Carpentry for Boys - In a Simple Language Including Chapters on Drawing Laying - Out Work Designing and Architecture With 250 Original - Illustrations
Zerbe J. S.
English
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THE "HOW-TO-DO-IT" BOOKS
CARPENTRY FOR BOYS
[Illustration: _Fig. 1. A Typical Work Bench._]
THE "HOW-TO-DO-IT" BOOKS
CARPENTRY FOR BOYS
in simple language, including
chapters on drawing, laying out
work, designing and architecture
WITH 250 ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATIONS
BY J. S. ZERBE, M.E.
AUTHOR OF
ELECTRICITY FOR BOYS
PRACTICAL MECHANICS FOR BOYS
THE NEW YORK BOOK COMPANY
NEW YORK
COPYRIGHT, 1914, BY
THE NEW YORK BOOK COMPANY
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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTORY
I. TOOLS AND THEIR USES Page 5
Knowledge of Tools. A Full Kit of Tools. The Hatchet. The Claw Hammer.
About Saws--Cross-cut, Rip Saw, Back Saw. Planes--Jack Plane, Smoothing
Plane, Pore Plane. Gages. Chisels--Firmer Chisel. Trusses. Saw Clamps.
The Grindstone. Oilstone. Miter Box. The Work Bench.
II. HOW TO GRIND AND SHARPEN TOOLS Page 16
Care of Tools---First Requisites. Saws--How to Set. Saw-set Errors. Saw
Setting Block. Filing. The Angle of Filing. Filing Pitch. Saw Clamps.
Filing Suggestions. The File. Using the File. The Grindstone. In the Use
of Grindstones. Correct Way of Holding Tool in Grinding. Care of Stone.
Incorrect Way to Hold Tool. Way to Revolve or Turn Grindstone. The
Plane. The Gage. Chisels. General Observations.
III. HOW TO HOLD AND HANDLE TOOLS Page 29
On the Holding of Tools. The Saw. How to Start a Saw. Sawing on a Line.
The First Stroke. The Starting Cut for Cross-cutting. Forcing a Saw. The
Stroke. The Chinese Saw. Things to Avoid. The Plane. Angle for Holding
Planes. Errors to be Avoided. The Gage. Holding the Gage. The
Draw-knife.
IV. HOW TO DESIGN ARTICLES Page 39
Fundamentals of Designing. The Commercial Instinct. First Requirements
of Designing. Conventional Styles. The Mission Style. Cabinets. Harmony
of Parts. Harmony of Wood.
V. HOW WORK IS LAID OUT Page 43
Concrete Examples of Work. Dimensions. Laying Out a Table. The Top. The
Mortises. The Facing Boards. The Tenons. Tools Used. Chamfered Tenons.
The Frame. The Drawer Support. The Table Frame. The Top. The Drawer. How
Any Structure is Built Up. Observations About Making a Box. Points.
Beveling and Mitering. Proper Terms. Picture Frames. Dovetail Points.
Box Points. First Steps in Dovetailing. Cutting Out the Spaces. Tools
Used in Laying Out Mortises and Tenons.
VI. THE USES OF THE COMPASS AND THE SQUARE Page 59
The Compass. Determining Angles. Definition of Degrees. Degrees Without
a Compass. How Degrees are Calculated by the Dividers.
VII. HOW THE DIFFERENT STRUCTURAL PARTS ARE DESIGNATED Page 65
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