A practical course in roof framing; the underlying principles and their application to practical work, especially written for foremen, journeymen and apprentice woodworkers, and as a textbook for schools. R. M. Van Gaasbeek. Drake. 151p. $1.50.
Plainly written, practical home study book for carpenters and apprentices, or a text book for trade schools. Illustrated with 72 line drawings and halftones made for the book.
Author is head of department of woodworking, Pratt Institute.
Electric welding. Ethan Viall.
A comprehensive treatise, largely a compilation from various sources, describing the apparatus and operations employed in arc and resistance welding for manufacturing and repairing purposes. The different makes of apparatus now in use are described and illustrated, and many examples of work performed are given. Contains chapters on the physical properties and metallurgy of arc-fused steels. The book is fully illustrated.
Author is editor of American Machinist.
Furniture for small houses; a book of designs for inexpensive furniture with new methods of construction and decoration. P. A. Wells. Lond., Batsford, and N. Y. Dutton. 35p. text, and 57 plates. 10½ × 7½ in. 12s. 6d. American price $7.00.
An English book of furniture for small town and country houses. The articles are severely plain in design, small in size, and inexpensive to make. An experienced amateur could make any of the pieces. Pictures of the furniture and detailed drawing for its construction are given.
Author is head of cabinet department, London County Council Shoreditch Technical School, where all the furniture shown in the book was originally made. The text describes the woods used and decorations employed.
The automobile repairman’s helper; a pocket book for the mechanic, owner, chauffeur, and student, covering every trouble likely to be found in all the standard cars and including chapters on inspection and lubrication, drills, taps and lathes, welding storage, batteries, cylinder and piston ring work, bearings, axle adjustments, repairing tops, mudguards, lamps, etc. 2v. S. T. Williams. Each vol. has 448p. $3.00 per vol.