“Set a bevel square to an angle of 45°. Take the halves of the branch apart, and rest the stock or back of the bevel against the end face, and let the blade lie on the joint face, and mark two lines a b in [Fig. 2812], which lines must just meet in the centre of the branch at the end. Cut away the angular pieces c and d down to the lines a b. This performed on each half will leave them when given a quarter turn as shown in [Fig. 2812], and the curve shown by the junction of the horizontal with the vertical shading lines is the curve for the end; hence the surface covered with the horizontal lines requires to be cut away.
Fig. 2813.
“When this is done on both halves the branch will fit to the body, as shown in [Fig. 2813], in which a is the body and b c the two half branches. For a temporary pattern the branch may be fastened to the body with a few screws; but for a permanent pattern it should be glued also, which is done as follows:—
Fig. 2814.
