Fig. 31.
Exercise No. 6 is a candle-stick. The reproduction, [Figure 30], shows the finished piece. The drawing, [Figure 31], at A, gives the dimensions; at B, is shown the pattern of the bottom in the flat. The bottom is cut from a sheet of soft steel, using a narrow cold chisel. The edge is then filed and bent up about one-quarter of an inch. In doing so, it is hammered over a round block or iron which fits into the square hole of the anvil. See [Figure 32]. The handle is formed by heating it, and hammering it over the horn of the anvil. In making the socket to hold the candle as shown at C, [Figure 31], the piece is cut from number 20 soft steel. At D, is illustrated the stock cut ready for forming.
Fig. 32.
In cutting this piece, the shape is sketched with a slate pencil on the metal. Five holes are now drilled, the center hole, ⁵⁄₃₂ in. in diameter and four ³⁄₁₆-in. holes at the base of leaves. A narrow cold chisel is then used which will cut on a curved line. The edges of the pieces are then filed; the piece is heated and hammered on the elm block to raise it. In raising the socket, it is heated in the center, set over a depression in the block and hammered. This brings the wings or leaves up. They are brought up until they overlap one another, the leaves forming a square box. The whole piece is then heated, placed on the end of a ¾-in. round bar, setting the whole into a swage, and the leaves are fitted around the bar by hammering. The socket is then riveted in place. A rivet is put in the end of the handle to hold it in place. The candle-stick is now smoothed with a file and smoked over the fire, then oiled.
Wrought Iron Lantern.
CHAPTER XI.
Making a Drawer Pull—Chasing—Making a Door-knocker—Repousse—Perforated Decoration.