The ability to design new things, and to adapt general rules to personal requirements, is to be encouraged at all times, and this idea has been exemplified in the following pages.
| CHAPTER | | PAGE |
| [I]. | Introductory | 3 |
| [II]. | The Knife and Its Possibilities—First Experiments | 6 |
| [III]. | Mechanical Drawing | 23 |
| [IV]. | Mechanical Drawing (Continued) | 31 |
| [V]. | Toys | 40 |
| [VI]. | Moving Toys | 50 |
| [VII]. | Designing Moving Toys | 58 |
| [VIII]. | The Model Aeroplane | 68 |
| [IX]. | The Monoplane | 75 |
| [X]. | Kites | 84 |
| [XI]. | Chip Carving and Knife Work | 97 |
| [XII]. | Chip Carving (Continued) | 109 |
| [XIII]. | Chip Carving (Continued) | 120 |
| [XIV]. | The Shop | 133 |
| [XV]. | The Equipment for a Shop | 143 |
| [XVI]. | Building a Lumber Rack | 150 |
| [XVII]. | Mills and Weather Vanes | 157 |
| [XVIII]. | Tools—Saws | 169 |
| [XIX]. | Tools—Planes | 176 |
| [XX]. | Squaring up Stock | 185 |
| [XXI]. | Boring Tools | 193 |
| [XXII]. | Miscellaneous Tools | 199 |
| [XXIII]. | Making Nail Boxes | 206 |
| [XXIV]. | Bird Houses | 213 |
| [XXV]. | Simple Articles for Household Use | 221 |
| [XXVI]. | The Mitre Box and Picture Frame | 228 |
| [XXVII]. | Making Toilet Boxes | 235 |
| [XXVIII]. | Brackets and Book Racks | 242 |
| [XXIX]. | Construction | 250 |
| [XXX]. | The Use of the Gouge | 258 |
| [XXXI]. | Coat Hanger and Towel Rollers | 266 |
| [XXXII]. | Clock Cases | 276 |
| [XXXIII]. | Foot Stools | 291 |
| [XXXIV]. | The Tabourette | 301 |
| [XXXV]. | The Dovetail Joint | 313 |
| [XXXVI]. | Inlaying | 319 |
| [XXXVII]. | The Checkerboard | 332 |
| [XXXVIII]. | Tool Cases and Chests | 339 |
| [XXXIX]. | Book Cases and Magazine Racks | 347 |
| [XL]. | The Medicine Cabinet | 354 |
| [XLI]. | Mission Furniture | 361 |
| [XLII]. | The Chest | 377 |
| [XLIII]. | The Drawing Outfit | 381 |
| [XLIV]. | Woodwork for Outdoor Sports—The Tennis
Court, Tennis Court Accessories | 399 |
| [XLV]. | The Pergola | 426 |
| [XLVI]. | Poultry Houses | 441 |
| [XLVII]. | Housing of Outdoor Pets | 451 |
| [XLVIII]. | Outdoor Carpentry | 457 |
| [XLIX]. | Staining, Polishing, and Finishing | 481 |
| [L]. | Durability: Decay and Preservation of Wood | 492 |
| [LI]. | Mathematics of Woodwork | 498 |
| [LII]. | Lumber No. 1 | 510 |
| [LIII]. | Lumber No. 2 | 517 |
| [LIV]. | Lumber No. 3 | 524 |
| [LV]. | Lumber No. 4 | 532 |
| [LVI]. | Broad-leaved Trees | 543 |
| [LVII]. | Trees with Simple Leaves | 556 |
| The Shop—The Most Interesting Place in the
World on a Stormy Day | [Frontispiece] |
| | FACING PAGE |
| The Boy and his Jack Knife | [8] |
| Using the Veining Tool | [118] |
| Using the Jack Plane | [146] |
| Learning to Use the Crosscut Saw | [170] |
| Tools of the Seventeenth Century | [178] |
| The Correct Way to Hold the Chisel | [208] |
| Assembling and Finishing | [374] |
| Staining and Polishing | [484] |
[CARPENTRY AND WOODWORK ]