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... Hatchets , plane irons , pocket - knives . Table - knives , large shears . Swords , watch and bell springs . Fine saws , augers . Pit and hand saws . linseed oil Those colours ranging from straw , for very hard ground , to bright blue ...
... Hatchets , plane irons , pocket - knives . Table - knives , large shears . Swords , watch and bell springs . Fine saws , augers . Pit and hand saws . linseed oil Those colours ranging from straw , for very hard ground , to bright blue ...
Page 102
... transport which is in some measure advantageous to the working of the irregular accumulations of that district , but very prodigal when depended upon to a great extent . HATCHETS , AXES , AND ADZES . A MINER cannot 102 MINING TOOLS .
... transport which is in some measure advantageous to the working of the irregular accumulations of that district , but very prodigal when depended upon to a great extent . HATCHETS , AXES , AND ADZES . A MINER cannot 102 MINING TOOLS .
Page 103
... hatchet or axe consists essentially of a broad heavy description of chisel , called the " head , " having an eye ... HATCHETS, AXES, AND ADZES. ...
... hatchet or axe consists essentially of a broad heavy description of chisel , called the " head , " having an eye ... HATCHETS, AXES, AND ADZES. ...
Page 104
... hatchets and axes is entirely in the grinding of the edge . When the edge is bevelled off distinctly , as at a , Fig . 106 , it is a hatchet ; but when the edge is rounded off gradually , as at , in Fig . 107 , like the bow of a ship ...
... hatchets and axes is entirely in the grinding of the edge . When the edge is bevelled off distinctly , as at a , Fig . 106 , it is a hatchet ; but when the edge is rounded off gradually , as at , in Fig . 107 , like the bow of a ship ...
Page 105
... hatchet or axe . the " poll , " and , when well made , it is strong and faced with steel , to form a surface for ... Hatchet and axe - heads used in mining may be said to range from 2lbs . to 8lbs . in weight . In some Somerset ...
... hatchet or axe . the " poll , " and , when well made , it is strong and faced with steel , to form a surface for ... Hatchet and axe - heads used in mining may be said to range from 2lbs . to 8lbs . in weight . In some Somerset ...
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