Review Questions And Problems

1. What likeness in construction did you notice in the shoe polishing box and the wash bench?

2. What were the principal points of difference between these two articles?

3. What do you consider the most difficult process in the construction of the tabouret ?

4. How do you determine the color of stain and kind of finish to use on an article of household furniture?

5. What sort of material would you recommend for upholstering? Why?

6. What points must be given special attention in upholstering work?

7. What are the principal difficulties in planning and making a folding table?

8. Why should the steps of a stepladder be gained into the side pieces ? By what other methods may they be fastened ?

9. What is the advantage of attaching the stepladder legs with hinges rather than small bolts?

10. What is meant by ball-bearing castors? Explain why they are the most satisfactory.

•11. What points must be given careful attention in making a batten door?

12. How would you design and construct a tool rack for chisels ?

13. What is the purpose of the wide stretchers between the legs of the work bench ?

14. Why are draw bolts better than lag bolts in constructing a work bench ?

15. What sort of wood would you select for a work bench? Why? Name two other kinds which would be suitable.

16. What is the purpose of the angle irons in the cow stanchion ?

17. Name two or three articles in which angle irons might be used to reinforce the joints.

Review Questions And Problems (Concluded).

18. Would white pine or bass wood be suitable for a cow stanchion? Why? Name four kinds of timber that would be suitable.

19. Name and explain at least three important problems that must be considered in designing a chicken brooder.

20. Why are screen door hinges particularly suitable for a chicken brooder door?

21. Why should a chicken brooder have a floor?

22. Estimate the number of board feet in each article in this section; find out local prices per hundred and figure the cost of lumber for each.

23. Figure the cost of the labor, counting your time at 12 1/2 or 15 cents per hour, on each article which you have made in this section.

24. Add the cost of labor to the cost of material (do not forget to include the cost of hardware and sundries) and estimate the value of each article which you have made.

25. Make a list and classify all the tools which you have used thus far? Which are laying out, and which are cutting tools?

26. Make a list of all the different kinds of timber which you have used thus far. Describe each and tell all you can about its nature and properties.

27. Which tool have you found the most difficult to keep sharp ?

28. What kind of oil should be used on an oil stone? Is linseed oil suitable for this purpose?