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Preface THE exercises in wood-working in this book were prepared by me during the summer of 1883, for the students of the College of the City of New York. Subsequent teaching suggested many changes and additions, until the manuscript was scarcely presentable. This manuscript has been copied for other schools; and now, in order that those who have recently asked for it may receive it in better shape, this little volume is printed. I am indebted to Mr. Bashford Dean for the part relating to injurious insects, which was written expressly for this book. I. S. NEW YORK, September, 1889. Contents INTRODUCTION PART FIRST. WOOD. Structure of wood Composition of wood Branching of stems Age of trees Decay of trees Season for cutting Milling Drying of wood Warping Properties of wood Defects in wood Measure and value of wood Kinds of wood Table of chief qualities of wood Wood and iron Wood-working trades Parasitic plants Timber-borers Preservation of wood PART SECOND. EXERCISES. Tools (Plates A and B) Drawing (Plate C) Exercise 1. Use of the chisel Exercise 2. Use of the chisel (continued) Exercise 3. Use of the gouge Exercise 4. Use of the hammer Exercise 5. Use of the jack-plane Exercise 6. Plane (continued) and marking-gauge Exercise 7. Use of the rip-saw Exercise 8. Use of the cross-cut Sharpening tools with the oil-stone (Plate D) Sharpening tools on the grindstone (Plate E) Sharpening tools. Saw-filing (Plate F) Exercise 9. Construction of a half-joint Exercise 10. Modified forms of the half-joint Exercise 11. Construction of a mortise-joint Exercise 12. Pinning the mortise-joint Exercise 13. Construction of a stub-mortise Exercise 14. Construction of a dovetail-joint Exercise 15. Construction of a miter-joint Exercise 16. Use of the miter-box Exercise 17. Construction of a stretcher-joint Exercise 18. Uniting with dowels Exercise 19. Gluing Exercise 20. Examples of glued joints Exercise 21. Laying out a dovetailed box Exercise 22. Laying out and cutting the dovetails Exercise 23. Marking and cutting the tenons Exercise 24. Finishing the box Exercise 25. Hinging the top to the box Exercise 26. Construction of a drawer Exercise 27. Construction of a blind-dovetailed box Exercise 28. Framing Exercise 29. Construction of window and door frames Exercise 30. Inclosing a building Exercise 31. Laying floors. Trimming Exercise 32. Construction of a sash Exercise 33. Construction of a door Exercise 34. Construction of stairs Exercise 35. Laying out and shaping the hand-rail Exercise 36. Use of the frame-saw. Bending wood Exercise 37. Construction of a pattern Exercise 38. Shaping a boat-model Exercise 39. Veneering Polishing Painting Index
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