The Library of Work and Play: Working in Metals

by Charles Conrad Sleffel

Tongue

Flattening the end piece hardens it so that it must be annealed. With the round pliers, bend this end so it will loop over the cross bar. Shape over the whole buckle according to the design. File, finish, and polish. These buckles may be made very attractive by giving them a smooth finish, or a mottled surface, or by making a sawed out design around the frame.

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LAMP (FOR ELECTRICITY) WITH SHADE

Material: Piece of copper, No. 16, 8 ins. square (base). Piece of copper, No. 24, 10 × 5 ins. (post). Piece of copper, No. 20, 2¹⁄₄ × 2¹⁄₄ ins. (cap). 3 pieces of ¹⁄₄-in. round copper, 7 ins. long (for shade holder). Solder. Borax.

Tools: Raising hammer, hard wood block, anvil stake, drill press, piece of discarded broom handle, dividers.