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an inch thick and three inches wide, passing through a 

 slot in the jaws, in which it works easily but firmly on 

 two iron pins, a little more than half-way up from the 

 bench. In the lower end of the short jaw an eccentric 

 works on a pivot and against a projection on the larger 



Fig. 92. A HARNESS STOOL AND CLAMP. 



Fig. 93. 



HARNESS HOLDEB. 



jaw. Depressing the handle to this eccentric or cam, 

 closes the jaws at the top with all the force desired. 



A simple holder without the stool is shown in figure 

 93. Two staves of a flour barrel are sawed off at a con- 

 venient length for holding between the knees, while sit- 

 ting on a chair. The sawed ends of the pieces are se- 

 curely nailed to the opposite sides of a block of wood. 

 A hole is cut through the middle of one side piece, in 

 which a lever is placed for opening and closing the 

 holder. The lever may be readily made of such shape 

 that it will always remain in the hole, ready for use, 



