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This section is from the book "Manual Training For The Rural Schools", by Louis M. Roehl. Also available from Amazon: Manual Training For The Rural Schools.
Lumber: 1 piece select hickory or ash 1 3/4"x4 1/2"x4' 0". Hardware: 2 iron rivets 1/4"x3 3/4".
1. Reduce stock to 1 3/4"x4 1/2"x4' 0".
2. Lay out the taper by drawing lines across the back edge of the stock 21" from each end and lines across both ends 3 1/2" from the front edge and connecting the lines by lines drawn on the sides of the stock.
3. Remove the stock to line with the saw and plane.
4. Lay out and cut a 1/4" chamfer on the edges of the stock as indicated in the drawing.
5. Bore 1/4" holes for the rivets 1 1/4" from ends and place rivets.
6. Locate points 2" from ends and 1 1/8" from back edge of stock and bore 9-16" holes for clevises.
7. Locate a point 24" from either end and 1 1/8" from the front edge and bore a 5/8" hole for the main clevis pin.
 
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