CHAPTER V 
 
 
          ROUND CROWN OF WIRE 
 
A ROUND crown is one which rounds from tip to 
base. First straighten, measure, and cut four sticks 
of brace wire, as for square crown, of the ordinary 
length, allowing for finishing. Cut and join the 
ends of a short piece of brace wire five or six inches 
long. This makes a small circle for the top of the 
crown. Begin by tying the sticks across this circle 
under it, dividing it into halves, quarters, and 
eighths, being careful that the divisions are made ac- 
curately and that the sticks extend an equal length 
from the circle. Keep these wires fiat across this 
circle. The sticks may now be curved down. It is 
sometimes found easier to attach the base wire at 
this point before adding other circles. 
 
BASE wrRE- 
  Cut a piece of brace wire one-half inch longer 
than the wire used for the headsize wire. Lap the 
ends one inch. Make this the same shape as the 
headsize wire and test the size by trying it on over