The Boy Craftsman

About this eBook

Author

Hall, A. Neely (Albert Neely), 1883-

Title

The Boy Craftsman Practical and Profitable Ideas for a Boy's Leisure Hours

Credits

Produced by Chris Curnow, Brian Wilcox 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

Toys

Category

Text

eBook-No.

42650

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/42650

Release Date

May 5, 2013

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE BOY CRAFTSMAN — Work hard—play hard.
2. 2.CONTENTS
3. 3.LIST OF HALF-TONE ILLUSTRATIONS
4. 4.PART I Profitable Pastimes — CHAPTER I — A BOY'S WORKSHOP — CHAPTER II — THE PROPER HANDLING OF TOOLS — CHAPTER III — THE BOY ABOUT THE HOUSE — CHAPTER IV — SUGGESTIONS FOR A BOY'S ROOM — CHAPTER V — HOW TO MAKE A DOLL-HOUSE — CHAPTER VI — ANOTHER DOLL-HOUSE AND A STABLE — CHAPTER VII — FURNISHING THE DOLL-HOUSE — CHAPTER VIII — DOLL-FURNITURE — CHAPTER IX — A BOY'S PRINTING-SHOP — CHAPTER X — AMATEUR JOURNALISM — CHAPTER XI — A BOY'S DARK-ROOM — CHAPTER XII — A WINTER ENTERPRISE
5. 5.Part II Outdoor Pastimes — CHAPTER XIII — A BACK-YARD CLUB-HOUSE — CHAPTER XIV — HOW TO BUILD A LOG-CABIN — CHAPTER XV — HOW TO BUILD A CANVAS CANOE — CHAPTER XVI — HOME-MADE TRAPS — CHAPTER XVII — TOY GUNS, TARGETS, AND BOWS AND ARROWS — CHAPTER XVIII — AN OUTDOOR GYMNASIUM — CHAPTER XIX — A BACK-YARD CIRCUS — CHAPTER XX — SUGGESTIONS FOR FOURTH OF JULY — CHAPTER XXI — HALLOWEEN — CHAPTER XXII — A BACK-YARD TOBOGGAN-SLIDE
6. 6.PART III Indoor Pastimes — CHAPTER XXIII — A MINIATURE THEATRE — CHAPTER XXIV — SCENERY, PROPERTIES, AND MECHANICAL EFFECTS — CHAPTER XXV — MAKING A TOY RAILWAY — CHAPTER XXVI — CLOCKWORK AUTOMOBILES — CHAPTER XXVII — WORK TO DO WITH A KNIFE — CHAPTER XXVIII — CORK TOYS — CHAPTER XXIX — DEFINITIONS OF TERMS AND PHRASES — INDEX

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