Exercises in Wood-Working

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. This book deals with carpentry and joinery, and is divided into two parts: The First Part treats of the structure, properties, and kinds of wood; its manufactures and economic relations to other substances, parasitic plants and insects; and means of preserving wood. The Second Part contains the exercises, preceded by a description of tools, and the manner of drawing used to illus; trate the exercises.