TWO-PIECE RODS 103 



Fig. 36. Tip Planed to Octagon Section. 

 Fig. 37 Tip Ready for Mounting 



...B 



Fig. 38. Tip Fitted with Center and Top 



Fig. 39- Butt Joint Finished and Ready for Handgrasp 

 and Ferrule. 



handle on one side, for the right hand, and 

 a stationary knob on the other, for steadying 

 with the left hand. Remove this knob and 

 fasten its spindle in the vise, wheel and handle 

 on top. The chuck will take one of your tips, 

 but do not close it too tightly. Turn the wheel 

 with your left hand and polish your tips with 

 a bit of sandpaper held in the right hand, 

 moving forward and back very rapidly, to pre- 

 vent circular scratches. If the tip is springy, 

 be very careful as you approach its small end, 

 for with this makeshift lathe you may snap 

 off the end if you happen to let the sandpaper 

 slip and catch it. 



By fitting a wood plug into the ferrule and 

 securing the other end of the plug in the chuck, 

 you can polish the butt or joint of your^rod, 



