368 THE YOUNG FARMER'S MANUAL. 



523. L is a board made to slide in a groove in the frame of 

 the bench, and a pin is put in any of the holes in it, to support 

 one end of a board when jointing the edges. 



524. d is a " grab-hook," made of a piece of wood two inches 

 square and a foot long, for laying on the bench, with one notch 

 against the front side of the bench, and whatever is to be sawed 

 is placed on it against the other hook of it. 



525. c is a dog or plane-hook, made of an old steel file, and 

 teeth filed in the end that is turned over for holding anything 

 that is to be planed. It should fit so tightly in the bench that it 

 must be adjusted with a hammer. 



526. His the shaving- knife, which should hang on a wooden 

 pin, opposite the jaws, so that standing on either side of the 

 jaws one may reach it. / is the measuring carpenter's square, 

 and K is the try-square, hanging on a square block. / is the 

 tool-rack, for holding chisels, bits, &c., which is a kind of shelf 

 with holes in it for holding them. The brace should hang close 

 to the bits. Angers should hang at the front end of the bench, 

 on the side of the shop. They should not hang all together, so 

 as to touch each other, lest the lips become injured and dulled 

 by knocking one against another. The framing chisels should all 

 be at one end of the tool-rack, and the firming chisels next to 

 them. Each chisel should have its place, and so should each bit 

 and screw-driver ; and the tyro should adopt the plan at once of 

 putting every tool back in its proper place when he is working 

 at the bench, even if he uses it every two minutes. It is a bad 

 habit to lay bits on the bench because they are to be used again 

 in a moment. The saws should hang on wooden pins about the 

 middle of the bench. The slitting-saw, the back or tenon saw, 

 the crosscut hand-saw, and compass-saw, should each have its 

 place ; and if taken down only to cut off a stick, let it be hung up 

 again at once, and never laid down on the bench, c is a felloe- 

 saw, for sawing out circular work, and at one end is a stirrup for 

 straining the saw, having a nut and screw on the outside of the 

 frame. M is a drawer with apartments in it for screws, cotters, 

 brads, nails, and other trinkets. Let the mallet be hung up 



