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I.—Harness-makers’ Tools[9]
II.—Harness-makers’ Materials[30]
III.—Strap Making and Stitching[49]
IV.—Looping[57]
V.—Cart Harness[62]
VI.—Cart Collars[75]
VII.—Cart Saddles, Reins, etc.[86]
VIII.—Fore Gear and Leader Harness[101]
IX.—Plough Harness[107]
X.—Bits, Spurs, Stirrups, and Harness Furniture[111]
XI.—Van and Cab Harness[127]
Index[157]

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

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 1.—Paring Knife[10]
 2.—Hand Knife[10]
 3.—Round Knife[11]
 4.—Head Knife[11]
 5.—Cutting Gauge[11]
 6.—Plough or Plough Gauge[12]
 7.—Side Elevation of Plough Gauge[12]
 8.—End Elevation of Plough Gauge[13]
 9.—Slitting Machine[13]
10.—Spokeshave[13]
11.—Edge Trimmer[14]
12.—Washer Cutter[14]
13.—Round Punch[15]
14.—Oval Punch[15]
15.—Buckle Tongue, or Crew, Punch[15]
16.—Girth Chape Punch[15]
17.—Brace End Punch[15]
18.—Forepart of Brace End Punch[16]
19.—Hand Punch[16]
20.—Hand Punch Nipple[16]
21 to 24.—Scalloping Irons[16]
25, 26.—Rosette Punches[17]
27.—Lead Piece[17]
28.—Wooden Mallet[17]
29, 30.—Useful Wooden Mallets[17]
31.—Saddlers’ Hammer[18]
32.—Pricking-iron[18]
33, 34.—Wheel Prickers[18]
35.—Screw-race[19]
36.—Single Crease[19]
37.—Screw-crease[19]
38.—Checker[20]
39.—Beveller[20]
40.—Compasses[20]
41.—Race Compasses[20]
42, 43.—Awl Blades[21]
44.—Sewing Awl[22]
45.—Bent Awl[22]
46, 47.—Harness Needles[23]
48, 49.—Seat Awls[23]
50, 51.—Hand-irons or Palm-irons[24]
52.—Clamp or Clams[24]
53.—Clamp for Sewing Shaft-tugs[25]
54.—Home-made Clamp Holding Work[25]
55.—Jaws of Clamp[25]
56.—Nail-claw[26]
57.—Cutting Pliers[26]
58.—Iron Collar Rod[27]
59.—Steel Seat-iron[27]
60.—Loop-stick[28]
61.—Rubber[28]
62.—Straining Fork[29]
63.—Cutting up Hide[39]
64.—Plain Waist Belt[53]
65.—Fancy Waist Belt[54]
66.—Waist Belt with Pockets[55]
67.—Box Creased Loop[58]
68.—Box Creased Loop[59]
69, 70.—Box Creased Loops[60]
71.—Horse in Cart Gear[62]
72 to 75.—Scotch Brass Gear Buckles[63]
76, 77.—Brass Face-pieces[64]
78.—Brass Face-piece[65]
79.—Bells and Brush[65]
80, 81.—Brass Hame Plates[65]
82.—Brass Oval[66]
82 to 85.—Brass Octagons[66]
86.—Brass Heart[66]
87, 88.—Brass Stars[66]
89, 90.—Brass Hame Knobs[67]
91, 92.—Brass Swing[67]
93.—Ear-piece[67]
94.—Corner-piece[67]
95.—Cart Collar without Side-piece[75]
96.—Cart Collar Lining[79]
97.—Cart Collar Side-piece[83]
98.—Cart Saddle Tree[87]
99.—Cart Saddle Panel[89]
100.—Cart Saddle Hind Housing[93]
101.—Cart Saddle Front Housing[95]
102.—Set of Leader Gear[103]
103, 104.—Hip-strap Chains[105]
105.—Plough Back-band Hook[109]
106 to 108.—Pelham Bits[111]
109.—Hackney Bit[111]
110.—Bridoon[111]
111, 112.—Ladies’ Horse Bits[112]
113.—Pelham Snaffle with Indiarubber Mouth[112]
114.—Hackney Bit with Indiarubber Mouth[112]
115.—Gig Snaffle[113]
116.—Wilson Snaffle[113]
117.—Liverpool Bit[113]
118.—Globe Check Curb Bit[113]
119.—One-horn Bridoon Bit[113]
120.—One-horned Bridoon with Indiarubber Mouth[114]
121.—Gig Curb Bit[114]
122.—Buxton Bit[114]
123.—Swivelled Bridoon Bit[114]
124, 125.—Breaking Bits[114]
126.—Breaking Bit[115]
127.—Snaffle with Indiarubber Mouth[115]
128, 129.—Exercising Bits[115]
130.—Show or Stallion Bit[115]
