This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1903 Excerpt: ...others will break off near the end through shock or jar, which certainly shows feeble tenacity, but this should not surprise us when we understand that steel ingots sometimes crack in two or three places, even after they are supposed to be cold, which doubtless is due to internal as well as external strains, caused by ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1903 Excerpt: ...others will break off near the end through shock or jar, which certainly shows feeble tenacity, but this should not surprise us when we understand that steel ingots sometimes crack in two or three places, even after they are supposed to be cold, which doubtless is due to internal as well as external strains, caused by uneven shrinkage, combined with the left-over impurities in the steel and through lack of reheating and the refining process under the hammer. (To be continued.) The Progressive Smith as a Business Man.--7. Selling. BILLT BUNTZ. Some smiths have the idea that they have nothing to sell aside from the manual exertion they put forth in doing a job of work, yet the progressive smith knows it requires knack to handle his customers so as to make the most profit on their jobs; hence, he uses tact and spreads on a little "molasses," the same as the store salesman who endeavors to sell the best or highest-priced goods. When a horse is brought in, instead of merely asking, "What kind of shoes?" he examines the hoof carefully--not particularly because he expects to find any deformities, but more especially to show the customer that he is giving the animal special attention. He may even have his helper run the horse up and down the street so he can see his gait, remarking " It would be a shame to put cheap shoes on an animal like that!" Everybody likes to have his horse praised. If a customer can be induced by proper "horse talk" to buy the best shoes or special ones or have the hoof shaped by special tools, the smith increases his earnings; at the same time he need not be dishonest--simply shrewd. From his familiarity with horses the smith often makes a good horse dealer, buying, trading or selling horses as an avo...
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