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HARPER’S INDOOR BOOK FOR BOYS

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WOOD-WORKING

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HARPER’S
INDOOR BOOK
FOR BOYS

BY
JOSEPH H. ADAMS

AUTHOR OF
“HARPER’S ELECTRICITY BOOK FOR BOYS”
AND JOINT AUTHOR OF
“HARPER’S OUTDOOR BOOK FOR BOYS”

WITH MANY ILLUSTRATIONS

HARPER & BROTHERS PUBLISHERS
NEW YORK AND LONDON
MCMVIII

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Copyright, 1908, by Harper & Brothers.

All rights reserved.

Published April, 1908.


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CONTENTS

PAGE
INTRODUCTIONxi
Part I
WOOD-WORKING
CHAPTER I—CARPENTRY3
Tools: How to use them—The Work-bench—A Tool-rack—A Tool-chest—Joints—A Low Bench—A High Bench—A Step-bench—A Shoe-box—A Shoe-blacking-box—A Shoe-blacking-ledge—An Easel—A Clothes-tree—Hanging Book-shelves—A Corner Cabinet—A Chair—A Table—A Settle—A Suspended Settle—A Coal and Wood Box—A Flat-iron Holder—An Umbrella-stand—A Plant-box—A Final Word
CHAPTER II—WOOD-CARVING38
Method and Material—Tools—A Carver’s Bench—Chip-carving—A Frame for a Small Clock—Other Designs—Relief-carving—Mouldings
CHAPTER III.—FRETWORK AND WOOD-TURNING56
The Tools—The Practice of the Art—The Preparation of the Work—A Match-safe—A Wall-bracket—A Fretwork-box—Other Designs—Wood-turning
CHAPTER IV—PICTURE MOUNTING AND FRAMING71
A Dutch Head Mounting—A Dark Card Mounting—A Triple Mounting—Plain Framing—A Sporting Mount—A Round-robin Mounting[viii]
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