HARD WOODS, ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. A practical description of Hard and Fancy Woods used by the carpenter and cabinet maker. By P. A. Wells, 79 pages, 19 illustrations, 25c.
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The general method of treatment of each subject, is first the raw materials worked upon, its characteristics, variations and suitability; secondly, the tools used, the sharpening and use; thirdly, devoted to typical examples of work to be done, materials, and how to do similar work, etc.
THE FOLLOWING ARE THE PRINCIPAL CONTENTS.
Mechanical Drawing, (13 pages.)
Mechanical Movements, (55 pages.)
Casting and Founding in Brass and Bronze, (30 pages.)
Forging and Finishing, (46 pages.)
Soldering in all its branches, (26 pages.)