6 FARM MECHANICS 



joints. 50. Fastening corners. 51. Nailing bottom. 52. Marking 

 edges. 53. Supplementary instructions. 54. Special operations. 



CHAPTER VII. USE OF MODELING OR FORMING TOOLS; 



SHAPING IRREGULAR FORMS .... 73 



55. Modeling tools. 56. Squaring the stock; laying out. 57. Using 

 the turning-saw. 58. Use of the spoke-shave. 59. Scraping and 

 sandpapering. 60. The wood rasp. 61. The shoulder carrier. 



CHAPTER VIII. SUPPLEMENTARY PROJECTS . . 79 



62. Sheep rack and feed bunk. 63. Directions for woodworking 

 bench. 64. Working directions for dog house. 65. Directions for 

 corn drier. 66. Making the self-feeder. 67. Making the egg tester. 

 68. Constructing a cow stanchion. 69. Making tomato trellis. 

 70. Feed bunk for cattle. 71. Saw buck. 72. Chicken feeder. 

 73. Garden marker. 74. Individual hog cot. 75. Feed bunk for 

 sheep. 76. Plow doubletree. 77. Wagon jack. 78. Heavy farm 

 sled. 79. Fence post mold. 



CHAPTER IX. WOOD-FINISHING AND PAINTING . . 97 



80. Purpose of wood-finishing. 81. Method of preservation. 82. 

 Classification of wood finishes. 83. Oil stain. 84. Wax. 85. 

 Water stains. 86. Oil stains; chemical stains. 87. Coal-tar 

 creosote oil. 88. The brush method. 89. The open-tank process. 

 90. Shellac. 91. Varnish. 92. Wood-filler. 93. Paint. 



CHAPTER X. GLAZING AND SCREENING .... 106 



94. Definition. 95. Precautions. 96. Cutting glass. 97. Setting a 

 pane of glass in a new frame. 98. Applying the putty. 99. Screen- 

 ing. 



PART II 



CEMENT AND CONCRETE 

 CHAPTER XI. HISTORY OF CEMENT .... Ill 



100. Preliminary. 101. Pre-historic uses of concrete. 102. Re- 

 discovery of cement. 103. Natural cement in America. 104. 

 Portland cement. 



