Technical Education being of so recent introduction into our schools, teachers have meantime at their command only a limited selection of text-books on the subject, and in one of its branches, handicraft, no text-book entirely suitable for young pupils has yet been published.

That the present book, which is the result of several years' experience in the teaching of handicraft in schools, will altogether supply the want, it may be too much to suppose; but so far as it goes, the course which it lays down has been found to yield very satisfactory results.

By providing pupils with an outline of the session's work, and a concise description of the tools employed, a considerable economy of time is effected.

Only the tools absolutely necessary for the various processes are here described, but should the teacher desire to refer to additional tools or otherwise vary the course, advantage can be taken of the blank pages which have been inserted chiefly for extension notes.

There may be a variety of opinion about the most suitable practice for beginners, but in the writer's experience, that is best which gives every one the opportunity of becoming familiar with some common tools and fundamental processes involving their use.

Such a training leads to manual dexterity and habits of accurate and intelligent observation.

The exercises chosen are of a practical nature, so that any one requiring them for trade purposes may have nothing to unlearn.

To prevent confusion, dimensions have not been noted on the sketches; they should be given to suit the materials chosen for practice. Frequent reference should be made to the proportion of all parts in the various exercises, and examples of their application exhibited or enumerated.

It may only be added that combinations will readily suggest themselves to the experienced teacher, which will enable him to vary, and to make additions to the course of work here sketched.