space between the wood end within the female 

 ferrule and the butt end of the male, when the rod 

 is jointed up. Cut the wood down by careful cross- 

 filing as you roll the end of the joint on the work- 



