22. High School Bench and Tool Equipment.

The benches for the use of high school pupils are best when of the cabinet type having drawers below in which each student may keep his individual edged tools. Such a bench with drawers enough to accommodate all the boys that will be able to make use of the bench during the day, with a hinged or revolving board upon which may be fastened the general tools that belong to that bench will cost approximately thirty dollars. This includes a first class rapid-acting vise. The individual bench in the high school is as desirable as it is in the grades. Where a high standard of technique is to be demanded of the pupils, the following tools should be added to those specified for the grammar school bench equipment:

Individual Tools

Smooth-Plane, 13/4" cutter, 8" long, Stanley..............................$1.66

Jointer-Plane, 23/8" cutter, 22" long, Stanley............................ 3.03

Screwdriver, 6" Stanley.................................................35

T-Bevel, 6", Stanley....................................................40

Combination India Oilstone, l"x2"x6"................................ .. 1.10

Oil-Can..............................................................18

Crosscut-saw, 20", 10 pt., Bishop No. 89................................. 1.40

Rip-saw, 22", 8 pt, Bishop No. 89...................................... 1.55

Spokeshave, 21/2" blade, Bradshaw and Field............................57

In place of the Bishop Handy Saw specified in the grammar school list, substitute Bishop No. 8 Backsaw, 10", cost 94c.

Provide for each drawer, that is, provide each boy with the following:

Chisel, 1", bevel edged, firmer socket, Buck Bros..........................$ .57

Chisel, 1/4", bevel edged, firmer socket, Buck Bros.........................41

Chisel, 3/8", socket mortise, Buck Bros....................................40

Plane-iron for Jointer..................................................29

Plane-iron for Jack-plane..............................................25

Plane-iron for Smooth-plane.............................................23

Spokeshave-iron......................................................15

Sloyd knife, 25/8".......................................................40

This list presupposes that the mortising of the first year will be done by chisel alone, no boring. If mortises are to be bored first, it will be advisable to equip each bench with a Barber's 8" ball bearing brace, cost $1.45.

In addition to the general tools specified for the grammar school, make the following changes and additions:

General Tools

Omit the rip- and crosscut-saws.

Omit the plain braces in case the bench is so equipped.

Omit handscrews and clamps, and glue heater.

Add 1 doz. Handscrews, No. 812, cost each 40c.

Add 2 doz. Carpenters' Clamps, wood bar, 2-ft., @ 85c.

Add 1 doz. Carpenters' Clamps, wood bar, 4-ft., @ 95c.

Add 1 Set Steel Letters, 3/16", @ $1.88.

Add 1 Steam Glue Heater, O. & L. No. 9, @ $9.50.

Add 2 Draw-Knives, 8", L. & I. J. White, @ 65c.

Add 1/2 doz. Steel Cabinet Scrapers, @ 10c.

Add 1 Set Auger-Bits in box, R. J. @ $4.00.