15. Equipment. In the following discussion, effort is made to suggest type forms of equipment rather than to offer a complete treatise. The equipment offered may be added to or reduced as the exigencies warrant. While it is complete enough to do the work planned in the outline of the course in woodworking as given herein, and lists everything necessary to do the work in a most approved manner, it does not go to the extreme of listing every tool that might be used in a cabinet shop. It lists every tool that must be used for the work outlined.

While it lists an equipment for grammar school and another for high school, the grammar school equipment with slight additions can be made to serve the purpose of high school work just as well in communities where the same equipment must serve for both.

THE GRADE SHOP. The best arrangement of benches and other equipment, so far as completeness and convenience is concerned is that shown in Fig. 8. This is a floor plan of a grade school center. Mont-clair, N. J. An extended teaching experience does not indicate any way in which this arrangement could be improved.

We quote from a description of this shop which appeared in the April, 1911, Manual Training Magazine.

The shop shown in the accompanying illustration is one of six in the town of Montclair, N. J., and what is said of equipment holds true of the others. It is unique in that it is housed in a structure especially built for the purpose. This shop measures 29 by 54 feet, and, having windows on all sides, allows the arrangement of equipment with but little reference to space or light. The equipment consists of twenty-four single benches with the usual tools, and a few essentials for simple metalwork. The benches are partially equipped with rapid-acting vises, the old wooden ones being replaced as they wear out.

The demonstration theater was designed for a class of twenty, but larger classes have made twenty-five seats necessary. The demonstration bench has both woodworking and machinist's vises. It is used also by students for such metal-work as comes in connection with the shop projects. This bench is provided with drawers for tools and compartments for sheet metals, etc.

The lumber rack was made by bolting five pieces of 4x4-inch chestnut to the side wall, and inserting six 21-inch lengths of 1 3/4-inch gas pipe in each upright Such a rack is convenient, serviceable and inexpensive.

The glue and finishing tables, not shown in the pictures, have zinc tops, and are provided with drawers and compartments for keeping the materials used. They provide the means for doing with cleanliness and order what sometimes is a rather troublesome part of shopwork.

Fig. 9. interior of grammar school shop, montclair, new jersey.

Fig. 10. LOCKERS FOR storage of unfinished work, grammar school

Shop, Montclair, New Jersey

The permanent exhibit case measures 20 inches by 5 feet 6 inches by 12 feet. It has adjustable shelves, glass doors, and is provided with the same style of lock as are the general tool case, supply cases and demonstration bench.

The cabinets for pupils' unfinished work have been planned to meet the problem of providing a satisfactory place in which a pupil can keep his work from lesson to lesson. The first requirement of the shop seemed a standard size locker; secondly, it must be adjustable to provide for various sizes of projects; and lastly, local conditions demanded a system which could be moved without difficulty. The idea has developed into what is the most satisfactory system with which the writer (Albert F. Siepert) has had experience, either as student or teacher. A sectional case was designed which meets equally the needs of all classes in the art and handwork department, whether they be bookbinding, woodwork or sewing. Each section measures 20 in. by 24 in. by 36 in. The open case in the illustration shows the maximum number of compartments, eight pupils to the section, each pupil having a space 81/4 in. by 105/8 in. by 181/2 in. for his work. By removing four or six of the upright partitions, the space may be given to four or even to two pupils. Thus any piece of work up to ll in. by 181/2 in. by 34 in. can be kept out of the way and under lock and key. Alternate sections are assigned to a class to avoid congestion and confusion.

The cost of the building several years ago was $3,500. Local carpenters built the demontsration theater, lumber rack, cabinets, etc. The demonstration bench cost $27; the stain and glue tables approximately $4.50 per running foot; and the cabinets for unfinished work $12 per section.