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ANSWERS TO INQUII^IES 
** — A nail set is a solid steel punch with a slight hollow ui the end. See - 
Fig. 1, page 236, Februar};- number. When the nail set is used on metal for 
leather it makes a circle slightly raised in the centre. 
We will give a design for a silver sugar bowl and cream jug later. 
Jeanette. — In the answers to incjuiries from A. IT. Z. you will find infor- 
mation you ask for. 
The tools for tooled leather are made in the same way as those for metal 
work. To begin with you should have a chasing hammer, a straight tracer, 
and a curved one. Then it depends on the nature of your work and the design, 
what other tools you need. 
T. W. — A very good green color for copper is made by mixing the follow- 
ing: 
Anionium Chlorid 31J Grammes. 
Copper Nitrate 31J " 
Calcium Chloride 31J " 
Distilled water 85.2 Cubic Centimeters. 
Put this on with a swab, and let it stand several hours, then gently rub with 
a waxed cloth. 
A. U. Z. — 1. Semi-precious stones (unmounted) such as cats eyes, 
moonstones, ameythysts, chrysolites, opal and turquoise matrix, can be pur- 
chased from Max Nathan, 45 Maiden Lane, New York City. 
2. Metal tools of all kinds are kept by F. W. Gesswein, 39 John St., New- 
York City. If you can get square bars of annealed steel in Hawera you could 
make your own tools. See January number. Sheet copper and brass is sold 
by most large dealers in hardware. Patterson Bros., 27 Park Row, New York 
keep an extensive stock. The higher the gauge the thinner the metal, 20 and 
22 gauge are good numbers for repousse work. Sheet silver can be bought 
from C. S. Piatt, 29 and 31 Gold Street, New York. Now it is 60c. per oz. 
You can make the cement for repousse from recipe in June number, 1903. 
3. A No. 4 enameling furnace made by the Buffalo Dental Manufactur- 
ing Co., Buffalo, N. Y., price S35.00 is a very reliable one. The fire clay muffle 
is four inclies high, four and a half in width and five and a half long. 
4. Silver-work and Jewelry by H. Wilson, edited l^y W. 11. Lethaby and 
published by Appleton & Co., New York, is one of the latest and liest books 
on metal work. 
5. The enamels used on metal are especially prepar(>d lor tliat purpose 
and cannot be used on china 
