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| THE MALLET | |
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| A TRACING POINT | |
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| a MODELING TOOL | |
 | THUMB TACK |
| b MODELING TOOL | |
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| STIPPLING AWLS |
Fig. 38a. the tools you need for pierced brass work
The Outfit to Do It With.
—The Tools.
—These are very few indeed and include (1) a pear-shaped mallet for stippling; (2) a tracing point; (3) a couple of modeling tools; (4) an awl with a tempered point, and (5) a metal folder, all of which are shown at [A in Fig. 38].
You will also need (a) a sheet of designs; (b) a sheet of carbon, or impression paper; (c) a dozen or more split shanks to fasten the edges of the work together; (d) a drawing board about 12 × 18 inches on the sides of which the sheet metal is tacked while you are working it, and (e) some thumb tacks for tacking the work to the board.
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| A CANDLE SHADE | |
| THE FINISHEDCANDLE SHADE |
Fig. 38b. a pierced brass candle shade
You will need too, of course, the sheet metal and this can be of brass, copper or German silver and you can buy sheets of these metals that are already cut out for candle shades, lanterns, photo-frames and numerous other articles with the designs marked on them ready to use[31] or you can buy the sheet metal and the designs separately and then transfer and cut them out yourself.
[31] All tools and materials for pierced metal work can be bought of Frost and Adams, Boston, Mass.