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The History of England from the Accession of James II, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint)
The History of England from the Accession of James II Vol 1 - Classic Reprint Author:Thomas Babington Macaulay THE first thing a beginner must learn to do when he takes a drawing from which he is to make a piece of woodwork, is to prepare a stock bill of materials that can be given to the lumberman to fill. Whether the worker gets what he wants or not will depend greatly upon the specifications he gives the dealer, whether they are intelligible or not, a... more »nd whether they allow one and only one interpretation.
Three practices are common in preparing lumber for use: To sell it to the workman in the rough, just as it comes from the sawmill; to machine-plane the pieces to thicknesses and widths such as the finished pieces demand, so that only the lengths require the attention of the worker-aside from the making of the joints; and to mill-plane the stock on two surfaces to stock thicknesses, but allowing the lengths and widths to remain as in rough stock.
The first is cheapest in first cost; the second is the most expensive because of the frequent changes in setting the planing" machine to the diff
Table of Contents
CHAPTKR I, Making- Out a Stock Bill 7; CHAPTER II, Laying: Out Rough Stock U; CHAPTER III, Hand Saws 13; CHAPTER IV, Sawing with Hand Sawn 17 CHAPTER V, Planes: J low to Set and; Adjust the Irons 20; CHAPTER VI, Squaring Up Mill-Planed; Stock 20; CHAPTER VI], Squaring- Up Mill-Planed; Stock (continued) 3:>; CHAPTER VIIJ, Squaring Up Rough Stock 30; CHAPTER IX, Whetting Plane Irons, and; Chisels 45; CHAPTER X, Grinding Plane Irons and; Chisels 50; CHAPTER XI, Making a Bird Box 55; CHAPTER XII, Making a Tahorct fi3; CHAPTER XIII, How to Make an Umbrella Stand 74; CHAPTER XIV, Making a Magazine Stand 84; CHAPTER XV, Making a Table 03; CHAPTER XVI, Making a Cabinet 103
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