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tion between joint and grasp, despite all your care 

 to have that hole straight. In order to correct 

 this, by accurately centering the joint in its socket, 

 you must plane the cedar block down to one-inch 

 square, in the manner indicated by the dotted lines 

 of the illustration. You then sight along another 

 of the surfaces of the block, adjoining the surface 

 first marked as shown, and plane again as may 

 be necessary to straighten up the other two sides. 

 Now your hole is centered, and grasp will line with 

 rod, in all positions of rotation. 



Withdraw the joint and you now are ready to 

 shape up your grasp. Cut a pattern of cardboard 

 or stiff paper to conform with the diagram, Fig. 2. 



Fig. a Wood grasp 



The diameters are as follows, to which you can gauge 

 the finished grasp with a pair of calipers: At B, 

 one inch; C, %; D, iy 32 ; E, Hie; F, %. Distances 

 are: A G, io l / 2 inches; A B, i inch; B C, 

 s/ 4 . C D, 2; D E, 2tt; and F G, 3%. Lay 

 this pattern on two opposite faces of the cedar block 

 and trace the outline in pencil. Place the block in 

 the vise and cut away the wood with a chisel, from 

 A to F, down to the penciled lines. Then trace the 



