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(No. 1), for this purpose, which answered very well indeed. 

 The base board of the cramp is 5in. wide, 18in. long, and lin. 

 thick. On one end of this a block, 3in. wide, 4£in. high, and 

 2in. thick, is securely nailed. A lever, 2ft. long and 3in. wide, 

 tapered to form a handle, is hinged to the block with a strong 

 strap hinge. Another block, similar to the one on the base 

 board, tapered on the back, is nailed to the lever a bare 4^in. 

 from the stationary block. If the cramp is made correctly a 

 one-pound section box will barely go between the blocks when 

 the lever is down. 



No. 2. 



Fig. 59.— SECTION CRAMP AND FORM. 



The sections should be put together by hand and then placed 

 between the blocks ; by pressing the lever down the pieces are 

 forced into their places. 



CLINCHING THE DOVETAILS. 



To make a good finish of them the dovetails should be 

 clinched. For this purpose I use the form, Fig. 59 (No. 2), 

 made by nailing two blocks, similar to those on the lever-cramp, 

 on a short base board, just far enough apart to allow a section 

 box to slide between them. The form is to steady the section 



