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proportionate to the size and weight of the 

 hook. Lay this along the shank of the hook 

 so that one end of it is on that portion of the 

 hook where the straightness of the shank begins 

 to merge into the curve of the bend. (This is 

 an important landmark to bear in mind in 



Fm. 16. 



subsequent operations.) Holding it thus with 

 the forefinger and thumb of the left hand, 

 make a nick in it with the right thumbnail at 

 a point about ^ inch beyond the extremity of 

 the free end of the shank (Fig. 16). Double 

 it over, and cut off when the doubled portion 

 coincides with the end held by the left fore- 



