CONTENTS 



PART I 



WOODWORKING 



CHAPTER I. TREES AND LUMBER 15 



1. Logging. 2. Milling. 3. Tree growth. 4. Seasoning. 5. Meas- 

 urements and calculations. 6. Trees. 



CHAPTER II. WOODWORKING TOOLS .... 28 



7. Classification. 



CHAPTER III. SAWS AND SAWING ..... 33 



8. Saws used. 9. Rip-saws. 10. Crosscut-saws. 11. Rip-sawing. 

 12. Squaring and measuring for length. 13. Gaging for width. 14. 

 Marking fan strips. 15. Boring holes. 16. Sawing ends. 17. 

 Ripping off one-half-inch strip. 18. Ripping tapered edges. 19. 

 Ripping for fan strips. 20. The buggy axle rest and the measur- 

 ing crate. 21. The bevel square. 22. Nailing. 



CHAPTER IV. PLANES AND PLANING .... 46 



23. The plane. 24. Care of plane-irons. 25. Grinding the plane- 

 iron. 26. Whetting the plane-iron. 27. Care of plane. 28. Use 

 of the plane. 29. Face side. 30. Joint edge. 31. Second edge. 

 32. Second surface. 33. First end. 34. Second end. 35. Boring 

 holes for rope. 36. Sawing end notches. 



CHAPTER V. ESTIMATING MATERIALS ; CONSTRUCTING AN 



ASSEMBLY PROBLEM 57 



37. Calculations of stock. 38. Roof boards. 39. Fastening front 

 strips. 40. Fastening back boards. 41. Trimming. 42. Check- 

 ing estimate. 



CHAPTER VI. CHISELING; MAKING COMMON FRAMING 



JOINTS 64 



43. Tools. 44. Preliminary instruction. 45. Purpose of seed tester. 

 46. Rough cutting. 47. Laying out. 48. Sawing. 49. Chiseling 



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