It is not the intention of the author to give in this part a catalogue of tools, but rather to illustrate and describe such few tools as may be required in these exercises. The information given is that which is thought to be of value to such pupils in elementary woodwork as will use this book.

There should be in every class room a complete catalogue of tools as furnished by some dealer. The more enterprising pupils will secure for themselves from the dealers such catalogues as will be of use. In some of these trade publications will be found the latest and most practical information on tools.

Some dealers will be pleased to furnish their retail catalogues free of charge; others have a fixed price which they charge except when the catalogue is sent out with a bill of tools. Every boy who is sufficiently enterprising to make good use of a catalogue will be able to secure one.

We wish to advise such boys or parents as will purchase individual sets for home use ever to bear in mind that nothing is gained by using a large variety of tools at the start. A few tools carefully selected and carefully and earnestly used will do far more good than is possible with a large number of tools at the start. The quality of tools should be the best, which means that no fancy or combination tools should be purchased. Such tools have their place, but that place is not in the kit of the beginner. Such appliances as miter boxes, expansion bits, molding or fancy planes, chisel grinders, spoke-shaves, wood files, and such tools should not be used in this grade of work. There are no doubt times when such things would be handy, but their presence in the boy's kit of tools at this time will do a great deal of harm.