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may raise it enough so that it may be drawn 

 out with pliers; otherwise, tap lightly with a 

 pointed instrument until the pin is driven be- 

 low the surface of the ferrule, which may then 

 be removed and the pin drawn from the wood. 

 The best ferrules are pinned through from 

 side to side, and the pins are easily pushed 

 down far enough to be removed with pliers. 



Scrape the old cement off the wood, and heat- 

 ing your stick of cement, preferably over the 

 flame of an alcohol lamp, at the same time 

 warming the surface to be coated, spread the 

 cement over the wood and smooth it around 

 with a toothpick. Warm the ferrule just enough 

 to soften the cement that is in it and push it 

 home. It is not difficult to fit it exactly as it 

 was before if a needle be used to locate the hole 

 from which you drew the pin and of course this 

 is desirable, since the making of a new hole 

 may serve to weaken the wood at that point. 

 If any cement exudes below the ferrule, scrape 

 this off with a toothpick, but wait until it is 

 cold before rubbing off all traces of cement with 

 crude oil on a bit of silk or linen. If the ferrule 

 fits the wood too loosely, wind the latter with 

 very thin silk before coating with cement. 



Agate guides that are loose in their mount- 

 ings may be tightened with a tiny drop of 