131.—Double-mouthed Snaffle[116]
132.—Ordinary Spur[116]
133.—Officer’s Regulation Spur[116]
134.—Dress Spur[116]
135.—Lady’s Spur[117]
136.—Trousers Spur[117]
137.—Solid Stirrup[117]
138.—Open Button Stirrup[117]
139.—Waving Bar Stirrup[117]
140.—Lady’s Stirrup[117]
141.—Stirrup Slipper[118]
142.—Safety Stirrup[118]
143.—Flat Side Wire Front Buckle[118]
144.—Front Bevelled Buckle[118]
145.—Bevelled Flat Top Buckle[118]
146.—West End Bevelled Flat Top Buckle[118]
147.—Spade Buckle[119]
148.—Square Wire Buckle[119]
149.—Chatham Buckle[119]
150.—Flat Top Turned-up Buckle[119]
151.—Fluted Buckle[119]
152.—Swelled Front Bent-leg Buckle[119]
153.—Flat Top Cab Buckle[119]
154.—West End Whole Buckle[119]
155.—Chased Buckle[120]
156.—Melbourne Buckle[120]
157.—Square Buckle[120]
158, 159.—Covered Buckles[120]
160, 161.—Part-covered Buckles[120]
162.—Shaft Tug Buckle[121]
163.—Burgess’s Buckle[121]
164.—Ball Terret[121]
165.—Plain Terret[121]
166 to 168.—Ball Terrets[122]
169 to 172.—Hames[123]
173, 174.—Bearing-rein Swivels[123]
175, 176.—Roller Buckles[124]
177.—Hame Clip[125]
178, 179.—Breeching Dees[125]
180, 181.—Winkers[129]
182.—Van Saddle[131]
183.—Van Saddle Flap[131]
184.—Van Saddle Panel[131]
185.—Chain and Leather Gig Front[140]
186.—Chain and Leather Gig Front[141]
187.—Chain and Leather Gig Front[143]
188.—Crupper Dock[147]
189.—Breeching, etc.[147]
190.—Back-band[147]
191.—Shaft Tugs[147]
192.—Four-wheeled Cab Saddle[153]
193.—Cab Saddle Tree[153]
194.—Hansom Cab Saddle[154]
195, 196.—Rein Stops[154]
197.—Hansom Cab Harness[155]

HARNESS MAKING.

CHAPTER I.
HARNESS-MAKERS’ TOOLS.

Harness making and repairing is a branch of leather work that can often be undertaken profitably by many persons, and the information given in the following pages has been adapted specially to the amateur’s requirements. Doubtless the readers of a companion handbook on “Boot Making and Mending” have wished to pursue further the subject of leather working, and will take up the making and repairing of harness with pleasure. Aspirants to more highly skilled work will find “Practical Saddlery” of the greatest possible use to them, whilst readers less ambitious may look to “Leather Working” for instructions on making a number of articles, such as bags, portmanteaus, and cases, for which there is general employment and a consequently great demand. The two books just mentioned are issued uniform in style and price with the present work.

In this handbook it is proposed to treat the subject of harness making so fully that anyone possessing tact and sense can make a set of harness from the instructions given, or, at any rate, keep harness in good repair. A start will be made by describing the tools that will be necessary. In the list given below, every essential tool is specified and its uses explained. The tools are very numerous, but the amateur may dispense with many of them; for though all of them may have to be employed by a tradesman in turning out finished work, an amateur may be content with a much smaller outfit. The tools are not bulky, however, and all that are necessary for making a double set of harness could be carried in a small handbag, excepting, of course, the mallet and collar-iron.