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st~lcctfd wood, the size of t-t, lead-pencil, r?r somewh;it. largq cut
sornc~time in winter, tied in brindlt5, and lmritd their cntirct length
on t11e shacly siclc of iL building, or under a tree, to keep t,hctn dorn1ant.
Short-joint,c~d, firm wood is to bc preierrecl. iI11 cm be
carried in a l)itSkt’t, if 0llC intends to perform the opcnttion it1011t’.
If se~ral art‘ to work together, of course the tools must be cliVitletl
accorclingl)V. In ( California we work generally in gangs ot’ tlirefb,
t?w first m;~n c~lwring away the ground from the stock until he
conws to :L smooth pl;t where the cion is to join the stock, so as to prevent bruising,
anti rdiLrk or fiber of s;tock and cion are well joined,
as on this princ‘il)illl?’ depends the success of the operation. To
open the caldt , tlitb wedges on the chisel are used if necessary. .%n
fxpc~rt will clq~ud Very little on these, unless the stocks arc. Very
hea\-?-, l)lit will optan the cleft with knife or shears, ad then push
down the don to its proper placc~. The inner side of the cion, opposite
the burl, shoultl lw sonicwhat thinner, so that the stock will
claw firnil>, Oil it ; the cion should also kc inserted far enough so
that the l)u(-I is just above the horizontal cut. on the stock. The
t.hirtl nlan follows, presses a little moist t2krth on the surface of the
stock, iin(l then hills 11p around the junction to the uppermost buds
of the cioii wit11 well-pulverized soil, taking care not. to move the
don, itn(l the operation is finished. It becomes necessary somctimes
to tic\ tlitb StoCl