The Amateur Carpenter

The following computer-generated description may contain errors and does not represent the quality of the book.Of all branches of manual training there is none more generally useful than carpentry. A knowledge of how to use carpenters tools properly and how to make simple articles from lumber will never come amiss, and there is scarcely a man, woman or boy who at one time or another has not had occasion to use some sort of carpenters tool. It may seem a very simple matter to use a saw, hammer, screw-driver or other similar tool, but nine times out of ten the amateur does not use such tools properly. The value of the handy man about the house is well recognised, and as a rule the handiest man is the man who possesses the best knowledge of simple carpentry; and it is to tell just how he may become handy in the use of tools, how he should care for them and what he may accomplish with them, that this book has been written.This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally-enhance the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.Tags: wood pieces edge piece carpenter cut saw amateur tools place line glue edges square board bench holes tool legs boards