How to Make a Fancy Buttonhook
Procure a piece of ¹⁄₄-in. round steel, about 5 in. long, and file one end of it square for about one-third of the length, so that the diagonal of the square part is less than the diameter of the rod. Cut about 8 washers each, of brass and iron, from material, ¹⁄₈-in. thick. Make the hole in the washers square to fit the square on the rod. The washers can be cut out roughly on the outside, but they must be larger than the diameter of the rod. Place the brass and iron washers alternately on the rod, beginning with a brass and finishing with an iron washer, which latter is held in place by riveting the end of the rod on it.
The Different Colors of the Metals When Polished and Buffed Give the Hook a Neat Appearance
The washers are then filed round, and the remaining end of the rod is tapered. The pointed end is bent into a hook. The whole length is then polished and buffed.—Contributed by H. W. Hankin, Trail, Can.