: Elementary woodworking by Foster Edwin W - Woodwork; Trees; Woodworking tools

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General directions regarding care of tools and bench. Plan of work and division of tools into groups.

The rule: divisions; method of using. The try-square: method of handling. The framing square. The marking gauge. The bevel.

Saws: necessity for two classes; shape of teeth; set; tapers; method of holding. Backsaw; use of bench hook. The turning saw. The plane: use of cap iron; names of parts. Adjustment of plane. Use of lever and adjusting screw; positions for planing. The jack plane. The smooth plane. Jointers; action of short and long planes. The block plane. The wooden plane. The chisel: size of cutting angle; effect of careless sharpening. The framing and firmer chisels; proper positions for horizontal and vertical cutting. Sharpening on oilstone. Brace and bit. Center and auger bits; gimlet and countersink bits. The spokeshave.

The hammer; use of nail punch. The mallet. The screw-driver. Sandpaper, use of. Squaring up stock; method explained in detail. Laying out work; method of laying out a typical joint. Securing parts; use of glue and hand screws. Nails; method of using cut nails. Screws; method of using round-head and flat-head screws. Mechanical drawing. The drawing instruments explained, and method of making complete working drawings described. Scale drawings.

The forest; felling trees and floating logs to the mill. The forming and breaking up of log jams. The log boom and modern sawmills. Timber and lumber defined. Annual rings; medullary rays; formation of grain. Characteristics and defects in wood. Warping and shrinkage.

White oak. Post oak. Mossy-cup oak. Black and black-jack oak. Red oak. Scarlet and pin oaks. Chestnut oak. Live oak.

Sugar and Norway maples. Silver and red maples. Sycamore maple. Moosewood. Maple keys. Ash-leaved maple. Japan maples.

Horse-chestnut. Buckeye. The hickories. Black walnut and butternut. Locust. Honey locust. Ash.

Elm. The birches. Beech. Iron wood. Buttonball. Sweet gum. Tulip. Basswood. Willow. The poplars. Sassafras. Mulberry.

White pine. Georgia pine. Yellow pine. Hemlock. Spruce. Cypress. Balsam fir. The cedars.

ELEMENTARY WOODWORKING

PART I

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