Carpentry and Woodwork

About this eBook

Author

Foster, Edwin W.

Credits

E-text prepared by Chris Curnow, Chris Jordan, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team ( www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive ( archive.org)

Language

English

LoC Class

TT: Technology: Handicrafts, Arts and crafts

Subject

Carpentry

Category

Text

eBook-No.

43574

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/43574

Release Date

August 27, 2013

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE CHILDREN'S LIBRARY OF WORK AND PLAY. Carpentry and Woodwork
2. 2.THE CHILDREN'S LIBRARY OF WORK AND PLAY
3. 3.PREFACE
4. 4.CONTENTS
5. 5.ILLUSTRATIONS
6. 6.I INTRODUCTORY
7. 7.II FIRST EXPERIMENTS—THE KNIFE AND ITS POSSIBILITIES
8. 8.III MECHANICAL DRAWING
9. 9.IV MECHANICAL DRAWING: Continued
10. 10.V TOYS
11. 11.VI MOVING TOYS
12. 12.VII DESIGNING MOVING TOYS
13. 13.VIII THE MODEL AEROPLANE
14. 14.IX THE MONOPLANE
15. 15.X KITES — THE BOX KITE
16. 16.XI CHIP CARVING AND KNIFE WORK
17. 17.XII CHIP CARVING: Continued
18. 18.XIII CHIP CARVING AND KNIFE WORK ( See 31 , 109 )
19. 19.XIV THE SHOP
20. 20.XV THE EQUIPMENT FOR A SHOP
21. 21.XVI BUILDING A LUMBER RACK
22. 22.XVII MILLS AND WEATHER VANES
23. 23.XVIII TOOLS: SAWS
24. 24.XIX TOOLS: PLANES
25. 25.XX SQUARING UP STOCK
26. 26.XXI BORING TOOLS
27. 27.XXII MISCELLANEOUS TOOLS — THE SCREW-DRIVER — THE HAMMER — THE FILE — THE SPIRIT LEVEL — RULE — THE STEEL SQUARE
28. 28.XXIII MAKING NAIL BOXES
29. 29.XXIV BIRD HOUSES
30. 30.XXV SIMPLE ARTICLES FOR HOUSEHOLD USE
31. 31.XXVI THE MITRE BOX AND PICTURE FRAMES
32. 32.XXVII MAKING TOILET BOXES
33. 33.XXVIII BRACKETS AND BOOK RACKS
34. 34.XXIX CONSTRUCTION
35. 35.XXX THE USE OF THE GOUGE
36. 36.XXXI COAT HANGER AND TOWEL ROLLERS
37. 37.XXXII CLOCK CASES — THE GRANDFATHERS' CLOCK
38. 38.XXXIII FOOTSTOOLS
39. 39.XXXIV THE TABOURETTE — TABOURETTE NUMBER ONE — TABOURETTE NUMBER TWO — TABOURETTE NUMBER THREE — TABOURETTE NUMBER FOUR — TABOURETTE NUMBER FIVE
40. 40.XXXV THE DOVETAIL JOINT
41. 41.XXXVI INLAYING — BUILDING UP THE DESIGN
42. 42.XXXVII THE CHECKER-BOARD
43. 43.XXXVIII TOOL CASES AND CHESTS
44. 44.XXXIX BOOKCASES AND MAGAZINE RACKS — THE WALL RACK — THE BOOKCASE
45. 45.XL THE MEDICINE CABINET
46. 46.XLI MISSION FURNITURE — THE TEA TABLE — DESIGNING MISSION FURNITURE
47. 47.XLII THE CHEST
48. 48.XLIII THE DRAWING OUTFIT — THE PANTAGRAPH — THE DRAWING TABLE
49. 49.XLIV WOODWORK FOR OUTDOOR SPORTS — THE TENNIS COURT — Tennis Court Accessories THE CAMP-STOOL — BENCHES
50. 50.XLV THE PERGOLA
51. 51.XLVI POULTRY HOUSES
52. 52.XLVII HOUSING OF OUTDOOR PETS
53. 53.XLVIII OUTDOOR CARPENTRY — FOUNDATIONS — FRAMING — SIDING — ROOFING — WINDOW AND DOOR FRAMES — FLOORING — DOORS AND WINDOWS
54. 54.XLIX STAINING, POLISHING, AND FINISHING — RELATIVE ADVANTAGES OF OIL AND WATER STAINS — POLISHING — WAX POLISH
55. 55.L DURABILITY, DECAY, AND PRESERVATION OF WOOD
56. 56.LI MATHEMATICS OF WOODWORK — MEASUREMENTS
57. 57.LII LUMBER: NO. 1
58. 58.LIII LUMBER: NO. 2
59. 59.LIV LUMBER: NO. 3
60. 60.LV LUMBER: NO. 4 — COMMON TIMBER TREES AND THEIR WOOD EVERGREENS OR CONIFEROUS TREES
61. 61.LVI BROAD-LEAVED TREES — THE MAPLES — THE OAKS
62. 62.LVII TREES WITH SIMPLE LEAVES — BROAD-LEAVED TREES WITH COMPOUND LEAVES
63. 63.Transcriber's Note:

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