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Fig. 1: Blacks-AH6-Front

Cloth: Heavyweight tan right twill
Embroidery: Silk continuous
Border: Clockwise, round & dense

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Fig. 2: Blacks-AH6-Magnified

Design: 3 layer base of anvil, top and lower layer of base embroidery angled to left, center angled to right, long pointed horn

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Fig. 3: Blacks-AH6-Reverse

Back: Black imprint

Item Name: Blacksmithing 1913 - 1921

Item ID: Blacks-AH6

Collector Rating: 1

Pamphlets Used to Earn this Badge

Requirements June 1911 until October 1914

1. Upset and weld a one-inch iron rod.

2. Make a horseshoe.

3. Know how to tire a wheel, use a sledge-hammer and forge, shoe a horse correctly and roughshoe a horse.

4. Be able to temper iron and steel.

Requirements October 1914 until April 1952

1. Make an open link of 3/8-inch stock.

2. Forge a chain hook out of 3/4 x 1/2-inch soft steel, or 3/4-inch round iron.

3. Make a bolt out of 1/2-inch stock.

4. Bend and weld three links and form them into a chain, these links to be fastened to the hook of Requirement 2 by a ring, and links and ring to be made out of 3/8-inch round iron.

5. Make a straight lap weld of 1/4 x 1-inch stock.

6. Make a cold chisel out of 5/8-inch hexagonal tool steel.

7. Temper a rock drill.

8. Explain how to harden and temper a cold chisel.

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