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fervingfor an Anvil, to beat and bruife the Tanning ftufi upon* 
which Anvil is to be about 4 inches deep, 9 inches broad, and 
1 2 inches long. 
LJMNO^ infig.i. thelronforclafping and holding faft 
the materials to be bruifed and cut 5 which Iron niuft lye crofs 
the Engine about the middle of the faid piece of 1 imber v and 
It may be about 3 inches broad. It hath two hooks at me end 
thereof, jP which are turn'd upwards^and iiiuft be hookc in- 
to the loopes of the two hinges that are let in and faftn'd to the 
fide of the Engin,jR,5, in fuch manner that this clafping piece 
may have liberty to be a little raifed for putting the Tanning 
ftuffunder it. At the other ride,T, in fig.2. is a fingle hook^ like- 
wife turn'd upward, to hang a weight upon whilft the f^ufF is 
bruifing upon the Anvil, or cittingby the knife. The burton 
in Fig. I . ferves to take sp this piece by : ^ ^ ^ on the other 
fide of the Block inFig.2. are the places for the 4 feet to fet this 
Enginupon, which are to be of a convenient height to work 
upon it, b : the Hammer, in Fig.3. for beating and bruifingthe 
ftuff ; which may be of 6 1. weight, and have the head about 3 
inches fquare^to work with both hands ; but to work with one 
hand,or for a youth to ufe, let it be of about 3 1. weight, and 
the head about two inches fquare The furface of one end of 
thefe Hammers is beft to be fmooth ; but that of the otheF,dent- 
€d,the better to enter into the ftuff for quicker difpatch. They 
are to be well fteeled at both ends. The handles of thefe Ham- 
mers may be about a foot long ; the bigger ought to be fome- 
what longer. 
V. d. The Knife in Fig. i ♦ to cut the bruifed ftuff ; which muft 
be broad 8 or 9 inches,and neer as much in depth, made like a 
Tobacco- knife,with a handle to work.ThisKnife muft be faftned 
to the block at the two oppofite fides, that are to be hoflow'd 
by, two grooves, r/^ ^^. in Fig.2. and / /://» in Fig.i ; and this 
faftning is to be performed by two pieces of Iron, to be fitted- 
in the faid groQves,to hold and guide the knife in working; the 
me piece, nofq'm Fig. i . is to be faftn'd to the end of the knife 
€ by a pin r, pafllng thorow 3 holes, and tins end is to be 
fcrew'd into the groove efg k in Fig.2« by a couple of fcrew- 
pins \ the &ther piece, [tuxyz 'm Fig. i , being forked, is to 
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