Morse, Edward Sylvester, 1838-1925 · New York : Harper · leaf 80
heir chisel is also much like ours in shape.For nailing in places above the easy reach of both hands they usea hammer, one end of which is prolonged to a point; holding,then, a nail between the thumb and finger with the hammergrasped in the same hand, a hole is made in the wood with thepointed end… … Eig. 2S.— A JapaneseNail-basket. bamboo at the end; this is suspended from a sash or cord thatencircles the waist (fig. 28). The shinglers nail-box has thebottom prolonged and perforated, so thatit may be temporarily nailed to the roof(fig. 64). There are three implements of theJapanese carpenter…
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