egs.
Centering Blocks. The Tail-stock. The Tool Rest. Materials. The Mandrel.
Fly-wheel. The Tools Required.

XV. ON THE USE OF STAINS Page 147

Soft Wood. Use of Stains. Stains as Imitations. Good Taste in Staining.
Great Contrasts Bad. Staining Contrasting Woods. Hard Wood Imitations.
Natural Effects. Natural Wood Stains. Polishing Stained Surfaces.

XVI. THE CARPENTER AND THE ARCHITECT Page 152

XVII. USEFUL ARTICLES TO MAKE Page 155

Common Bench. Its Proportions. Square Top Stool. Folding Blacking Box.
Convenient Easel. Hanging Book-rack. Sad Iron Holder. Bookcase.
Wood-box. Parallel Bars for Boys' Use. Mission Writing Desk. Screen
Frame. Mission Chair. Grandfather's Clock. Knockdown and Adjustable
Bookcase. Coal Scuttle Frame or Case. Mission Arm Chair. Dog-house.
Settle, With Convenient Shelves. Towel Rack. Sofa Framework.

XVIII. SPECIAL TOOLS AND THEIR USES Page 170

Bit and Level Adjuster. Miter Boxes. Swivel Arm Uprights. Movable Stops.
Angle Dividers. "Odd Job" Tool. Bit Braces. Ratchet Mechanism.
Interlocking Jaws. Steel Frame Breast Drills. Horizontal Boring. 3-Jaw
Chuck. Planes. Rabbeting, Beading and Matching. Cutter Adjustment. Depth
Gage. Slitting Gage. Dovetail Tongue and Groove Plane. Router Planes.
Bottom Surfacing. Door Trim Plane.

XIX. ROOFING TRUSSES Page 185

Characteristics of Trusses. Tie Beams. Ornamentation. Objects of Beams,
Struts and Braces. Utilizing Space. Types of Structures. Gambrel Roof.
Purlin Roof. The Princess Truss. Arched, or Cambered, Tie Beam Truss.
The Mansard. Scissors Beam. Braced Collar Beam. Rib and Collar Truss.
Hammer-beam Truss. Flying Buttress.

XX. ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF JOINTS Page 197

Definition and Uses. Different Types. Bridle Joint. Spur Tenon. Saddle
Joints. Joggle Joint. Heel Joints. Stub Tenon. Tusk Tenon. Double Tusk
Tenon. Cogged Joints. Anchor Joints. Deep Anchor Joints.

XXI. SOME MISTAKES AND A LITTLE ADVICE IN CARPENTRY Page 205

Lessons From Mistakes. Planing the Edge of a Board Straight. Planing it
Square. Planing to Dimensions. Holding the Plane. How it Should be Run
on the Edge of the Board. Truing With the Weight of the Plane. A Steady
Grasp. In Smoothing Boards. Correct Sand-papering. Gluing. Removing
Surplus Glue. Work Edge and Work Side. The Scribing and Marking Line.
Finishing Surfaces. Sawing a Board Square. The Stroke of the Saw. Sawing
Out of True.

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

FIG.

1. A typical work bench