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at this place, whilst it is seized towards the middle with the other hand 

 and stretched upwards, held for an instant, and then released. It strikes 

 the log with a smart smack and leaves a straight but somewhat bespattered 

 mark connecting the uppermost end of the two vertical lines on opposite 

 ends of the log. Another line is now " struck " on the other edge of the 

 log. The log is then rolled over and corresponding lines " struck " on both 

 edges of the other side of the log. 



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Fig. 20. — Striking after the first two edges have been squared. 



Cuts, or kerfs, at intervals of 9 to 12 inches, are now chopped with a 

 common axe, almost to the lines "struck." The intervening blocks are 

 then split off with the same axe, after which the edges are finally trimmed 

 with the squaring axe. 



21. — Finished. 



