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to more than 2 in., as will be understood from 

 Fig. 123. 



To make these baskets, the four pieces of 

 netting should first be procured, cut accurately, 

 two to 15 in. by 9 in., and the remaining two i in. 

 narrower. They should then be bound round with 

 tinplate which overlaps f in. at each side. To do 

 this, lay the straight strips of metal, which will 

 be | in. wide, on the bench, and the edges of the 

 netting over them and halfway across. Then 

 solder each 'wire to the tin, turn the tin over, 

 and solder each wire to the turned-over part also, 

 using plenty of solder and heat, so as to have 

 every wire very firmly held in. By this means 

 the netting has a metal frame, which will greatly 

 strengthen it, and prevent it from sagging. Strips 



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Fig. 123. Section through Comb Basket. 



of tinplate must now be soldered together to form 

 four long pieces 41 in. long by 2j in. wide. The 

 edges of these are to be turned over and 

 hammered down to the extent of the usual i in., 

 and one edge turned up at right angles, so that 

 a section of the strips will form an L, one leg of 

 which is l\ in., and the other J in. Each strip 

 is then to be bent into such a shape as to form 

 the three sides of the half-basket shown in Fig. 

 122. In two of them the short side is 9| in. long, 

 and in the other two J in. less. To bend the strips 

 it will be necessary to cut the narrow rib with a 

 chisel. 



The framed netting can now be laid in position, 

 and soldered firmly against the narrow rib, so that 

 there are four thicknesses of tin round the netting. 



