This section is from the book "Manual Training In The Grades", by Frank Halstead. Also available from Amazon: Manual Training In The Grades.
1. Object of hand work in wood.
2. Tools used in making first exercise.
3. Measuring, the use of the rule, knife, and pencil.
4. Use of the try-square.
Sawing out stock. note: Draw outline on both surfaces.
1. Tools.
(a) Smoothing plane.
(b) Block plane.
(c) Marking gauge.
(d) Backsaw.
(e) Bit and bit brace.
2. Use of compass and dividers.
1. Planing a square edge of wood.
2. Use of carpenters' marks.
3. Drawing, gauging, and planing stock to dimensions.
Use of coping saw.
1. Draw outline, using compass.
2. Using coping saw, cut to line.
1. Discussion of grain of wood.
2. Cutting with and across grain.
1. Finish sawing wood.
2. Cut to line with knife.
1. Methods of securing and getting out lumber.
2. Sandpaper; its uses and abuses.
1. Sandpaper stock, with or without the use of a sandpaper block.
2. Finish model.
Glue on sandpaper.
1. Discussion of wood.
Bass wood. Linden tree.
2. Discussion of the ripsaw.
Saw stock, using carpenter's square.
Discussion of wood. White wood, tulip tree.
Plane model square and true to dimensions.
Discussion of saws. Crosscut saw.
1. Draw outline of model
2. Saw with back- and ripsaw to gauge and knife line.
Short discussion of stains and shellacs.
1. Finish model.
2. Sandpaper and shellac.
Discussion of woods. Pines, white, etc.
Saw out stock.
1. Discussion of planes, smoothing and jack.
2. Woods. White oak.
Square stock to dimensions.
Discussion of drills and countersinks.
1. Lay out and mark center lines for holes.
2. Drill holes and countersink.
3. Draw lines for chamfer, using finger-gauge.
Discussion of planes. Block.
1. Chamfer edges.
2. Plane and sandpaper model.
Discussion of woods. Hard and soft.
1. Saw out stock.
2. Plane to dimensions.
Discussion of woods. Mahogany.
1. Draw design, using compass.
2. Cut to line with knife.
3. Whittle edges of blade.
Structure of wood. Products.
1. Sandpaper model.
2. Stain and finish.
Structure of wood.
Saw out stock.
Structure of wood. Pith.
Plane model square and true to dimensions.
1. Structure of wood.
Layer of wood.
2. Use of miter box.
1. Draw outline of model.
2. Cut edges.
1. Structure of wood.
Bark.
2. Use of auger bit.
File curved corners.
Structure of wood. Annual rings.
1. Lay out center lines. 2. Bore holes.
Structure of wood. Sap wood.
Sandpaper and finish model.
Structure of wood. Heart wood.
1. Plane stock square and true to dimensions.
2. Sandpaper same.
1. Structure of wood.
Medullary rays.
2. Use of gouge.
1. Chamfer edges of wood. 2. Gouge out hole for wax.
Food for trees.
1. Sandpaper model.
2. Shellac model.
3. Glue on asbestos and emery cloth.
Density of wood.
Plane stock square and true to dimensions, using jack plane and spokeshave.
Growth of wood.
1. Draw ellipse on both surfaces.
2. Using turning saw, saw outside of line.
 
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