Drawn to scale 1⁄2 inch = 1 inch
Repeat the annealing and hammering until the desired shape is gotten. Notice in the design that the neck is a little smaller than the bottom of the vase. Place this small end on the point of the anvil stake and swell it out, forming a little rounding collar so that the end of the vase will slip in and fit tight. When the end of the vase is in position, wash the joint with a little soft-soldering fluid, place a little soft solder in the joint and heat until it melts. Be careful that the solder does not run over the collar. It is so hard to file off the brass.
To weigh down the base: Turn the base upside down. Melt enough soft lead to fill up the opening level with the bottom. A circular piece of brass is made to fit over the lead to hide it. Lap the edges of the base over the piece just enough to hold this and the lead in place.
Handles: Handles are a matter of individual taste. The vase can be left without handles if desired.
Suggestions for drawer pulls to be worked out in copper, brass, wrought iron, or soft steel
Take two pieces of 5 × 5⁄16 ins. square; file into shape according to the design. Bind the handles on the body of the vase. Place a little silver solder wherever the handles touch. Be careful to guard the joint made by soldering the body of the vase with clay or rouge, as was done when making the tea caddy. Now you are ready to solder the body of the vase and the base together. Push it in place, see that it is perfectly straight, bind and solder. If not well soldered it will not hold water. File off the surplus solder, polish and lacquer as you did the tea caddy.
BELL AND BRACKET FOR A WALL DECORATION
This stationary bell is very useful for any purpose that a small bell serves. It has the advantage of being always in one place.