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THE FARMERS HANDBOOK. 



It is essential that the hands shall not be rocked up and down. The angle 

 of 36 degress must be maintained on every portion of the stone, or a round 

 edge will be made which will not remain sharp, but will soon necessitate 

 more grinding and more sharpening. Nothing is more disheartening to a 

 beginner than continually to be grinding and sharpening. "What should be 

 aimed at i< a good, clean, square edge. 



Chisels of all sizes are ground and sharpened the same way. 



Adjusting the Irons. 



The planes are not all handled and adjusted ihe same way. The two 

 largest — the try and the jack — -being adjusted in the same way, may be dealt 

 with first. 



.To withdraw the wedge and iron of the jack, grip the plane in the left 

 hand, and then with' the right hand grip the wedge and iron, and strike the 

 front top side of the plane on the solid portion of the bench (see Fig. 7). 

 This will release the wedge and iron. 



Fig. 13. — Inserting the Iron and Wedge in tre Smoother. 



Though the extremes in the classes of work they are intended for, the 

 ,'uTinaii jack and the smoother ate the two smallest planes, and they are 

 handled and adjusted alike. To withdraw the wedge and iron, grip the plane 

 in the left hand, then with the right hand <>rip the wedge and iron (Fig. 8), 

 and strike the back end of the plane on the solid portiou of the bench. This 

 will rgjgase the wedge and iron. 



