The Library Of Work and Play. Working in Metals

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Author

Sleffel, Charles Conrad

Title

The Library of Work and Play: Working in Metals

Credits

Produced by Chris Curnow, Chris Jordan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)

Language

English

LoC Class

TT: Technology: Handicrafts, Arts and crafts

Subject

Metal-work

Category

Text

eBook-No.

45004

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/45004

Release Date

February 24, 2014

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE LIBRARY OF WORK AND PLAY. Working in Metals
2. 2.THE LIBRARY OF WORK AND PLAY
3. 3.ACKNOWLEDGMENT
4. 4.CONTENTS
5. 5.ILLUSTRATIONS
6. 6.WORKING IN METALS — I INTRODUCTORY — II TOOLS
7. 7.WORK IN COPPER — III HOW TO MAKE A COPPER BOWL — IV COPPER TRAYS — ROUND TRAY — SQUARE TRAY — V PAPER CUTTER AND NUT SET — PAPER CUTTER — NUT SET: BOWL, PLATES, AND SPOON — NUT SPOON — VI HARD AND SOFT SOLDERING — HARD SOLDERING — SOFT SOLDERING — HOW TO MAKE A SMALL SOLDERING IRON — VII CANDLESTICK, SCONCE, ROSE JAR, AND CHALICE — CANDLESTICK — DESIGNS FOR NIGHT CANDLE HOLDER — NIGHT CANDLE HOLDER — SCONCE (WITH ONE CANDLE) — HOW TO MAKE A VASE, OR ROSE JAR (WITH LID) — CHALICE — VIII HOW TO MAKE A HAT PIN — HOW TO MAKE THE PIN HOLDER — HAT PIN HOLDER — IX HOW TO RIVET — LARGE SERVING TRAY WITH RIVETED HANDLES — DUTCH BOWL (MADE IN SILVER OR COPPER) — A SMOKERS' SET — MATCH SAFE — TOBACCO JAR — CIGAR BOX — ASH TRAY — LOVING CUP WITH TWO OR THREE HANDLES — COPPER BELT BUCKLE — X LAMP (FOR ELECTRICITY) WITH SHADE — XI HINGES IN COPPER OR SILVER — TUBE DRAWING AND WIRE DRAWING — XII JEWEL BOX AND DESK SET — HOW TO MAKE A COPPER JEWEL BOX (RECTANGULAR) — CEDAR CHEST (WITH BRASS TRIMMINGS) — DESK SET IN COPPER — INK WELL HOLDER AND PEN TRAY — BOOK-RACK — METAL CORNERS FOR A DESK PAD — BILL FILE — PAPER CUTTER, LETTER OPENER, BOOK MARK — PAPER CUTTER WITH TURNED HANDLE — LETTER OPENERS — BOOK MARK
8. 8.BRASS WORK — XIII FINGER BOWL, CRUMB TRAY, TEA CADDY, VASE, BELL AND BRACKET, DRAWER PULLS, ETC. — TO MAKE A BRASS FINGER BOWL — CRUMB TRAY AND SCRAPER — CRUMB SCRAPER — TEA CADDY — VASE (IN BRASS) — BELL AND BRACKET FOR A WALL DECORATION
9. 9.SILVER WORK — XIV FINGER RINGS, SCARF PINS — FINGER RINGS — SCARF PIN — XV NECKLACES, BROOCHES, BRACELETS — NECKLACE — COLLAR SLIDE — BROOCHES AND BAR PINS — BRACELET WITH SAWED OUT DESIGN AND STONE SETTINGS — THE INDIAN BRACELET — XVI SPOONS AND PICTURE FRAME — SUGAR TONGS WITH CLAWS — SUGAR TONGS WITH BOWLS — MUSTARD SPOON, SALT SPOON AND CELLAR — SALT SPOON AND CELLAR — SMALL SILVER PICTURE FRAME — XVII WATCH FOBS — WATCH FOBS OF SILVER OR COPPER BACKGROUND, WITH SILVER INITIALS — XVIII NAPKIN RING, SILVER COMB, BELT BUCKLES — NAPKIN RING (SILVER OR COPPER) — CUFF LINKS — SILVER COMB — XIX ENAMELLING — TWO METHODS OF ENAMELLING — IMITATION PATINA (GREEN TINT ON COPPER) — CHEMICAL METAL COLOURING — MACHINERY IN METAL WORK: DIE MAKING — GLOSSARY
10. 10.THE BLACKSMITH'S SHOP — XX BLACKSMITHING AND TOOLS — BLACKSMITHS' TOOLS — PIG IRON — WROUGHT IRON — XXI FIRST PROBLEMS IN FORGING — HOW TO MAKE A STAKE PIN — HOW TO MAKE A STAPLE — GATE HOOK — HARNESS HOOK — TWO-PRONGED FORK — BOLTS — NUTS — XXII WELDING — TO MAKE AN IRON RING — SMALL CHAIN — WELDING — WORK INVOLVING FLAT WELDS — XXIII MILD STEEL OR SOFT STEEL — CHAIN HOOK OF SOFT STEEL — FLAT WRENCHES — SOCKET WRENCHES — OPEN WIRE ROPE SOCKET — HINGE AND BUTT — TONGS — XXIV HARDENING AND TEMPERING: TOOL MAKING — EFFECTS OF CARBON ON STEEL — TEMPERING: THE PART COLOUR PLAYS — TOOL MAKING — LATHE TOOLS — XXV HOW TO HARDEN, SOFTEN, AND STRETCH STEEL — ANNEALING OR SOFTENING OF STEEL — CASE HARDENING — SET SCREW — BRAZING — PROCESSES OF STRETCHING IRON OR STEEL — XXVI FORGING HAND HAMMERS — TOOL STEEL AND THE MAKING OF TOOLS — XXVII SOME GENERAL FORGING PROBLEMS — TURNBUCKLES — STONE CHISELS AND PICKS — ROCK DRILLS (USED WITH MACHINERY) — DRILL FOR HAND DRILLING — SHACKLE — CROW-BARS, AND WELDING OF TOOL STEEL TO WROUGHT IRON — NAIL PULLER OR CLAW TOOL — BUTCHER KNIFE
11. 11.ORNAMENTAL IRON WORK — XXVIII PROCESSES, ANDIRONS, FIRE TOOLS — FIRE TOOLS AND STAND: POKER, SHOVEL, TONGS — XXIX CANDLESTICKS, HINGES, IRON BRACKETS — CANDLESTICK — DECORATIVE IRON WORK — SPIRAL CANDLESTICK — IRON AND STEEL HINGES — IRON BRACKET — XXX LAMPS, LANTERNS, IRON KETTLE STAND, UMBRELLA STAND — WROUGHT IRON LAMP — LAMP — LANTERNS — IRON KETTLE STAND — UMBRELLA STAND — XXXI DOOR KNOCKERS, PLATES, ETC. — DOOR KNOCKER — DOOR KNOCKERS — DOOR PULLS — DOOR HANDLES — DRAWER PULLS
12. 12.Transcriber's Notes:

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