[2] Disston saws are the kind to get.
| THE WAY TO SAW A BOARD | A CARPENTER’S HAMMER AND HOW TO HOLD IT |
| SAWING OFF A STRIP WITH A BACK SAW AND MITER BOX | WHERE A COMPASS SAW COMES IN HANDY |
| HOW TO HOLD A SMOOTHING PLANE | A FIRMER CHISEL IN USE |
Fig. 1. some useful wood working tools
(4) A miter box (pronounced mi′-ter) is a little trough of wood formed of a bottom with two sides screwed to it but without a top or ends. The sides of the box have saw-cuts in them, or kerfs as they are called, at angles of 45 and 90 degrees so that strips of wood, molding and the like can be sawed accurately across, or mitered, to make a corner joint.
(5) Three planes[3] and these are (a) a block plane for small light work; (b) a smoothing plane which is a little longer and has a handle and is set fine, that is the bit, or blade is finely adjusted for finishing work; and (c) a jack-plane, which is a large plane used for planing off rough surfaces.
[3] I like Stanley planes the best.
(6) Three chisels,[4] or firmer chisels as they are called. These are regular flat, bevel-edged carpenter’s chisels and the blades should be ¹⁄₈, ¹⁄₄, and ¹⁄₂ inch wide, respectively.
[4] Buck Brothers are noted for their chisels.
(7) Three gouges,[5] or firmer gouges, to give them their full name. These gouges are simply chisels with curved cutting edges so that a rounded groove can be cut in a board. Get them with blades having ¹⁄₄, ³⁄₈ and ¹⁄₂ inch regular sweep, as the curve of the cutting edge is called.
[5] Buck Brothers’ gouges are also good.