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ESSENTIALS OF WOODWORKING A TEXTBOOK FOR SCHOOLS
PREFACE.
INTRODUCTION. Care of Tools and Bench.
PART I. TOOLS AND ELEMENTARY PROCESSES. - CHAPTER I. Laying-Out Tools—Their Uses.
1. The Rule.
2. The Try-square.
3. The Framing Square.
4. The Bevel.
5. The Marking Gage.
This book on woodworking contains notes and working directions omitted from 'Correlated courses in woodwork and mechanical drawing' by the same author, #68118.
Language
en
Duration
~3 hours (202K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Original publisher
Peoria: The Manual Arts Press, 1908.
Credits
Aaron Adrignola, Harry Lamé and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Release date
Oct 12, 2023
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects

1874–1924
Known for clear, practical books on woodworking and carpentry, this early 20th-century teacher wrote for students, apprentices, and anyone learning by doing. His manuals helped bring shop skills into classrooms as well as workshops.
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