In The Smithy Puzzle # 2

Published in the August 2000 Issue of Anvil Magazine
Answers will appear in the September 2000 issue
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Across
2. major alloy of iron (6)
4. stone for marking (4)
6. a hammer that's struck by another hammer (9)
9. steel sheet thicker than 1/16" (5)
11. make thicker (5)
14. makes holes (5)
16. a locking pin that holds parts and keeps them from shifting their
positions (5)
17. used to measure hot metal: hook _________ (4)
19. used to mark metal surfaces to create texture(11)
20. a locally raised part of steel (4)
21. smith's helper (7)
25. a compound of two or more metals (5)
26. coal that's unburnt (5)
27. three rings on the anvil(5)
29. sledge with short handle(4)
30. heading tool with a raised face: ________ header (4)
Down
1. chisel for cutting key slots (4)
2. iron that can't be forged (4)
3. 1,740 degrees F (6)
4. used to cut a seat in a part onto which another part fits exactly(13)
5. for checking thickness (8)
7. abrasive-impregnated wax polishing compound that's rubbed into a buffing wheel(7)
8. test that measures hardness (8)
12. bushing (6)
13. a thin abrasive wheel (6)
15. getting steel ready to work (7)
18. iron plus carbon (5)
22. a bolt with a hole in a round, flattened end (7)
23. mix with sand for flux (5)
24. join end to end (4)
25. remove all stress (6)
28. part of a tool that's locked in the handle (4)

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