FARM HANDICRAFT FOR SCHOOLS. 



of the try-square against the working face and the blade against the 

 edge, as shown in figure 16, and slide the square along the board. 

 If the blade touches along the entire edge the working edge is at right 

 angles to the working face. 



Gauging the width and the thickness is another operation in 

 squaring up the stock. Set the 

 gauge to the desired width and 

 thickness and, working from the 

 working face or the working edge, 

 draw gauge lines to show the de- 

 sired width and thickness of the 

 finished piece of stock. Plane to 

 the gauge line and test with the try 



° D Fig. 1G.— Testing the edge. 



square. 



Measuring for length is another detail of squaring up the stock. 

 Square a sharp pencil line across the working face and the working 

 edge near one end of the board, as shown in figure 17, saw off the end 

 just outside the line, and plane to the line. Measure the length and 

 make a point to indicate its location, square a line through the 

 point, saw to length just outside the line, and plane to the line as 



before directed. 



Laying out the work has reference 

 to the drawing of lines on a piece 

 of finished stock to indicate the 

 shape it is to be cut. The work 

 should be laid out on the working face 

 and the working edge. 



Cutting to lines means to remove 

 the stock to the lines that have been 

 laid out. 



Assembling the parts has reference 



Fig. 17. — Squaring across a board. 



to the fastening of the different pieces together. 



USE OF DRAWINGS. 



Accompanying most of the exercises are drawings that will aid in 

 the work. The drawings are of three kinds: (1) Perspective drawings, 

 which show the appearance of the finished article; (2) detail drawings, 

 which show the size and the shape of each part; and (3) working 

 drawings, which show the outline of the articles when viewed from 

 the top, the front, and the end. In order to get the three different- 

 kinds of drawings clearly in mind refer to figure 18. At the top is 

 shown the perspective drawing of the article, a nail box; below this is 

 the detailed drawing marked sides, bottom, ends, handle; below this 

 is the working drawing marked top view, front view, end view. 

 The outlines in working drawings are what would be seen if one looked 

 squarely down on the top, the front, and the end of the article. In 



