The detailed lesson outlines indicate definitely where these subjects are to be given attention in the course. The pages of the text are also indicated. The high school library should be provided with the very excellent bulletins of the United States Department of Agriculture, Division of Forestry, most of which are for free distribution.
4. Woodfinishing.
The subject of woodfinishing is treated in a manner quite similar to that of woodworking. No pieces of woodwork that should have a finish are ever sent from the shop until they have been treated to a finish calculated to make them fit for immediate placing in their future surroundings.
While the general outline of the course in woodwork makes no mention of woodfinishing, the lesson outline indicates the gradual introduction of the subject, beginning with the simplest finishes first and terminating in high school in the rubbed copal varnishes.
FIG. 4. CHART ILLUSTRATING WOOD STRUCTURE.
By T. B. Kidner, October, 1908 Manual Training Magazine
In woodfinishing, as in woodworking, the aim has been to have the pupil treat the subject in a serious and workmanlike manner. In seventh grade little woodfinishing is done. The woodworking processes need the centering of the pupil’s attention, in the first place. Second, the simple pieces which the beginner is able to make require no finish as a rule. In one group stain and wax is used. This is the group in which decorative design is emphasized. In the eighth grade the woodfinishing problem becomes important. Almost all of the pieces require a finish.
FIG. 5. CHART ILLUSTRATING TIMBER DEFECTS.