. Modern blacksmithing, rational horse shoeing and wagon making; with rules, tables, recipes, etc. .. . e of opinion,even amongst practitioners of the same school, intreating diseases. Now, if this is so where there is asystem, and authority for the profession, how muchmore so must there be a difference of opinion in atrade where every practitioner is his own shall, therefore, ask the older members of the black-smith fraternity to be lenient in their judgment if my ideas dont coincide with theirs. To the apprentice 7 8 PREFACE and journeyman I would say: do as I do until you finda
. Modern blacksmithing, rational horse shoeing and wagon making; with rules, tables, recipes, etc. .. . e of opinion,even amongst practitioners of the same school, intreating diseases. Now, if this is so where there is asystem, and authority for the profession, how muchmore so must there be a difference of opinion in atrade where every practitioner is his own shall, therefore, ask the older members of the black-smith fraternity to be lenient in their judgment if my ideas dont coincide with theirs. To the apprentice 7 8 PREFACE and journeyman I would say: do as I do until you finda better way. The author has been eminently successful in hispractice, and his ideas have been sought by otherswherever he has been, blacksmiths coming even fromother States to learn his ways. This little book is fresh from the anvil, the authortaking notes during the day while at work, compilingthe same into articles at night. He is indebted to a number of writers for articles inthis book treating on subjects belonging to theirtrades, in which they have been regarded as expert. \ CHAPTER I THE SMITH. OR centuries the blacksmith has beena prominent person, and it isnatural he should have been, whenwe consider the variety of workhe had to do. From the heavyaxle and tire, down to the smallestrivet in the wagon, they were allmade by the smith. Bells andbits as well as the ornamentalparts of the harness, they were all made by the the crowbar and spade down to the butcher andpocket knife, they were all made by the smith. Thecarpenters tools, from the broadax and adz down tothe divider and carving steel, they were all made bythe smith. From the heavy irons in the fireplace downto the frying-pan and locks on the kitchen doors;knives and forks on the dining-table, they were allmade by the smith. From the gun on the shoulder ofthe soldier and the saber in the hands of the officer,the spurs and pistol for the commander, they were allmade by the smith. From the heavy anchor and i
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