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position, with a light pull, swung in a circle, the swing 

 lifting the hammer to the top of the circle. Thus most 

 of the strength applied in using it is reserved for the 

 downward stroke. 



A good steady swing should be maintained, and the 

 face of the hammer brought down flush on the top of the 

 stob, as one good blow is worth half a dozen bad ones. 



The man holding the stob should keep it perfectly 

 upright and square with the line of the fence. To help 

 in this a tool made of iron to the shape and size of the 

 posts is used, and supplied with a handle, so that the 

 posts may be held true. It should be made either hinged 

 or open on one side, otherwise it will be difficult to get off 

 if the head of the stob is battered. The hinged holder 

 can be used at the top of the stob to prevent this. 



If the stob should be split or badly battered, it should be 

 trimmed up with a bill or sawn off below the battered place. 



FIG. 13. POST HOLDERS. 



The stobs are driven in either 3 or 4 feet apart, the 

 former if against heavy stock, and the rails nailed on, 

 leaving spaces about the same width as for the previous 

 style of fencing. 



