This section is from the book "Spons' Mechanics' Own Book: A Manual For Handicraftsmen And Amateurs", by Edward Spon. Also available from Amazon: Spons' Mechanics' Own Book.
In giving a selection of examples illustrative of the construction of articles in which wood forms the chief if not only material employed, it will be convenient to adopt some sort of classification. The following will be found to have practical advantages : - (1) Workshop Appliances, (2) Rough Furniture, (3) Garden and Yard Erections, (4) House Building.
 
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