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Farmers ' handsaws are required to do a great many 

 different kinds of work. For this reason, it is difficult 

 to keep them in good working condition, but if both 

 saws are jointed, set and filed by a good mechanic once 

 or twice a year, they may be kept in usable condition 

 the rest of the time by a handy farm workman, unless 

 extra building or special work is required. 



Figure 15. Nail Hammers. Two styles. 

 The upper hammer is made with a ball peen 

 and a round face. It is tempered to drive 

 small nails without slipping and shaped to 

 avoid dinging the wood. This hammer 

 should weigh 18 or 19 ounces, including the 

 handle. The lower hammer is heavier, has 

 a flat face and is intended for heavy work 

 such as driving spikes and fence staples. 



A long-bladed ripsaw is also very useful, and what 

 is commonly termed a keyhole saw finds more use on 

 the farm than in a carpenter's shop in town. It is 

 necessary frequently to cut holes through partitions, 

 floors, etc., and at such times a keyhole saw works in 

 just right. 



Handaxes are necessary for roughing certain pieces 

 of wood for repair jobs. Two sizes of handaxes for dif- 

 ferent kinds of work are very useful, also a wide blade 



