Essentials of Woodworking, A Textbook for Schools

About this eBook

Author

Griffith, Ira Samuel, 1874-1924

Title

Essentials of woodworking : A textbook for schools

Original Publication

Peoria: The Manual Arts Press, 1908.

Credits

Aaron Adrignola, Harry Lamé and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

TT: Technology: Handicrafts, Arts and crafts

Subject

Woodwork (Manual training)

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 71855

Release Date

October 12, 2023

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.ESSENTIALS OF WOODWORKING A TEXTBOOK FOR SCHOOLS
2. 2.PREFACE.
3. 3.INTRODUCTION. Care of Tools and Bench.
4. 4.CONTENTS.
5. 5.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. — 6. The Pencil Gage. — 7. Slitting Gage. — 8. The Mortise Gauge. — 9. The Dividers. — 10. Pencil and Knife.
6. 6.CHAPTER II. Saws. — 11. Saws. — 12. The Crosscut Saw. — 13. The Rip-saw. — 14. The Back-saw. — 15. The Turning-saw. — 16. The Compass Saw. — 17. Saw Filing.
7. 7.CHAPTER III. Planes. — 18. Planes. — 19. Setting the Blade. — 20. Adjustment of the Iron. — 21. The Jack-Plane. — 22. The Smooth-Plane. — 23. The Jointer. — 24. The Block-Plane. — 25. The Wooden Plane. — 26. Planing First Surface True. — 27. Face Side, Face Edge. — 28. Planing First Edge Square with Face Side. — 29. Finishing the Second Edge. — 30. Finishing the Second Side. — 31. Planing the First End Square. — 32. Finishing the Second End. — 33. End Planing with the Shooting Board. — 34. Rules for Planing to Dimensions. — 35. Planing a Chamfer.
8. 8.CHAPTER IV. Boring Tools—Boring. — 36. Brace or Bitstock. — 37. Center Bit. — 38. The Auger Bit. — 39. The Drill Bit; The Gimlet Bit. — 40. Countersink Bit. — 41. The Screw-driver Bit. — 42. The Brad-awl. — 43. Positions while Boring. — 44. Thru Boring. — 45. Boring to Depth.
9. 9.CHAPTER V. Chisels and Chiseling. — 46. Chisels. — 47. Horizontal Paring Across the Grain. — 48. Vertical Paring. — 49. Oblique and Curved Line Paring. — 50. Paring Chamfers. — 51. The Firmer Gouge. — 52. Grinding Beveled Edge Tools. — 53. Whetting Beveled Edge Tools. — 54. Oilstones. — 55. Sharpening the Chisel. — 56. Sharpening Plane-Irons. — 57. To Tell Whether a Tool is Sharp or Not.
10. 10.CHAPTER VI. Form Work, Modeling. — 58. Making a Cylinder. — 59. The Spokeshave. — 60. Making Curved Edges. — 61. Modeling.
11. 11.CHAPTER VII. 1. Laying Out Duplicate Parts. 2. Scraping and Sandpapering. 3. Fastening Parts. — 62. Laying out Duplicate Parts. — 63. Scraping. — 64. Sandpapering. — 65. Hammers. — 66. Nails. — 67. Nailing. — 68. Nailset. — 69. Withdrawing Nails. — 70. The Screwdriver. — 71. Screws. — 72. Fastening with Screws. — 73. Glue. — 74. Clamps. — 75. Gluing.
12. 12.PART II. SIMPLE JOINERY. — Chapter VIII. Type Forms. — 76. Joinery. — 77. General Directions for Joinery: — 78. Dado. — 79. Directions for Dado. — 80. Cross-Lap Joint. — 81. Directions for Cross-Lap Joint. — 82. Directions for Cross-Lap Joint. — 83. Glue Joint. — 84. Directions for Glue Joint. — 85. Doweling. — 86. Directions for Doweling. — 87. Keyed Tenon-and-Mortise. — 88. Directions for Key — 89. Directions for Tenon. — 90. Directions for Mortise. — 91. Directions for Mortise in the Tenon. — 92. Blind Mortise-and-Tenon. — 93. Directions for Tenon. — 94. Directions for Laying out Mortise. — 95. Directions for Cutting Mortise. — 96. Directions for Cutting Mortise. — 97. Miter Joint. — 98. Directions for Miter Joint. — 99. Dovetail Joint. — 100. Directions for Dovetail Joint.
13. 13.CHAPTER IX. Elementary Cabinet Work. — 101. Combination Plane. — 102. Drawer Construction. — 103. Directions for Rabbeted Corner. — 104. Directions for Dovetail Corner. — 105. Directions for Drawer. — 106. Paneling. — 107. Cutting Grooves. — 108. Haunched Mortise-and-Tenon. — 109. Rabbeting. — 110. Fitting a Door. — 111. Hinging a Door. — 112. Locks.
14. 14.PART III. WOOD AND WOOD FINISHING. — Chapter X. Wood. — 113. Structure. — 114. Growth. — 115. Respiration and Transpiration. — 116. Moisture. — 117. Shrinkage. — 118. Weight. — 119. Other Properties. — 120. Grain.
15. 15.CHAPTER XI. Lumbering and Milling. — 121. Lumbering. — 122. Milling. — 123. Quarter Sawing. — 124. Waste. — 125. Lumber Transportation. — 126. Seasoning. — 127. Lumber Terms and Measurements.
16. 16.CHAPTER XII. Common Woods. — 128. Classification. — Coniferous Woods. [1] — 129. Cedar. — 130. Cypress. — 131. Pine. — 132. Spruce. — Broad-Leaved Woods. — 133. Ash. — 134. Basswood. — 135. Birch. — 136. Butternut. — 137. Cherry. — 138. Chestnut. — 139. Elm. — 140. Gum. — 141. Hickory. — 142. Maple. — 143. Oak. — 144. Sycamore. — 145. Tulip Wood. — 146. Walnut.
17. 17.CHAPTER XIII. Wood Finishing. — 147. Wood Finishes. — 148. Brushes. — 149. General Directions for Using Brush. — 150. Fillers. — 151. Filling with Paste Filler. — 152. Stains. — 153. Waxing. — 154. Varnishes. — 155. Shellac. — 156. Shellac Finishes. — 157. Oil or Copal Varnishes. — 158. Flowing Copal Varnish. — 159. Typical Finishes for Coarse-Grained Woods. — 160. Patching. — 161. Painting.
18. 18.APPENDIX I. Additional Joints.
19. 19.APPENDIX II. Wood Finishing Recipes. — 1. Wax. — 2. Water Stains. — 3. Oil Stains. — 4. Spirit Stains.
20. 20.APPENDIX III. Working Drawings. — 1. Instruments. — 2. Conventions. — 3. Projection and Relation of Views. — 4. Letters and Figures. — 5. Constructions. — 6. Order of Procedure.
21. 21.Books on the Manual Arts — Transcriber’s Notes

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