The angler's workshopv1- .. . rd 11-64, and the fourth 9-64 inchdeep. In this work the utmost care must beexercised to keep the top side of the file levelwith the surface of the block, to keep the anglesof the groove perfect. Turn the block over, draw four or five linesas before, groove them with the saw, and filethe grooves. (See Fig. 42.) Make the firstone 5^-inch deep, the second 7-64, the third 3-32,the fourth 5-64 and the last one 1-16 inch are for your tips, which require thegreatest care; therefore the grooves may besafely made uniform in depth and you can shiftsteadily to a
The angler's workshopv1- .. . rd 11-64, and the fourth 9-64 inchdeep. In this work the utmost care must beexercised to keep the top side of the file levelwith the surface of the block, to keep the anglesof the groove perfect. Turn the block over, draw four or five linesas before, groove them with the saw, and filethe grooves. (See Fig. 42.) Make the firstone 5^-inch deep, the second 7-64, the third 3-32,the fourth 5-64 and the last one 1-16 inch are for your tips, which require thegreatest care; therefore the grooves may besafely made uniform in depth and you can shiftsteadily to a smaller groove as you file from thelarge to the small end. Cover both faces of the118 SPLIT BAMBOO RODS block with pencil marks, to assist you in keep-ing the file out of contact with the block. Fastening this block in the vise with the largerset of grooves up, begin with one of the stripsfor the butt of your rod. Lay it in the largestgroove with the enamel at one side, and commencing at the butt end, work your flat file for-. FIG. 43. ward and back, being careful to hold it parallelwith the face of the block. Turn the strip often,in order that you may be sure to keep the anglestrue, and go from groove to groove until thestrip is reduced evenly throughout its length,beginning again in the largest groove and con-tinuing as before, until the strip will lie in thegroove flush with the surface of the block, nomatter which side is uppermost. Do not attemptto file across the grain of your strip, as it will119 RODMAKING FOR BEGINNERS sliver if you do. The plane cannot with safetybe used in finishing strips. The proper tool forthis is the flat file. Test all angles of the strip frequently withthe little steel gauge, going from end to end,filing, testing, sighting along the strip, blowingthe dust out of each groove before laying thestrip in it. Proceed in Hke fashion with the other strips,each one of which must be an equilateral tri-angle in section; that is, excepting the convexityof t
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