One is apt to think of the handy man as a pottering- amateur, who delights to dabble at all classes of work, but cannot do any single thing in a thorough, workmanlike manner. While there are such handy men, they constitute only a part of the classification, which is broad enough to include the most skillful mechanics. In the large machine shop it frequently happens that a special piece of work of unusual character must be done. The ordinary mechanic is nonplussed. He cannot do anything out of the common run. But the handy man steps forward and suggests a brand-new method of procedure, which solves the difficulty. Every machine shop needs a handy man.