summaryrefslogtreecommitdiff
diff options
context:
space:
mode:
authornfenwick <nfenwick@pglaf.org>2025-01-25 08:58:46 -0800
committernfenwick <nfenwick@pglaf.org>2025-01-25 08:58:46 -0800
commitdd68adaac13a8a4e298c9920f80efde07f49243e (patch)
tree7ca974eecad4b193fa671ccef52195988bb1376e
parent3d88ae8defc97769e0f2eb38353108274495219c (diff)
NormalizeHEADmain
-rw-r--r--.gitattributes4
-rw-r--r--LICENSE.txt11
-rw-r--r--README.md2
-rw-r--r--old/69725-0.txt3001
-rw-r--r--old/69725-0.zipbin46786 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h.zipbin4350067 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/69725-h.htm4618
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/cover.jpgbin1200566 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig001.jpgbin17800 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig002.jpgbin20201 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig003.jpgbin22519 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig004.jpgbin13333 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig005.jpgbin25543 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig006.jpgbin17926 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig007.jpgbin10770 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig008.jpgbin9837 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig009.jpgbin19815 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig010.jpgbin25385 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig011.jpgbin27271 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig012.jpgbin4830 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig013.jpgbin4707 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig014.jpgbin8646 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig015.jpgbin9908 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig016.jpgbin28353 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig017.jpgbin12341 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig018.jpgbin25222 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig019.jpgbin14404 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig020.jpgbin14010 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig021.jpgbin11080 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig022.jpgbin51855 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig023.jpgbin2477 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig024.jpgbin37245 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig025.jpgbin9322 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig026.jpgbin16508 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig027.jpgbin4872 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig028.jpgbin17594 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig029.jpgbin5972 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig030.jpgbin10001 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig031.jpgbin9964 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig032.jpgbin9417 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig033.jpgbin10499 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig034.jpgbin8091 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig035.jpgbin21387 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig036.jpgbin9763 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig037.jpgbin7446 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig038.jpgbin4968 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig039.jpgbin6217 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig040.jpgbin8465 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig041.jpgbin9569 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig042.jpgbin11820 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig043.jpgbin25745 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig044.jpgbin13657 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig045.jpgbin16432 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig046.jpgbin12091 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig047.jpgbin9246 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig048.jpgbin6077 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig049.jpgbin34342 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig050.jpgbin14890 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig051.jpgbin28752 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig052.jpgbin14244 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig053.jpgbin7369 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig054.jpgbin11877 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig055.jpgbin15008 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig056.jpgbin6612 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig057.jpgbin2824 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig058.jpgbin20531 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig059.jpgbin24933 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig060.jpgbin10086 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig061.jpgbin16790 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig062.jpgbin29579 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig063.jpgbin38126 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig064.jpgbin45020 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig065.jpgbin44766 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig066.jpgbin31722 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig067.jpgbin36234 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig068.jpgbin43502 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig069.jpgbin32947 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig070.jpgbin39502 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig071.jpgbin40522 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig072.jpgbin24527 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig073.jpgbin9948 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig074.jpgbin23222 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig075.jpgbin22560 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig076.jpgbin19566 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig077.jpgbin17700 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig078.jpgbin81019 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig079.jpgbin12692 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig080.jpgbin14029 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig081.jpgbin13244 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig082.jpgbin17842 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig083.jpgbin15353 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig084.jpgbin44310 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig085.jpgbin10351 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig086.jpgbin10826 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig087.jpgbin30760 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig088.jpgbin22118 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig089.jpgbin11629 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig090.jpgbin26174 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig091.jpgbin23427 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig092.jpgbin15272 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig093.jpgbin16888 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig094.jpgbin8370 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig095.jpgbin27434 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig096.jpgbin53234 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig097.jpgbin12775 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig098.jpgbin20103 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig099.jpgbin26468 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig100.jpgbin37716 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig101.jpgbin34196 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig102.jpgbin17789 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig103.jpgbin41463 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig104.jpgbin15756 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig105.jpgbin16518 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig106.jpgbin71825 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig107.jpgbin15812 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig108.jpgbin42904 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig109.jpgbin16591 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig110.jpgbin22170 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig111.jpgbin12116 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig112.jpgbin9832 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig113.jpgbin13780 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig114.jpgbin41569 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig115.jpgbin23550 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig116.jpgbin34901 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig117.jpgbin23808 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig118.jpgbin14299 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig119.jpgbin23822 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig120.jpgbin24968 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig121.jpgbin37833 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig122.jpgbin72569 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig123.jpgbin11823 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig124.jpgbin11262 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig125.jpgbin32216 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig126.jpgbin12224 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig127.jpgbin15899 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig128.jpgbin12895 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig129.jpgbin19765 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig130.jpgbin38834 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig131.jpgbin42282 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig132.jpgbin51027 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig133.jpgbin45691 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig134.jpgbin86458 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig135.jpgbin85961 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/fig136.jpgbin27286 -> 0 bytes
-rw-r--r--old/69725-h/images/frontispiece.jpgbin88417 -> 0 bytes
145 files changed, 17 insertions, 7619 deletions
diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d7b82bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+*.txt text eol=lf
+*.htm text eol=lf
+*.html text eol=lf
+*.md text eol=lf
diff --git a/LICENSE.txt b/LICENSE.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6312041
--- /dev/null
+++ b/LICENSE.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+This eBook, including all associated images, markup, improvements,
+metadata, and any other content or labor, has been confirmed to be
+in the PUBLIC DOMAIN IN THE UNITED STATES.
+
+Procedures for determining public domain status are described in
+the "Copyright How-To" at https://www.gutenberg.org.
