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FARM MECHANICS 



Other cutting tools such as jack plane jointer and 

 smoothing plane, also an assortment of chisels, belong 

 to the farm equipment. 



Figure 34. Tool Box of Socket Chisels and Gouges. The chisels 

 are sized from %" to 2" in width. The two chisels to the right 

 show different patterns. 



All cutting tools should be of the best design and the 

 best steel. If they are properly used and taken care of, 

 the different jobs of repair work can be handled 

 quickly and to great advantage. 



FARM GRINDSTONE 



A grindstone may be gritty without being coarse so 

 it will bite the steel easily and cut it away quickly. A 

 good stone is a very satisfactory farm implement, but 

 a greasy stone is a perpetual nuisance. 



There are grindstones with frames too light. The 

 competition to manufacture and sell a grindstone for 



