The prices vary from time to time, so those in the list are given simply that you may have a general idea of the cost.
I will say here that it will pay you to have two or three practical lessons in the use of a saw, a plane, and a chisel, from a carpenter. If you are in the city, there are regular classes where you can get such instructions. It will save patience and tools.
| Hammer | .75 to $1.00 |
| Saw (cross-cut) 16 to 18 inch | 1.25 |
| "(splitting) "" | 1.35 |
| Chisel 1 inch socket firmer | .60 |
| "½"" " | .25 |
| Bit brace (plain 1.50) ratchet | 2.00 |
| Bits ⅜, ½, ⅝ | .80 |
| Small bits ¼ and less for screws, the set | .50 |
| Screw-driver (at Wilkinson’s ask for a gunmaker’s and machinist’s drop forged) | .40 |
| Hatchet | .75 |
| 2 ft. rule | .25 |
| Try square (9 inch) | 1.00 |
| Oil stone (1½ or 2 inches wide) | .40 |
| Mallet (large wooden) | .35 |
| Small iron Block Plane (Bailey’s) | 1.25 |
| Jack or Fore Plane, Stanley’s 20 inch | 2.25 |
| Draw Knife 7 inch | .70 |
| ______ | |
| $15.10 |
Nails and screws of various sizes can be got at any hardware store. If you send an order through the village store, be sure to send to first-class establishments, and procure the following makes:
Planes, Bailey’s or Stanley’s, iron and wood; chisels and gouges, Buck or Moulson; braces, Barber; saws, Henry Diston; rules and squares, Stanley; files, Stubs, Greaves and Sons.
II.—MY SAWHORSE AND WORKBENCH.
NOW that you have a fair assortment of tools to work with, the next thing is to have a work-bench; for even an accomplished carpenter can’t do much without a good, strong, firm bench. And of course you must have a sawhorse before you can have a bench; but a sawhorse is a simple affair to make, and I will tell you how to set about it right away, for you ought not to buy anything that with a little trouble you can make. Besides it will be good, plain practise with try-square, saw and plane.