The pattern maker's assistant : embracing lathe work, branch work, core work, sweep work, and practical gear construction : the preparation and use of tools : together with a large collection of useful and valuable tables (1878)
Rose, Joshua · New York : D. Van Nostrand · leaf 234
utlines of the teeth drawn on both sides, and the excess of stuff removed with chisel and gouge. If it is possible to remove a portion with a good sharp hand- saw, that may be done, as much time may be saved thereby. When the teeth are all formed, filed, and sand- papered, tl^y may receive a few… … on all sides, so that the box wiU assume a shape corre- sponding to that of the shank, the guides remaining the same. In this way the outer edges of the box form a gage to saw the cogs. 10**
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