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PATTERN MAKING 



Side-cutting pliers, such as are illustrated in Fig. 72,- will be 

 found convenient not only for cutting off wire and brads, but for 

 removing small brads and for holding small pieces while being 

 worked to shape. 



Fig. 72. 



A niong the tools which cannot be dispensed with are the brace 

 and an assortment of boring bits. The most desirable style of 

 brace is the ratchet brace, illustrated in Fig. 73. The convenience 



of the ratchet will soon 

 be apparent from the 

 necessity, so often aris- 

 ing, for boring holes or 

 driving screws (with the 

 brace) in angles or close 

 to projections where the 



Fig. 73. full sweep of the brace 



cannot be taken. Braces are made in many sizes, with sweep 

 varying from 6 inches to 14 inches in diameter. 



A brace with an 8-inch sweep is the most convenient in size 

 for boring holes one inch or less in diameter in soft wood. For 



Fig. 74. 



larger holes, and especially in very hard woods, a 10-inch or 

 12 Inch sweep will be necessary. 



Wood-boring bits are made in many styles. The most import- 

 ant are the auger bits, two styles of which are shown in Fig. 74. 



