This section is from the book "Manual Training In The Grades", by Frank Halstead. Also available from Amazon: Manual Training In The Grades.

Plan View

Side Elevation
Steps | Tools | Order Of Exercise |
1. Joining | 1. Pencil, rule, knife, and dividers | 1. Square and true stock. |
2. Clamping with and across grain | 2. Jointer plane | 2. Joint edges and bevel. |
3. Cabinet and hand clamps | 3. Clamp together, wash oil sur-plus glue. | |
3. Gluing | 4. Smoothing plane | |
4. Doweling | 5. 3-8 inch bit and bit stock | 4. After 24 hours remove clamps. |
6. Try square and marking gauge | 5. Finish surface with smoothing plane and glue on penholder. | |
7. Block and Jack plane | ||
6. Finish and polish. |
 
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