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Excerpt from Practical Sheet and Plate Metal Work: For the Use of Boilermakers, Braziers, Coppersmiths, Ironworkers, Plumbers, Sheet Metalworkers, Tinsmiths, Whitesmiths, Zincworkers, and Others Who Require a Knowledge of the Working Up to Metals or Development of SurfacesHaving long felt the want of a book that dealt with sheet and plate metal work from a practical point of view, the author some years back decided to write one. In this he was encouraged by the editor of the English Mechanic, who invited him to contribute a series of articles on the subject to that paper. The present book, through the kind permission of the above-mentioned editor, is the outcome of those articles.The distinct feature of the book is that the patterns are shown set out as they would be in the workshop, with hints as to allowances for joints, wiring and notches, bending up, use of tools, and so on.Nearly all the patterns have been tested by the author himself or under his supervision.It is hoped that by a careful study of the book the mechanic will become a more expert craftsman, and 'at the same time learn the art of cutting up metal economically.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.