+
+No investigation has been made concerning possible copyrights in
+jurisdictions other than the United States. Anyone seeking to utilize
+this eBook outside of the United States should confirm copyright
+status under the laws that apply to them.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7507d83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Project Gutenberg (https://www.gutenberg.org) public repository for
+eBook #69725 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69725)
diff --git a/old/69725-0.txt b/old/69725-0.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 9c1b335..0000000
--- a/old/69725-0.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3001 +0,0 @@
-The Project Gutenberg eBook of Elementary woodworking, by Edwin W.
-Foster
-
-This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and
-most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions
-whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms
-of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at
-www.gutenberg.org. If you are not located in the United States, you
-will have to check the laws of the country where you are located before
-using this eBook.
-
-Title: Elementary woodworking
-
-Author: Edwin W. Foster
-
-Release Date: January 7, 2023 [eBook #69725]
-
-Language: English
-
-Produced by: Peter Becker and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
- at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images
- generously made available by The Internet Archive)
-
-*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK ELEMENTARY WOODWORKING ***
-
-
-
-
-
-
-[Illustration: “Grizzly Giant,” a Big Tree in Mariposa Grove, California]
-
-
-
-
- ELEMENTARY WOODWORKING
-
- BY
- EDWIN W. FOSTER
-
- GINN & COMPANY
- BOSTON · NEW YORK · CHICAGO · LONDON
-
- COPYRIGHT, 1903
- BY EDWIN W. FOSTER
-
- ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
-
- 25.1
-
- The Athenæum Press
- GINN & COMPANY · CAMBRIDGE
- · MASSACHUSETTS
-
-
-
-
-PREFACE
-
-
-This text has been prepared for the purpose of furnishing the pupil with
-the essential facts about tools and their uses. However efficient the
-instruction may be and however attentive the pupil, it is impossible for
-him to fully grasp and comprehend during a demonstration the names of
-tools and technical terms, most of which are new to him. This applies
-with equal force to the manner of using the tools and to the methods of
-working.
-
-The function of the text is to supplement the instruction of the teacher.
-It is intended to gather up and arrange in a logical order the facts
-which the pupil has already been told. By this means these facts will
-become fixed in the mind of the pupil and he will work with a better
-understanding and make greater progress.
-
-It is believed that the text can be used to the greatest advantage
-by requiring the pupil to read up the subjects presented in class
-immediately _after_ the close of the lesson. Frequent rapid reviews and
-occasional written tests are very effective.
-
-No course of study in the form of a series of models is presented. It is
-hardly possible for any two schools to follow the same series of models.
-Local conditions necessarily affect the choice of a course, while new and
-better designs are being brought out continuously.
-
-The order in which the tools are described in the following pages is the
-one that has seemed most natural. They may be taken up, however, in any
-convenient and logical order.
-
-It is with the earnest hope that nature study and manual work may be
-closely correlated, that Part II is added. No better period can be
-selected in which to study trees, their leaves, bark, wood, etc., than
-when the student is working with wood, learning by experience its grain,
-hardness, color, and value in the arts.
-
-Occasional talks on the broader topics of forestry, its economic aspects,
-climatic effects, influence on rainfall, the flow of rivers, floods,
-droughts, etc., will be found interesting as well as instructive, and
-such interest should be instilled into every American boy and girl.
-
-The writer is indebted to the Fish, Forest, and Game Commission of New
-York state for the series of Adirondack lumbering scenes, and to the
-United States Bureau of Forestry for the views of California Big Trees.
-
- EDWIN W. FOSTER.
-
-
-
-
-CONTENTS
-
-
- PAGE
-
- PART I. TOOLS
-
- Chapter I. Introduction 3
-
- General directions regarding care of tools and bench. Plan of
- work and division of tools into groups.
-
- Chapter II. Measuring and Marking Tools 5
-
- The rule: divisions; method of using. The try-square: method
- of handling. The framing square. The marking gauge. The bevel.
-
- Chapter III. Cutting Tools 11
-
- Saws: necessity for two classes; shape of teeth; set; tapers;
- method of holding. Backsaw; use of bench hook. The turning
- saw. The plane: use of cap iron; names of parts. Adjustment
- of plane. Use of lever and adjusting screw; positions for
- planing. The jack plane. The smooth plane. Jointers; action
- of short and long planes. The block plane. The wooden plane.
- The chisel: size of cutting angle; effect of careless
- sharpening. The framing and firmer chisels; proper positions
- for horizontal and vertical cutting. Sharpening on oilstone.
- Brace and bit. Center and auger bits; gimlet and countersink
- bits. The spokeshave.
-
- Chapter IV. Miscellaneous Tools and Methods of Work 31
-
- The hammer; use of nail punch. The mallet. The screw-driver.
- Sandpaper, use of. Squaring up stock; method explained in
- detail. Laying out work; method of laying out a typical
- joint. Securing parts; use of glue and hand screws. Nails;
- method of using cut nails. Screws; method of using round-head
- and flat-head screws. Mechanical drawing. The drawing
- instruments explained, and method of making complete working
- drawings described. Scale drawings.
-
- PART II. WOOD
-
- Chapter V. Lumbering and Milling 51
-
- The forest; felling trees and floating logs to the mill. The
- forming and breaking up of log jams. The log boom and modern
- sawmills. Timber and lumber defined. Annual rings; medullary
- rays; formation of grain. Characteristics and defects in
- wood. Warping and shrinkage.
-
- Chapter VI. Broad-Leaved Trees: the Oaks 65
-
- White oak. Post oak. Mossy-cup oak. Black and black-jack oak.
- Red oak. Scarlet and pin oaks. Chestnut oak. Live oak.
-
- Chapter VII. Broad-Leaved Trees: the Maples 76
-
- Sugar and Norway maples. Silver and red maples. Sycamore
- maple. Moosewood. Maple keys. Ash-leaved maple. Japan maples.
