This section is from the book "Elementary Metal Work", by Charles Godfrey Leland. Also available from Amazon: Elementary Metal Work.
By Charles G. Leland, M.A.
Drawing And Designing. In a Series of 29 Lessons. With 42 Illustrations. Second Edition. Fcap. 4to, sewed, 1s.; cloth, 1s. 6d.
" It has a good equipment of plates, and the text is full of valuable practical directions for beginners." = Scotsman.
Wood-Carving. With numerous Illustrations. Third Edition. Fcap. 4to. 5s.
"Such patient, explicit, step-by-step teaching as Mr. Leland's is indeed the only road to excellence." - Saturday Review.
"A very useful book." - Mr. W. H. Howard, Secretary to the Institute of British Wood Carvers, and Instructor at King's College, London.
"I consider it the best manual I have seen." - Miss Hodgson, Instructor in Wood-carving at Manchester Technical School.
Leather-Work. Stamped, Moulded, and Cut. Cuir-Bouilli, Sewn, &c. A Practical Manual for Learners. With numerous Illustrations. 5s.
"A delightful addition to the series of practical manuals." - Times.
Metal Work. Including Repousse, Bent Iron Work, Cut Sheet Metal and easy Silver Work. With numerous Illustrations. 5s.
Practical Education. A Work on Preparing the Memory, Developing Quickness of Perception, and Training the Constructive Faculties. Third Edition. Crown 8vo, cloth, 6s.
By S. Barter. "The English Sloyd."
Manual Instruction - Woodwork. By S. Barter, Organizer and Instructor of Manual Training in Woodwork to the London School Board, and Organizing Instructor to the Joini Committee on Manual Training in Woodwork of the School Board for London, the City and Guilds of London Technical Institute, and the Worshipful Company of Drapers. With a Preface by George Ricks, B.Sc, Lond. Illustrated by 303 Drawings and Photo-Engravings. Fcap. 4to, cloth, 7s. 6d.
Contents : Introduction - Drawing - Timber - Tools - Bench-Work - Work-room and its Fittings - List of Tools Required, &c.
The above Work covers the Requirements of the Examinations of the City and Guilds of London Institute and the Science and Art Department in the subject.
Sir Philip Magnus says : "Mr. Barter, in his book on 'Woodwork,' has succeeded in showing, what is most important, the educational value of manual training in school instruction, and has thus rendered a great service to those seeking a trustworthy guide in the practical study of the subject."
London: Whittaker & Co., 2, White Hart Street. Paternoster Square.

Repousse and Sheet Metal Work from a Bronze by Ghiber'II Frontispiece.
 
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