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FARM MECHANICS 



The farm kit should contain two sizes of nail ham- 

 mers, see Figure 15, one suitable to drive small nails, 

 say up to eight penny, and the other for large nails and 

 spikes; a long thin-bladed handsaw, having nine teeth 



Figure 12. Hand Saw. This pattern, both for cross cut and rip 

 saw, has been adopted by all makers of fine saws. Nine teeth to 

 the inch is fine enough for most jobs on the farm. 



Figure 13. Keyhole Saw with point slim enough to start the cut 

 from a half-inch auger hole. 



Figure 14. Bramble Hook for trimming berry bushes and cleaning 

 out fence corners. It has a knife-edge with hooked sawteeth. 



to the inch, for sawing boards and planks ; a shorter 

 handsaw, having ten teeth to the inch, for small work 

 and for pruning trees. A pruning saw should cut a 

 fine, smooth kerf, so the wound will not collect and hold 

 moisture. 



