THE
YOUNG MECHANIC
CONTAINING
DIRECTIONS FOR THE USE OF ALL KINDS OF TOOLS,
AND FOR THE
CONSTRUCTION OF STEAM ENGINES AND
MECHANICAL MODELS,
INCLUDING
THE ART OF TURNING IN WOOD AND METAL.
BY THE
AUTHOR OF “THE LATHE AND ITS USES”
“THE AMATEUR MECHANIC’S WORKSHOP,” &c.
FROM THE ENGLISH EDITION, WITH CORRECTIONS, &c.
G. P. PUTNAM’S SONS
NEW YORK
27 WEST TWENTY-THIRD ST.
LONDON
24 BEDFORD ST., STRAND
The Knickerbocker Press
1896
Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1871, by
G. P. PUTNAM & SONS,
in the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington.