. Modern blacksmithing, rational horse shoeing and wagon making; with rules, tables, recipes, etc. .. . up. I have been in different States,and seen more than many have of this kind of work,but, to tell the truth, there is no profession or tradewhere there is so much poor work done as in black-smithing, and especially in plow work. Blacksmithsoften come to me, even from other States, to learn myideas of making plowshares. On inquiring, I gener-ally find that they weld a piece on the top of the oldlandside and proceed to weld without touching theshare or trying to fit it at all. We need not be
. Modern blacksmithing, rational horse shoeing and wagon making; with rules, tables, recipes, etc. .. . up. I have been in different States,and seen more than many have of this kind of work,but, to tell the truth, there is no profession or tradewhere there is so much poor work done as in black-smithing, and especially in plow work. Blacksmithsoften come to me, even from other States, to learn myideas of making plowshares. On inquiring, I gener-ally find that they weld a piece on the top of the oldlandside and proceed to weld without touching theshare or trying to fit it at all. We need not be sur-prised at this ignorance, when we know that it is onlyfifty years since John Deere reformed the plow industryentirely and made the modern plow now in use. It isimpossible for blacksmiths in the country to have loa MODERN BLACKSMITHING learned this part of their business, in so short a time,successfully. Still, I have seen blacksmiths prosperand have quite a reputation as plowmen, while, for afact, they never made a plowshare that was, from thestandpoint of a practical plowman, right. CHAPTER VI. HOW TO HARDEN A PLOWSHARE the share is of soft center steei,harden as follows: First,heat the whole point to avery low red heat; thenturn the share facedown, with the heelover the fire, and thepoint in such a posi-tion that it is about two inches higher than the will draw the fire from the heel along- towardsthe point, and the whole length of the share will beheated almost in one heat. Be sure to get an evenheat, for it will warp or crack if the heat is the share has a moderate red heat take it out,and you will notice that it is sprung up along the is the rule, but there are exceptions, and the shareis then sprung down. In either case set it right; ifsprung up set it down a little under the square; ifsprung down set it a little over the square. You can-not with any success set it by a table or leveling block,because this will, first, cool off the edge
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