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Pritchel — A pritchel is a type of punch used in forging, particularly in making nail holes in horseshoes. The horseshoe is heated and a hole is punched through 90 percent of the steel with a forepunch or drift punch. Then the punched hole is lined up over… … Wikipedia
pritchel — noun A metal punch or shaping tool with a round shank, designed to fit in a pritchel hole in an anvil … Wiktionary
Hardy hole — A hardy hole is a square hole in an anvil, suitable for holding hardy tools in place. Most anvils have at least one hardy hole, and may have one or more pritchel holes … Wikipedia
Anvil — An anvil is a manufacturing tool, made of a hard and massive block of stone or metal used as a support for chiseling and hammering other objects, such as in forging iron and steel items. HistoryAnvils have been used since early Bronze Age times… … Wikipedia
Peoria Party — The Peoria Party was a group of men from Peoria in the U.S. state of Illinois, who set out on May 1, 1839 with the intention to colonize the Oregon Country on behalf of the United States and drive out the English fur trading companies operating… … Wikipedia
Countersink — A countersink is a conical hole cut into a manufactured object, or the cutter used to cut such a hole. A common usage is to allow the head of a countersunk bolt or screw, when placed in the hole, to sit flush with or below the surface of the… … Wikipedia
Counterbore — A counterbore in a metal plate A counterbore can refer to a cylindrical flat bottomed hole, which enlarges another hole, or the tool used to create that feature. A spot face is a very shallow counterbore. A counterbore hole is used when a… … Wikipedia
Forge — For the process of shaping metal by localized compressive forces, see Forging. For other uses, see Forge (disambiguation). A blacksmith s coal forge … Wikipedia
Punch (tool) — For punches used in punch presses, see Punching. A punch is a hard metal rod with a shaped tip at one end and a blunt butt end at the other, which is usually struck by a hammer. Punches are used to drive objects, such as nails, or to form an… … Wikipedia
Blacksmith — For other uses, see Blacksmith (disambiguation). Blacksmith A blacksmith at work Occupation … Wikipedia
