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Mixing Trough and Mortar Hoe with a Holed Blade
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Mixing Trough and Mortar Hoe with a Holed Blade

Mortar and plaster are mixed by hand in a long, shallow trough with a mortar hoe: a square-bladed draw hoe, blade at about a right angle to the handle, with large holes through the blade so the mix passes through it. Nail up a plank trough with sloped ends, forge a holed blade with a socket, and fit a long ash handle. The picture: our diagram, the trough and the holed hoe.
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Instructions

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Build the trough

Plane plank edges tight, nail a bottom of planks to battens, and nail on sides about 20 cm high and sloped end boards so the hoe can work up them (our sizes).

Materials for this step:

Hardwood PlankHardwood Plank4 pieces
Iron NailsIron Nails40 pieces

Tools needed:

Hand SawHand Saw
Hand PlaneHand Plane
Cross Peen HammerCross Peen Hammer
2

Hoe blade

Cut a square blade about 25 × 15 cm from iron sheet, punch and drift two large holes through it, and file their edges.

Materials for this step:

Iron Sheet (Hammered)Iron Sheet (Hammered)1 piece
CharcoalCharcoal2 as required

Tools needed:

Tin SnipsTin Snips
Blacksmith ForgeBlacksmith Forge
Hot PunchHot Punch
DriftDrift
AnvilAnvil
Welding GlovesWelding Gloves
3

Socket

Forge a strap into a ring socket and rivet it to the top edge of the blade, set so the handle meets the blade at about a right angle.

Materials for this step:

Iron Sheet (Hammered)Iron Sheet (Hammered)1 piece
Iron RivetsIron Rivets3 pieces

Tools needed:

Blacksmith ForgeBlacksmith Forge
AnvilAnvil
Cross Peen HammerCross Peen Hammer
Blacksmith TongsBlacksmith Tongs
Hand DrillHand Drill
4

Handle

Shave an ash handle about 1.5 m long and drive it into the socket.

Materials for this step:

Ash BilletAsh Billet1 piece

Tools needed:

Shaving HorseShaving Horse
DrawknifeDrawknife
Cross Peen HammerCross Peen Hammer
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How much the trough holds

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Materials

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Tools Required

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