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and c the cutter. If about two inches were broken from 

 the cutting end of an ordinary carpenter's chisel, and if 

 the sides were then ground so that the broken end was 



d 



Pig. 8. 



Fig. 9. 



Fig. 10. 



Fig. 11. 



Fisr. 12. 



somewhat narrower than the cutting edge, the form of 

 this barb-cutter would be produced. It will be remem- 

 bered that the cutting edge of a carpenter's chisel is 

 bevelled only on one side. Such is the case with the 

 cutter under consideration, and its edge is applied with 

 the bevel uppermost i.e., away from the wire. The 

 form of this cutter is shown in Fig. 10. The workman 

 having laid a length of wire upon the iron bed with his 

 left hand, and brought its end against the abutment, 

 seizes the tool (Fig. 9) by its handle a in his right hand, 

 hooks the other end d behind a pin conveniently placed 



