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rounded up in front to make the necessary nose crook. 

 The front plank cross piece is bolted well towards the 

 front ends of the runner planks. Usually there are two 

 other hardwood plank cross pieces, one near the rear 

 end and the other about one-third of the way back from 

 the front. Placing the cross pieces in this way gives 

 room between to stand a barrel. 



The cross pieces are bolted through from the bottom 

 up. Round-headed bolts are used and they are counter- 



Figure 159. Wheelbarrow. This factory-made wheelbarrow is the 

 only pattern worth bothering with. It is cheap and answers the 

 purpose better than the heavier ones with removable side wings. 



sunk, to come flush with the bottom of the sliding 

 planks. The nuts are countersunk into the cross 

 pieces by boring holes about one-quarter inch deep. 

 The holes are a little larger than the cornerwise 

 diameter of the nuts. No washers are used, and 

 the nuts are screwed down tight into the plank. 

 The ends of the bolts are cut off even and filed 

 smooth. The nuts are placed sharp corner side down 

 and are left nearly flush on top or even with the sur- 

 face of the cross pieces. In using a stone-boat, nobody 

 wants a projection to catch any part of the load. 



Eegular double-tree clevises are attached to the 

 corners of the old-fashioned stone-boat and the side 



