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easons for doing things, and pay attention to the voice of experience, he will probably reap more real delight from his few yards of ground than from all the toys and playthings he ever possessed. PART VIII. CARPENTERING. [Illustration] There is not a more useful and pleasant amusement than that of "Carpentering." Every boy should be able to do little jobs with the plane and chisel; for whether he may turn out a gentleman or a poor man, it will be of great use to him. If a gentleman, he can amuse himself with it, and if a poor man, it will be of essential service to be able to put up a row of palings in his garden, to make a gate, to build a pig-stye, to make and fix up shelves, build out-houses, and perform sundry odd jobs about the house for his comfort and convenience. Every boy should have a box of tools, and a bench to work at, also a little room or loft for a workshop. He ought to obtain good tools, and by no means buy the boxes of rubbish sold to boys for their amusement. He should go the ironmonger's and purchase the following tools; of course, out of his own savings,--his own pocket-money,--and not apply to his parents for it. Two saws, one small and one hand-saw. Four gimlets of different sizes. One pair of pincers. One pair of plyers. Four chisels of different sizes. One gouge. Two hammers, large and small. One mallet. Two bradawls. Two planes, long and short. Two flies, large and small. One level. One square. One screw-driver. Nails, screws, rings, glue-pot, hone, oil, etc. He must also manage to obtain a carpenter's-bench, which he cannot very well do without, and then he may begin carpentering with expedition. USES OF THE VARIOUS TOOLS. THE SAW.--Before a saw can be used after it is purchased, it generally has to be "set," as it is termed; that is, its teeth are to be sharpened and placed a little outwards from the plane of its length. There are several kinds of saws, namely, the common hand-saw, the key-hole saw, and the small-toothed saw. The first is to cut planks and thick pieces of wood; the second is to cut holes in planks or boards; the third is to cut small pieces of wood, or those that require to be very nicely divided. THE PLANE.--The plane is used to smooth boards with. There are several kinds of planes. The long plane and the short plane are the principal ones. Within the plane is
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