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BLACKSMITHING 



5) Heat other end of forging to lemon color. Forge to 

 5/16" round to form the handle; cut to 18" over all. 



6) Reheat the jaw to lemon color. Put 1/4" fuller length- 

 wise on inside of jaw and fuller 1/8" deep (F, Fig. 245). 



FIG. 243. Using the fullers. 



7) Reheat eye atG, Fig. 245, to lemon color, 

 hole for rivet in center of eye. 



8) Rep'eat operations for other half. 



Punch 5/16' 



FIG. 244. Another step in con- FIG. 245. Punching for 



struction of tongs. rivet. 



9) Heat one end of piece cut from handle to lemon color. 

 Cut off 1" for rivet. Reheat and insert rivet and rivet with 

 hammer (Fig. 239). 



