Woodworking Tools 



II. TOOLS. 



A laboratory should be furnished with a set of tools, 

 comprising the commoner woodworking tools ; but it is not 

 necessary, as a rule, to supply a complete carpenter's set. Most 

 school laboratories, nowadays, are in proximity to a manual 

 training shop, where woodwork is carried on, and special tools 

 may be obtained thence ; or work involving the use of special 

 tools sent to the manual shop for execution, as it is just the 

 special tools that demand special care and experience in 

 handling. 



A set of the tools in common use should, however, be 

 supplied for the laboratory alone. Nothing is more annoying 

 to the manual training teacher, and more conducive to slack- 

 ness in his care of the tools, than to find that the " science 

 man " has borrowed a plane or a chisel, and has returned the 

 tool in a condition necessitating grinding a not infrequent 

 occurrence. Let the " science man " keep a set himself, and 

 if he is unable to keep them in order, let him place himself 

 under an obligation to the manual training instructor in this 

 particular it will be good for both. 



The following is a list of tools recommended : 



One hammer. 



One mallet. 



One 10" tenon saw. 



One jack plane. 



One smoothing plane. 



One V, ", |", i" firmer chisels. 



One \" mortising chisel. 



One \" gouge. 



One half-round bastard file. 



One gimlet. 



One bradawl. 



One screwdriver. 



One spokeshave. 



One trysquare. 



One oilstone. 



One gluepot and brush. 



One marking gauge. 



One bevel. 



One brace and set of bits. 



One expansion bit. 



One pincers. 



One set twist drills. 



Care of Tools. Tools for laboratory use are much more 

 liable to rust than those kept in the woodwork shop, and 

 consequently need extra precaution to be taken against this. 



If possible, they should be kept in a box, with a special 

 place for each tool, and the box should be fitted with lock and 



