Trestle footed base has two uprights that are joined
by a cross beam at the mid-section and by a table with two lengthwise slots at the top. A device for breaking the flax pivots between the two slots in the table.
A 3/8 board 7 3/4" x 3" is completely sheathed in zinc. Through its central 5" are set about 264 round iron or steel spikes 1 5/8" long. A 3/16"hole is bored near each corner.