-
- Chapter VIII. Broad-Leaved Trees having Compound Leaves 85
-
- Horse-chestnut. Buckeye. The hickories. Black walnut and
- butternut. Locust. Honey locust. Ash.
-
- Chapter IX. Broad-Leaved Trees having Simple Leaves 94
-
- Elm. The birches. Beech. Iron wood. Buttonball. Sweet gum.
- Tulip. Basswood. Willow. The poplars. Sassafras. Mulberry.
-
- Chapter X. The Evergreens 111
-
- White pine. Georgia pine. Yellow pine. Hemlock. Spruce.
- Cypress. Balsam fir. The cedars.
-
- Chapter XI. The Big Trees of California 123
-
-
-
-
-ELEMENTARY WOODWORKING
-
-PART I
-
-
-
-
-CHAPTER I
-
-INTRODUCTION
-
-
-In order to obtain good results in the using of tools it is necessary to
-know their construction, how to properly sharpen and adjust them, and the
-correct method of handling them. It is also essential to know how to lay
-out and work the material or stock. Carelessness or a lack of knowledge
-is invariably followed by a failure. It is more important at first to
-work carefully and accurately than rapidly.
-
-“Tools are made to be used, not abused.” They must be kept _clean_ and
-_sharp_ and should be used only for the purpose intended. Wipe them off
-occasionally with an oily rag or waste to prevent them from rusting. Put
-away all tools not in use and keep the top of the bench clean. Do not
-mark it with a pencil or scratch it with a knife. Do not cut into it with
-the chisel or allow other tools to mark or deface it. When using glue,
-shellac, or similar materials, cover the top of the bench; or, better
-still, do the work on a table provided for that purpose.
-
-The plan of work in making all models is in general the same and is as
-follows:
-
- _First._ “Squaring up” the stock.
-
- _Second._ “Laying out” the work.
-
- _Third._ Cutting to the lines.
-
-When the article is composed of two or more pieces a fourth step may be
-added, namely, fitting and securing the parts.
-
-The tools used may be divided into three groups, as follows:
-
- _First._ Laying-out tools. These include the rule, try-square,
- marking gauge, bevel, and knife.
-
- _Second._ Cutting tools. In this group are the saw, plane,
- chisel, spokeshave, bit, and knife.
-
- _Third._ Miscellaneous tools, such as the hammer, mallet,
- screw-driver, brace (or bitstock), and others not so common.
-
-
-
-
-CHAPTER II
-
-MEASURING AND MARKING TOOLS
-
-
-=1. The Rule.= The standard unit of length is the yard, but the foot is
-commonly used for all measurements in woodwork. If the rule be twelve
-inches long it is known as a foot rule, and if twenty-four inches long
-it is called a two-foot rule. The inches are subdivided into halves,
-quarters, eighths, and in some cases sixteenths. Rules are usually of
-boxwood or maple, with brass joints, and are commonly made to fold once
-or twice.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 1. The Rule]
-
-The rule is quite thick, and if laid flat upon the work to be measured
-errors will usually follow. It should be stood on edge so that the pencil
-or knife point may touch the divisions on it and the wood at the same
-time. The proper position when laying out measurements is shown in the
-sketch (Fig. 2). Consecutive measurements should be laid off without
-moving the rule.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 2. Methods of using the Rule: _A_, incorrect; _B_,
-correct]
-
-=2. The Try-Square.= The try-square has two distinct uses: first, to
-act as a guide for the pencil or knife point in laying out lines across
-the grain at right angles to the edge, as shown in Fig. 4; second, for
-testing or trying the adjoining sides to see if they are square with each
-other.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 3. The Try-Square]
-
-The try-square may be made entirely of iron or steel, but sometimes the
-beam _A_ is of wood with a brass strip _C_ to protect it and to take the
-wear. The blade _B_ is of steel and is divided, like a rule, into inches
-and fractions of an inch. Try-squares are made in several sizes, the most
-convenient for general use being six inches.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 4. Methods of using the Try-Square]
-
-In using the try-square the beam should be held firmly against the face
-or edge of the stock. When working near the end of the piece, if the beam
-projects, reverse its position. For nice, accurate work the knife point
-instead of the pencil should be used for lining.
-
-When it is desired to saw off the end of the stock it is first necessary
-to mark or square clear around it with the knife and try-square. In doing
-this the beam of the try-square must be used against the work face and
-joint edge only. Large squares made of steel in one piece are called
-_framing squares_, and are used by carpenters and others for rough or
-large work.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 5. The Framing Square]
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 6. The Marking Gauge]
-
-=3. The Marking Gauge.= The marking gauge is shown in Figs. 6 and 7. _A_
-is the gauge stick, _B_ the gauge block, _S_ the set screw, and _P_ the
-marking point, or _spur_. The gauge stick is graduated like a rule into
-inches and fractions, beginning at the steel marking point; but as the
-latter is not always exactly in the right place the graduations are not
-entirely reliable. It is safer then to set the gauge with the rule in the
-manner shown in Fig. 7.
-
-Hold gauge bottom side up in left hand and rule in right. Place end of
-rule against gauge block and the measurement desired at spur. Turn set
-screw. The gauge is then accurately set. In the cut the gauge is set at
-one inch and is ready for use.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 7. Setting the Marking Gauge]
-
-To gauge a line parallel to the edge of a block hold the tool firmly,
-with thumb and forefinger encircling gauge block. Tip the tool away from
-you until the marking point (spur) barely touches the wood and push the
-tool away from (never toward) you. The line made should be as fine as a
-knife line. A little practice is needed to give the proper control, as
-the marking point tends to follow the grain of the wood, which is usually
-not straight.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 8. Holding the Marking Gauge]
-
-A good plan is to use a small piece of prepared stock as a practice
-block, laying out lines a quarter of an inch apart, then an eighth, and
-finally a sixteenth.
