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A

Cut off 5¼" from a piece of ½" x 3/16" flat, and mark it at 1" and 1½" from each end.

Take a NEAR WELDING heat and with the punch mark nearest the end over the near edge of the anvil, forge a shoulder by striking with the heel of the hammer like this-

Draw the end to a point and then repeat on the other end.

B

To prevent the sharp edge of the vice jaw from galling or cracking the inside of the bends, use vice jaw clamps with rounded top edges.

Take a BRIGHT RED heat and grip in the vice with the second mark on the edge of the clamp.

To make the corner as square as possible, first pull the end down with the tongs, leaving an arch so-

C

Next hammer the arch back towards the corner.

In the picture the hammer is not only coming down but also moving bodily to the right. This is described as a drawing blow.

Heat the other end and repeat.