Practical Carpentry. 



Illustrated by Over 300 Engravings. Being a Guide to the Correct Working 

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Hand Saws. 



Their Use, Care and Abuse. How to Select and How to File Them. By 

 FRED. T. HODGSON, author of " The Steel Square and Its Uses," * The 

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Plaster : How to Make, and How to Use. 



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The Builder's Guide and Estimator's Price Book. 



Being a Compilation of Current Prices of Lumber, Hardware, Glass, 

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 By FRED. T. HODGSON, Editor of "The Builder and Wood-Worker," Author 

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