-
-=4. The Bevel.= The bevel differs from the try-square in having a movable
-blade.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 9. The Bevel]
-
-This tool may be used to lay out lines at any angle from zero to 180
-degrees. The blade may be fixed firmly at any desired angle by simply
-turning the set screw. The method of using it is similar to that of the
-try-square.
-
-
-
-
-CHAPTER III
-
-CUTTING TOOLS
-
-
-=5. Saws.= The saw might be described as a succession of chisels, one
-back of the other. We can readily understand the action of the saw by
-making cuts with a narrow chisel along the grain of a piece of wood, as
-shown in Fig. 10 at _a_.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 10. Cutting with and across the Grain with a Narrow
-Chisel]
-
-The little pieces of wood removed in this way are similar to the sawdust
-made by the saw, the only difference being that in the saw the teeth are
-narrower and the little pieces consequently smaller, and instead of one
-chisel dozens are being pushed forward at one time.
-
-A saw with these chisel-shaped teeth, and used for cutting along the
-grain, is called a _ripsaw_.
-
-That this tool will not cut so readily across the grain may easily be
-proved by again resorting to the narrow chisel and attempting to repeat
-the first experiment. The wood will act as shown in Fig. 10 at _b_,
-splitting along the grain in both directions. It is quite evident, then,
-that a tool for cutting across the grain must be constructed in some
-other way.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 11. The Saw]
-
-Continuing this experiment, let us cut the fibers with a knife point in
-two parallel lines across the grain, close together, as at _c_. It will
-be found that the wood between these lines may now be easily removed with
-the narrow chisel. This fact is made the basis on which we construct the
-crosscut saw. Every tooth is sharpened to a point, one on the right side,
-the next on the left, giving two parallel lines of sharp points designed
-to cut the fibers, as was done in our experiment with the knife. Fig.
-12 shows the end view of the crosscut teeth enlarged. Observe that not
-only are the alternate teeth sharpened on opposite sides, but each tooth
-is bent outward from the body of the saw. This bending is called _set_,
-and is designed to make the saw cut, or _kerf_, wider than the thickness
-of the saw, that the latter may pass easily through the wood after the
-teeth have done their work. If it were not for this set, the fibers would
-spring back against the body of the saw after the teeth had passed and
-make the work very laborious. When a saw is properly set it should pass
-through the wood easily.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 12. Teeth of Crosscut Saw]
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 13. Teeth of Ripsaw]
-
-The teeth of the ripsaw are also set, but, as will be seen in the sketch,
-the bottoms are flat like a chisel instead of pointed like those of the
-crosscut teeth.
-
-Beside the end views of the two kinds of teeth, the side views, which are
-also different, are shown in Figs. 12 and 13.
-
-We are inclined to think of the saw as a very commonplace article, yet
-a careful examination will prove that the greatest care and skill are
-needed in its manufacture. Observe that the body, which must be of the
-best steel, tapers, being considerably wider at the handle than at the
-opposite end. This is to give strength, and to prevent _buckling_, or
-bending, as the tool is pushed forward.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 14. Body of Saw, showing Tapers]
-
-Most delicate measurements must be made, however, to discover that
-not only the width but the thickness increases from _A_ to _B_, and
-decreases from _C_ to _D_. How carefully this tapering must be done can
-be realized when we know that the difference in thickness from _A_ to
-_B_ is only three one-thousandths of an inch, and from _C_ to _D_ twelve
-one-thousandths at end _A_ and five one-thousandths at end _B_.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 15. Method of holding the Saw]
-
-The saw should be held in the right hand, with the left grasping the
-board. The thumb of the left hand acts as guide, the saw is tilted, as
-shown in Fig. 15, and drawn toward the worker at the first stroke. This
-tool should be used without exerting much pressure, in accordance with
-the general rule that we do our best work with tools when we work easily
-and deliberately.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 16. The Backsaw]
-
-Many varieties of saws are designed for special purposes, including those
-which cut stone and metal.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 17. Method of using the Backsaw and Bench Hook]
-
-=6. Backsaw.= The backsaw is a crosscut saw with small teeth, and has
-a heavy steel backpiece, Fig. 17, to prevent bending. In this respect
-it differs from the ordinary crosscut varieties, which bend readily.
-The purpose of the backsaw is to make fine, straight cuts in delicate,
-accurate work. The steel back _B_ is necessary on account of the thin
-blade, but on account of the thickness of _B_ no cut can be made deeper
-than the line _C_. This tool will cut in any direction with reference to
-the grain, but is primarily a crosscut saw.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 18. The Bench Hook]
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 19. The Turning Saw]
-
-=7. The Turning Saw.= In ordinary work the saw is supposed to cut to
-a straight line, but there are certain classes of work where it is
-desirable to follow a curved line, and consequently a special tool is
-necessary. The turning saw shown in the cut is used for this purpose.
-The handles holding the saw blade may be turned in any direction with
-reference to the frame.
-
-=8. The Plane.= The plane reduces our rough lumber to planed, or
-_dressed_, stock. The cutting part is a thin, wide chisel called the
-_plane iron_.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 20. The Plane Iron in Action]
-
-Fig. 20 shows the position of the plane iron in operation. Assume the
-iron to be moving in the direction of the arrow on a piece of wood. The
-sharp point would enter the board and, should the grain be unfavorable,
-start a splitting action, as shown at _a_.
-
-We wish to smooth the wood instead of roughing it, and must in some way
-stop the splitting. This is accomplished by placing a cap iron on the
-plane iron, as shown at _b_. The cap bends and breaks the shaving before
-the splitting action has a chance to begin, and gives the spiral form so
-familiar in wood shavings.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 21. Plane Iron, Cap, and Set Screw]
-
-The cap is firmly fastened to the plane iron by a stout screw, and this
-whole combination is fastened in the throat of the plane by a clamp
-(Fig. 22). The opening on the bottom of the plane through which the
-cutting edge protrudes is called the _mouth_ of the plane.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 22. Sectional Views of Iron Plane]
-
-=9. Adjustment of Plane.= There are two ways of adjusting a modern iron
-plane,—by means of the set screw _s_, and of the lever _l_.
