Author : William Noyes
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781330009512
Total Pages : 57 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (95 download)
Book Synopsis A Syllabus of a Course on Elementary Woodworking by : William Noyes
Download or read book A Syllabus of a Course on Elementary Woodworking written by William Noyes and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-02 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Syllabus of a Course on Elementary Woodworking The course in Elementary Woodworking, as given at Teachers College, aims to give the student three main opportunities: I. For the acquisition of skill in the handling of woodworking tools; II. For practice in designing simple projects in wood; III. For insight into the methods and problems of woodwork in the school("Manual Training") shop. I. In the following pages the outline of only the first of these objects is sketched: namely, a practicable method of procedure in the acquisition of skill. It will be noted that the course here outlined is so planned that: 1. A variety of woods is employed, each appropriate for its particular project. They are cypress, whitewood, maple, white pine, mahogany, chestnut, hickory, sweet gum, oak, and black walnut. 2. In general, the technical processes involved increase in difficulty through the series, but aesthetic considerations are not sacrificed to this formula. 3. Several types of construction are employed, involving such joints as end-lap, rubbed, miter, middle-cross-lap, doweled butt, mortise-and-tenon, and ledge. 4. A few simple processes in copper working are included because their employment considerably extends the range of useful and ornamental projects available. 5. A variety of finishes is suggested, including several methods of staining, as well as the use of such polishes as oil, wax, and shellac. In a word, the course involves a considerable variety of experience in technical processes. It is impossible, however, in these few pages to describe adequately fine points of technique. For some of these, references are made throughout the text to the author's books, "Hand Work in Wood" and "Studies in Wood, Design and Construction." In the former book will also be found an extended bibliography of other books on woodworking. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct 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.
