{"id":5472,"date":"2025-12-28T14:29:18","date_gmt":"2025-12-28T14:29:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.forgemill.org.uk\/web\/?p=5472"},"modified":"2025-12-29T11:19:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T11:19:13","slug":"pointing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.forgemill.org.uk\/web\/2025\/12\/28\/pointing\/","title":{"rendered":"Pointing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>This process puts the points on the end of the needles.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; 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