Forging

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. In some shops no provision is made for carrying off the smoke, while in others hoods are placed above the forges and connected to overhead pipes, which may be either connected to an exhaust fan or led directly to the roof. The Down Draft system is the more mod ern and generally the best.