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Hand Forging by Thomas F. Googerty

Blacksmithing, tools, EQUIPMENT, Fig. 7, Rivet, Tongs, upset, welding heat, jaw, handle, welding, swaging, swage, shaped, punched, Fig. 8, Binding, Ring

THE EQUIPMENT p.33 Fig. 7. Making a Rivet for the Tongs sary. A piece of 3/8-in. round iron 17 in. long for a handle is now upset considerably at one end and at the same time scarfed. A welding heat is taken on the jaw and handle, welding the two together and swaging the edges with a 3/8-in. swage to smooth them. The jaw may now be shaped up and a 3/8-in. hole punched for the rivet. Fig. 8. Binding the Tongs with a Ring

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