-
-Screw _s_ lowers or raises the plane iron so that we may take a thin or
-thick shaving, and lever _l_ straightens the iron, which is liable to
-project more on one side than on the other, and will then take a shaving
-thicker on one side than on the other.
-
-Before using the plane always examine it carefully. Invert the tool,
-holding it toward the light with the toe toward you, and glance along the
-bottom. If the iron projects, observe whether it is even, and if not,
-move the lever until it is. For a thin shaving the cutting edge should
-appear as a black line of uniform thickness. For a heavy shaving turn the
-brass screw until the iron projects slightly.
-
-In using the plane avoid a stooping position. Stand with the right side
-to the bench and with the shoulders thrown back. Let the pressure of the
-left hand be greater at the beginning and that of the right hand at the
-end of the stroke. The tool should rest perfectly flat on the wood from
-start to finish.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 23. Irons of Smooth and Jack Planes]
-
-=10. The Jack Plane.= The ordinary plane iron has a straight edge, as
-shown at _a_, Fig. 23, but when a large quantity of wood is to be removed
-the iron is sharpened in the shape shown at _b_. This curved iron will
-cut out the wood in hollows, leaving ridges between, and it is necessary
-to follow this jack plane with a finer one having a straight edge in
-order to smooth the surface. The jack plane might be called a _roughing_
-plane.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 24. Relative Sizes of Smooth and Jack Planes
-
-The lower figure is a jack plane]
-
-=11. The Smooth Plane.= The smoothing plane is shorter than the jack
-plane, its object being to smooth the surface without regard to
-straightening it, as it is supposed that the straightening has previously
-been done. The cap iron in the smooth plane should be set from a
-sixteenth to a thirty-second of an inch from the cutting edge of the
-plane iron.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 25. Action of Short and Long Planes]
-
-=12. Jointers.= For straightening very rough and uneven stock a long
-plane is necessary (Fig. 25). In the illustration let line _ab_ represent
-the edge of a very uneven board. A short plane _c_ would simply follow
-the hills and hollows, smoothing but not straightening it, while a long
-plane, as shown at _d_, would merely cut off the top of the high places,
-as shown by the dotted line, and would not touch the bottoms of the
-hollows until all the elevations were leveled; in other words, until the
-surface was straightened. Such planes, which are often three feet long or
-more, are called _jointers_.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 26. The Block Plane]
-
-=13. The Block Plane.= To square the end of a piece of stock the
-conditions are quite different from those just described where we were
-planing with the grain. In end planing no cap iron is necessary, the
-plane iron in the block plane being reversed with bevel side up.
-
-This tool requires more care than the others, as the stroke is usually
-quite short, and if the cutting edge is allowed to reach the farther
-corner, the latter will be broken off.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 27. Method of using Block Plane]
-
-To avoid this error the plane must be lifted up before the end of the
-stroke, as shown by the dotted line _a_. The piece is then reversed, and
-planed as shown by arrow _b_. In this way the whole end is smoothed,
-without ruining the corners.
-
-Besides these standard planes there are many patent and special ones for
-cutting tongues, grooves, beads, etc.
-
-=14. The Wooden Plane.= Although the iron-bodied planes just described
-are now in common use, the old-fashioned wooden plane is still the
-favorite of many woodworkers.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 28. The Wooden Plane]
-
-This tool, while lacking some of the adjustments of the iron plane, was
-much simpler and contained a smaller number of parts.
-
-The iron and cap were held in position by a wooden wedge, which was
-driven in by a light blow of the hammer. The workman removed the iron and
-wedge by turning the plane upside down and striking the forward part a
-light downward blow on the bench, while the thickness of the shaving was
-increased by a light tap on the plane iron.
-
-One of the chief objections to the wooden plane was its liability to wear
-and warp, so that it became necessary to straighten, or _joint_, the
-face. No such difficulty is encountered in the iron-bodied plane.
-
-=15. The Chisel.= The chisel is one of the simplest forms of cutting
-tools. The size of the angle _a_ depends on the kind of material to be
-cut.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 29. Cutting Angle of Chisel]
-
-A chisel for cutting wood must be sharpened to an angle of from 30 to 35
-degrees.
-
-By careless sharpening an extra bevel is sometimes formed, as shown at
-_b_.
-
-The cutting angle is then no sharper than if the chisel were shaped like
-that shown by dotted lines, and care must always be taken when sharpening
-to keep the line _cd_ straight, so that angle _a_ will be the real
-cutting angle.
-
-Two classes of chisels are in common use: the _framing chisel_ used for
-heavy work, such as the frames of buildings; and the _firmer chisel_.
-The framing chisel is strong and heavy, and has a handle capable of
-withstanding the blows of a mallet. The firmer chisel is designed for
-finer and lighter work without the mallet.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 30. The Framing Chisel]
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 31. The Firmer Chisel]
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 32. Proper Position for Horizontal Chiseling]
-
-The chisel must be sharp if we wish to do good and accurate work, and a
-cut on the hand made by such a sharp tool is liable to be a deep one.
-Special care must be used in handling it, keeping both hands away from
-the cutting edge, as shown in the sketch, and placing it when not in use
-where it cannot be pushed off the bench on to the floor or the student’s
-feet.
-
-Fig. 32 shows the method of using the tool on horizontal work, and Fig.
-33 for vertical cutting. For this kind of work only a small portion of
-the cutting edge can be used, the student judging for himself how heavy a
-cut to take by the hardness of the wood and amount of strength required.
-Good work can never be done when one has to exert all his strength on the
-tool. The best results are obtained when we work easily.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 33. Proper Position for Vertical Chiseling]
-
-Better work can usually be done with the chisel if, instead of pushing
-it straight ahead or straight downward, we incline it somewhat so as to
-secure a slight _paring_ action.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 34. Sharpening Chisel on Oilstone]
-
-When the chisel becomes dull, unless its edge has been nicked or ruined
-by some accident, it is only necessary to sharpen it on the oilstone.
