FURNITURE DESIGN FOR SCHOOLS AND SHOPS. By Crawshaw. A manual in furniture design containing a collection of plates showing perspective drawings of typical designs, representing particular types of furniture. Each perspective is accompanied by suggestions for rearrangements and the modeling of parts. The text discusses and illustrates principles of design as applied to furniture. Should be in the hands of every teacher of cabinet making and design. $1.00.
PROBLEMS IN FARM WOODWORK. By Blackburn. A book of working drawings of 100 practical problems relating to agriculture and farm life. Each problem is accompanied by text treating of “Purpose,” “Material,” “Bill of Stock,” “Tools,” “Directions,” and “Assembly.” Of special value to the pupil and teacher of agriculture and manual arts in rural schools, and to the boy on the farm. $1.00.
PROBLEMS IN FURNITURE MAKING. By Crawshaw. Contains 43 full-page working drawings of articles of furniture. In addition to the working drawings, there is a perspective sketch of each article completed. There are 36 pages of text giving notes on the construction of each project, chapters on the “Design” and “Construction” of furniture, and one on “Finishes.” The last chapter describes 15 methods of wood finishing, all adapted for use on furniture. $1.00.
PROBLEMS IN WOODWORKING. By Murray. A collection of 40 plates of working drawings of problems in bench work that have been successfully worked out by boys in grades seven to nine, inclusive. 75 cents.
PROBLEMS IN WOOD-TURNING. By Crawshaw. Contains 25 full-page plates of working drawings covering spindle, faceplate, and chuck turning. It gives the mathematical basis for the cuts used in turning. A valuable textbook for students’ use. 80 cents.
WORKSHOP NOTE-BOOK—WOODWORKING. By Greene. A note-book which furnishes a few general and extremely important directions about tools and processes, and provides space for additional notes and working drawings. It is essentially a collection of helps, ideas, hints, suggestions, questions, facts, illustrations, etc. It is full of suggestions; shows a keen insight into subject-matter and teaching methods, and is an effective teaching tool. 15 cents.
SHOP PROBLEMS. By Siepert. Portfolios of plates—working drawings of projects printed on tracing paper and adapted to be blue-printed for students’ use. The plates are taken from the Shop Notes and Problems department of the Manual Training Magazine. The problems include a wide variety of good design and adapted for shop use. Series I, II, III and IV have been published. Price per series, 35 cents.
GRAMMAR GRADE PROBLEMS IN MECHANICAL DRAWING. By Bennett. A remarkably simple and carefully graded textbook on the fundamentals of mechanical drawing for the use of students in the seventh and eighth grades. It combines an abundance of text and simple problems, accompanied by notes and directions. Its use insures the early formation of correct habits of technique and makes possible the development of a standard in grammar grade mechanical drawing parallel with woodworking. Abundantly and well illustrated. 38 cents.
PROBLEMS IN MECHANICAL DRAWING. By Bennett. A students’ textbook consisting of 80 plates of problems classified into groups according to principle, and arranged according to difficulty of solution. Each problem is given unsolved and, therefore, in proper form to hand to the pupil for solution. The best collection of problems for first-year high-school students available. 75 cents.
MANUAL TRAINING TOYS FOR THE BOYS’ WORKSHOP. By Moore. A popular boys’ book. It contains 35 pages of full-page plates of working drawings illustrating 42 projects. All the projects are overflowing with “boy” interest, and are well adapted to the upper grades of the elementary school. The text treats of tools and tool processes, and gives instructions for making each project. $1.00.