Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: j in perfect working , 1 nor usage can destroy 1 (ft the Milams. 'l jbesoon the material from silver sheet and rod that the reels are alike require or receive any al, according to our that a sheet of it wouldmake a very excellent saw if teeth were cut in the edge. All parts of the reel are either cut from the sheet or the rod German silver, and after being buffed are as handsome as the finest watch, with which they will also bear comparison for adjustment. Each steel part that goes into these reels, when it reaches that stage, is carefully tempered and separately in the manner indicated in the second picture. No. 3 shows the next step—the manner in which the steel pivots and pinions are tested. These are the ends on which the strain comes and they must be of material to' withstand the hard blows of the hammer or be rejected. The fourth illustration shows the manner in which the reels are made ready for assemblage. After all the parts are gotten out six complete sets are selected and placed in readiness for that part of the work which so few men can do well, assembling. This is the most particular part of reel making, for no matter how excellent the individual parts if they are not properly adjusted and put together the reel will not be a success. Therefore he who assembles the reel must be an expert, which are only produced by long experience and careful training. Illustration No. 5 hardly needs comment. It, too, was made in the old Milam Shop. The reel that is being examined so carefully by the angler is one that had been in use for 60 years and still in perfect working order. Think of it—sixty years—longer than the average angler lives, although, if any human being is entitled to long life it is the angler, the sport being conducive to longevity beyond the ave...