-Hold the tool with the bevel flat on the stone. A drop or two of oil may
-be used to lubricate the stone, the tool being worked back and forth on
-the face of it. Especial care must be taken to avoid a rocking motion,
-which will produce a curved edge instead of a flat one.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 35. Common Forms of the Brace]
-
-After the rubbing, reverse the chisel, lay the flat side firmly on the
-stone, and draw toward you. This is to straighten the wire edge which
-has been turned over by the rubbing. The wire edge may then be removed
-by drawing the cutting edge across the end of a block of wood. When the
-chisel is nicked or very dull it must be ground on the grindstone.
-
-=16. Brace and Bit.= The old-fashioned augers and gimlets have given way
-to the modern brace and bit.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 36. The Center Bit]
-
-The brace, which is sometimes called the bitstock, allows both hands to
-be used continuously, which was not true of the old-fashioned auger.
-Several varieties of the brace are in use, the ones shown in the cuts
-being common.
-
-Bits are designed for a variety of purposes, the name being applied to
-a tool which is to be turned by the brace. The old-fashioned center bit
-shown in the cut possessed most of the essentials of a good boring tool.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 37. The Auger Bit]
-
-The sharp spur in the center allowed the hole to be accurately placed.
-The lip on the outer edge cut the fibers in a circle before the chisel
-edge began to remove the wood, and so a smooth hole could be bored; but
-considerable pressure was necessary to force the tool through the wood.
-
-The progress that has been made in the manufacture of tools can be easily
-appreciated by comparing this center bit with the modern auger bit.
-
-Referring to the sketch (Fig. 38), _B_ _B_ are two knife points, or
-_nibs_, which cut the wood fibers before the chisel edges, or _lips_, _C_
-_C_, can touch the wood. The point _A_ allows us to accurately place the
-center of the hole where we wish it, and the screw back of _A_ draws the
-tool into the wood as it revolves. This part is known as the spur, or
-_worm_. On this class of bits no pressure is necessary.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 38. Details of Auger Bit]
-
-The opposite end of the bit, called the _shank_, fits into the brace. Any
-tool with such a shank, and designed for use with the brace, is a bit. We
-have screw-driver bits, gimlet bits, auger bits, etc.
-
-On the shank of an auger bit will be found a number. This is the
-numerator of a fraction whose denominator is 16. If we find this number
-to be 4, it is a ⁴⁄₁₆, or a ¼-inch bit. If the number is 16, we have a
-¹⁶⁄₁₆, or a one-inch bit, etc., always referring to the diameter of the
-hole which the tool will bore.
-
-In using the brace and bit care must be taken to see that the bit shank
-is far enough in the brace to be fastened securely, and that the tool
-is held at right angles to the wood. It may appear from the front to be
-perfectly vertical, yet by stepping to one side and looking at it from
-another position it will frequently be found far from vertical. When
-starting a hole it is well to do this several times until assured that
-the tool is working in a true upright position.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 39. The Gimlet Bit]
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 40. The Countersink Bit]
-
-The gimlet bit is used for small holes, such as we make for screws. In
-this case the hole must be _countersunk_ to receive the screw head, when
-flat-headed screws are used. The countersink bit is shown in the cut, and
-its purpose is more fully explained in the chapter on screws.
-
-=17. The Spokeshave.= The spokeshave is practically a short plane with
-handles at the side so that the tool may be drawn or pushed. It may be
-adjusted by means of screws to take light or heavy shavings, and is used
-principally to smooth curved surfaces. The forming of a hammer handle
-is a good illustration of the kind of work it will do. It may be worked
-toward or away from the worker, and is an exceedingly handy tool.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 41. The Iron Spokeshave]
-
-
-
-
-CHAPTER IV
-
-MISCELLANEOUS TOOLS AND METHODS OF WORK
-
-
-=18. Hammer.= The carpenter’s hammer is used principally to drive or
-withdraw nails.
-
-The various trades have hammers made specially for their needs; thus
-we have machinists’, roofers’, upholsterers’, stonecutters’, and other
-hammers, but the claw hammer shown in the sketch is the one commonly used
-by workers in wood.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 42. The Claw Hammer]
-
-The head _a_ (Fig. 43) is of steel, with the face _b_ specially hardened
-so that it may not be dented by the nails. Notice the length of the
-handle _h_. This length did not simply happen. Had it been intended to
-hold the tool in the position shown at _A_, the handle would not have
-been made so long. The proper position is that shown at _B_. Position _A_
-is frequently taken by beginners, and should be studiously avoided.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 43. Using the Hammer]
-
-A nail may be withdrawn with the claw, and be kept straight for further
-use by a little care. Having started the nail slightly, place a small
-block of wood under the hammer head, as shown at _C_. Should the nail be
-an unusually long one, the size of the block may be increased as the nail
-comes out.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 44. Common Forms of Nail Punch, or “Set”]
-
-In driving nails care must always be taken not to mar the surface of
-the wood by striking the nail head after it has become even with the
-surface, as this produces a depression and ruins any fine surface.
-
-If it is desirable to sink the nail head below the surface, a nail punch,
-or _set_, is used. This is always necessary when the surface is to be
-planed after the nailing.
-
-=19. The Mallet.= The mallet might be described as a hammer with a wooden
-head, and is used whenever we wish to deliver a blow which shall be less
-concentrated than that of the hammer. It is used in certain kinds of
-heavy chiseling, such as house framing, and gives a blow which does not
-shatter the tool handle as a hammer would.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 45. The Mallet]
-
-The use of the mallet is well illustrated by the making of a
-mortise-and-tenon joint, the chisel and mallet being used to cut the
-opening known as the mortise, as shown in Fig. 46.
-
-=20. Screw-Driver.= The screw-driver is perhaps the most common of
-household tools, and is probably abused more than any other. The handle
-is usually flattened so that the hand may grip it more tightly, but
-occasionally a round or fluted handle is seen.
