This section is from the book "Applied Science For Metal Workers", by William H. Dooley. Also available from Amazon: Applied Science For Metal Workers.
A template is a temporary pattern guide, or model by which work is marked out, or by which its accuracy is checked. Working to a template requires accuracy on the part of the operator, as the forging is generally finished by him, except where it is to be spotted or finished in the machine shop.
 
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