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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
2023-10-12
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects
1874–1924
A manual-arts educator and woodworking author from the early 1900s, he wrote clear, practical books meant to help students and apprentices build real skills. His work on carpentry and woodwork reflects a hands-on approach to teaching that still feels direct and useful.
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