-
-Patent spiral screw-drivers have come into use in recent years, but where
-considerable force is required the brace and screw-driver bit are more
-effective.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 46. Cutting a Mortise]
-
-=21. Sandpaper.= “Sandpaper is the last resort of a poor workman.” This
-statement has been made by many teachers to many thousands of students,
-and is true in many cases; but there are certain kinds of work where
-sandpaper, if properly used, is allowable.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 47. The Screw-Driver]
-
-It must always be kept in mind that a surface which has been sandpapered
-has become “gritty,” i.e. the fine sand has come off and is more or less
-imbedded in the wood. Consequently sandpapering must not be done until
-all tool work has been finished, as the grit will take the edge off the
-best tool, and the finer the edge the more quickly will it be ruined.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 48. An Exercise involving the Use of Sandpaper]
-
-Again, a sandpapered surface is always a scratched surface, and the
-finest of scratched surfaces cannot compare with the perfectly smooth,
-satiny surface produced by a sharp plane. However, there are many places
-where neither the plane nor spokeshave can be used, and here it is
-allowable to use sandpaper after the tool work has been carried as far as
-practicable.
-
-Fig. 48 is a case where sandpaper may be used with propriety. The bevels
-in this lesson are to be chiseled and then sandpapered with a sandpaper
-block,—the block in this case being simply a small piece of wood with
-square edges, about which the sandpaper is fastened closely.
-
-Curved articles, such as the hammer handle, must dispense with the block,
-the sandpaper being held in the hand.
-
-=22. Squaring up Stock.= This term simply means to reduce a piece of
-sawed or rough lumber to one having smooth, flat sides at right angles to
-each other, and of definite length, breadth, and thickness (see Fig. 49).
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 49. The Successive Steps in squaring up Stock]
-
- _First._ Straighten one face with fore plane, jack plane, or
- jointer, and smooth with smoothing plane. This face, called the
- working face, becomes the basis from which all the other sides
- are squared.
-
- _Second._ Plane one of the adjoining edges and make square with
- the working face. This edge, known as the joint edge, must
- be thoroughly tested throughout its entire length with the
- try-square, and must be square with the working face at every
- point.
-
- _Third._ Set marking gauge at required width and with gauge
- block against the joint edge, gauge a fine line on working face.
-
- _Fourth._ Plane down second edge to gauge line, just drawn,
- squaring the edge with working face.
-
- _Fifth._ Set gauge to required thickness and gauge line on both
- edges from working face.
-
- _Sixth._ Plane face parallel to working face down to the two
- gauge lines. This gives the required thickness. It only remains
- now to secure the required length.
-
- _Seventh._ Square knife line around the four smoothed sides
- with knife and try-square as near one end as possible,
- carefully observing the precautions given in Chapter II.
-
- _Eighth._ From the line just drawn, measure the required length
- along edge of working face and square a line on the four sides
- at the last point, as at first end.
-
- _Ninth._ Block-plane first end to knife lines. If the second
- line is more than an eighth of an inch from the end of block,
- saw to the knife line with backsaw, and block-plane smooth and
- square.
-
-The above method should always be followed in preparing stock for laying
-out the exercise.
-
-=23. Laying Out.= Let it be assumed that the exercise to be executed is
-the middle lap joint shown at _A_, Fig. 50.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 50. Successive Steps in laying out and making a
-Middle Lap Joint]
-
- _First._ Square up stock, leaving ends rough.
-
- _Second._ Lay off the length of each piece, in this case 4½
- inches, with an eighth of an inch between for sawing, as at _a_.
-
- _Third._ Square all the lines around four sides.
-
- _Fourth._ Saw to end lines and block-plane ends.
-
- _Fifth._ Lay off width of opening in piece No. 1 and square
- lines across face and halfway down on both edges.
-
- _Sixth._ Measure length of lap on No. 2, square the line across
- bottom and halfway up the sides. Gauge the horizontal lines
- _ll_ from working face.
-
- _Seventh._ Saw pieces No. 1 and No. 2 apart and block-plane
- ends.
-
- _Eighth._ Saw to the lines, chisel, and fit the pieces.
-
-Although the above is the method of laying out a typical joint, each
-problem will require special treatment and here the student will be
-guided by his instructor.
-
-=24. Securing Parts.= Many articles made of wood consist of several
-pieces fastened together.
-
-When two pieces are fitted together the surfaces of contact are called a
-joint. There are many kinds and shapes in joinery, and usually some extra
-fastening is required to hold the pieces together. These aids are glue,
-nails, and screws; while on heavy construction still others, such as
-wedges, pins, and dowels are used. The first three are commonly used in
-small work.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 51. The Hand Screw]
-
-Glue is of two kinds, fish and animal. Both are made from refuse
-matter,—animal glue being manufactured from such products as bone, horn,
-hoofs, and hide.
-
-The dry glue in the form of chips must be dissolved in water and heated,
-being applied while hot. Liquid glues sold in cans ready for use are now
-very common and require no heating.
-
-In making a glued joint it is usually necessary to hold the pieces
-tightly together until the glue has _set_, or hardened, and as this takes
-some time, hand screws built on the principle of the vise are resorted
-to. Fig. 52 shows two pieces glued together and fastened in a pair of
-hand screws. Care must always be taken to keep the jaws of the latter
-parallel. At _a_ this is shown done properly, while at _b_ is shown a
-careless method which, of course, will spoil the joint.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 52. Method of using the Hand Screw]
-
-In gluing on the end grain a preliminary, or _sizing_, coat of glue must
-first be made to fill up the pores, which act very much like a sponge.
-This coat should be allowed to dry, or partially dry, before applying
-the final coat; otherwise the pieces will be held weakly, if at all.
-Beginners are inclined to use too large a quantity, and this tendency
-should be avoided.
