Excerpt from Shrapnel Shell Manufacture: A Comprehensive Treatise on the Forging, Machining, and Heat-Treatment of Shells, And the Manufacture of Cartridge Cases and Fuses for Shrapnel Used in Field and Mountain Artillery, Giving Complete Direction for Tool Equipment and Methods of Setting Up MaA small percentage of shrapnel shells are now made from bar stock, but most Shrapnel bodies are made from forgings, formed hollow in hydraulic presses or in forging machines. The forging processes, which are of extraordi nary interest, especially to those who know something of the difficulties attending them, are, however, not finishing processes. Whether made from the bar or forged hollow, all shrapnel shells must be very accurately finished by ma chining.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.