Hook: The hook is made in the same way as you made the gate hook. The bar is twisted in the middle.
Support: Select a bar the right length and twist it in the middle. Flatten the ends down and bend the little curves as shown. This is drilled for a 1⁄8-in. rivet, then placed in position. Holes are marked in the hanger and in the back. Rivet the support in place. Be careful to have the hanger at right angles to the back. If you do not, the effect is spoiled, no matter how good the rest of the workmanship may be.
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LAMPS, LANTERNS, IRON KETTLE STAND, UMBRELLA STAND
WROUGHT IRON LAMP
The sketch shows a wrought iron lamp with square base, four feet, round hollow post, shade holder and shade.
Base: No. 16 soft sheet steel, 10 ins. square.
Make a 21⁄2-in. circle in the centre of the 10-in. square piece. Drive this up 1⁄2 in. above the level by placing it over a 21⁄2-in. hole in a wooden block or a swage block. If this piece of iron is placed over a hole any diameter and struck on the opposite side with the peen of the hammer it will sink into the hole and take the rounding shape. This can be done while the metal is cold. With a pair of dividers find the centre of boss and describe a faint circle 1 in. less than the diameter of the base. Tangent to those lines draw lines along the edge of the base. The dotted lines on the sketch show how the base should be cut out. The stock left on the corners forms the feet when the sides of the base are bent into shape. Cut out the piece of metal as described and bend the sides over 1⁄2 in. The corners must be heated red hot and formed separately. This is best done over the heel of the anvil. After placing the heated corners on the heel of the anvil drive quickly with a light hammer first on one side and then on the other, forming and upsetting the metal into shape at the same time. The flare on the bottom of the feet is worked in after the corners and shaped as shown in the sketch. Repeat this on the four corners. Now flare out the feet on the horn of the anvil. Out of the centre of the boss cut a circle a little less than the base of the post, to receive the post.