FARM HANDICRAFT FOR SCHOOLS. 
Fig. 16.— Testing the edge. 
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 
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 f aca 
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 
to the fastening of the different pieces together. 
Fig. 17. — Squaring across a board. 
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 