-
-In some cases nails are used together with the glue, as at the corners
-of picture frames. It is customary in this instance to nail in only one
-direction, as shown in Fig. 53.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 53. Miter Joint at Corner of Picture Frame]
-
-=25. Nails.= The nails in common use are of two kinds, _cut_ and _wire_.
-
-Two views of a cut nail are shown in Fig. 54, _a_ being the side view and
-_b_ the front view. Notice that in the front view the sides converge like
-a wedge, while in the side view they are parallel.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 54. Use of Cut Nails]
-
-Care must always be taken that the point does not enter the wood as shown
-at _c_, as the wood will be split by the wedge action; _d_ shows the
-proper method.
-
-Steel wire nails are now in general use. They are made from wire and are
-consequently round in section, with a comparatively sharp point. There
-are two distinct kinds, named _flat head_ and _bung head_.
-
-Flat-head wire nails, as the name implies, have thin, flat heads, which
-prevent the nail from being driven beneath the surface.
-
-Bung-head wire nails, or _brads_ as the smaller sizes are called, have
-very small heads, which allow the nail to be sunk below the surface. This
-is done by means of the nail punch, or _set_, and is necessary when the
-surface is to be planed after the nailing.
-
-=26. Screws.= Screws are much used, and allow the pieces to be readily
-taken apart. They are divided into two classes, _flat head_ and _round
-head_, and are of steel or brass. Steel screws are either _blued_ or
-_bright_. Bright screws are polished and blued screws are produced by
-treating the bright ones with heat or an acid.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 55. Methods of using Screws]
-
-Fig. 55 shows a flat-head screw at _a_ and a round-head at _b_. Flat
-heads are used for the more common work where it is desirable to have the
-screw head flush (even) with the surface or below it, while round heads
-are used where this is not necessary. In the latter case round heads are
-used partly because they are more ornamental. Flat heads must always
-be flush or below the surface, and in all but the softest woods it is
-necessary not only to bore a hole for the screw, but also to countersink
-it with a countersink bit in order that it may receive the head. Two
-methods of fastening with flat-head screws are shown in Fig. 55.
-
-Sketch _A_ shows the two pieces of wood in position, the hole bored in
-upper piece (only) and countersunk; _B_ shows the screw in position. In
-this case the screw head is visible. It is occasionally desirable to hide
-the screw entirely. Sketch _C_ shows the hole prepared for the screw; _D_
-shows the screw in position and a circular wooden plug driven in over it.
-The plug is then leveled with the surface and the screw completely hidden.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 56. The Difference between Perspective and Mechanical
-Drawing]
-
-=27. Mechanical Drawing.= A mechanical, or working, drawing is quite
-different from a pictorial drawing such as an artist produces. The
-artist’s drawing represents objects as they appear, while the mechanical
-drawing represents them as they really are. Things in nature do not
-look as they are. For example, when we stand on a railroad track the
-rails appear to converge until they seem to meet in the distance. We
-know that this is not the case, that the rails are really everywhere
-equally distant. The optical illusion of the rails meeting at the horizon
-is called perspective. Mechanical, or constructive, drawing takes no
-account of perspective. In Fig. 56 _a_ is the perspective representation
-of a track, while _b_ shows a track by mechanical drawing.
-
-In a working drawing more than one view is necessary to show the true
-shape of an object.
-
-In Fig. 57 is shown the mechanical drawing of a cylinder,—the front
-view, as its name implies, being the image it would make in a mirror
-held before it vertically, and the top view the image it would make in a
-mirror held directly over it horizontally.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 57. Mechanical Drawing of a Cylinder]
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 58. Mechanical Drawing of End Lap Joint]
-
-Occasionally three views are necessary. Fig. 58 _a_ shows the front, top,
-and side views of an end lap joint. The complete working drawing of this
-joint, with all the necessary dimensions, is shown at _b_.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 59. Drawing Board showing T Square and Triangles in
-Position]
-
-In making drawings of this kind the greatest accuracy is required and
-special instruments are necessary.
-
-The drawing board on which the paper is fastened must be perfectly flat,
-with one of its edges straight.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 60. The T Square]
-
-The T square is used for guiding the pencil or pen when drawing
-horizontal lines.
-
-The two triangles _t_ _t_ (Fig. 59) are used for drawing vertical and
-oblique lines, and a pair of compasses is needed for circles and arcs
-of circles. Each triangle contains one right angle, the one on the
-left being known as a thirty-sixty triangle because the two remaining
-angles are thirty degrees and sixty degrees respectively. The one on
-the right is called a forty-five-degree triangle because it has two
-forty-five-degree angles.
-
-The position of T square and triangle when drawing vertical lines is
-that shown in the sketch, the line being drawn from the T square upward.
-Horizontal lines are drawn from left to right.
-
-The rule used in mechanical drawing is called a scale, and should not be
-used for drawing lines. Its purpose is measuring.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 61. The Triangles used in Mechanical Drawing]
-
-In making a drawing the first step is to determine the spacing. The size
-of the paper may be measured, the number of views are known, and also the
-size of each. The views should be so arranged that the spaces between
-will be in good proportion. It is a good plan to make first a free-hand
-sketch, putting on dimensions and figuring the spaces before beginning
-actual work on the mechanical drawing. Fig. 62 at _a_ shows a free-hand
-sketch of a single dovetail joint, and _b_ the mechanical drawing
-complete.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 62. Drawings of a Single Dovetail Joint]
-
-All dimensions must be given, and as far as possible they should be so
-placed as not to interfere with the clearness of the drawing. Neat, small
-arrowheads and plain, clear figures add to the general appearance, just
-as does careful lettering in titles and all printed words.
-
-A drawing which is made the exact size of the object represented is
-known as a full-sized drawing; but for large objects such a method would
-necessitate large and unhandy sheets of drawing paper. It is customary in
-such cases to make what is called a scale drawing.
-
-A scale drawing may be half, quarter, or eighth size, and the fact is
-printed under the title in smaller letters, thus: ½ inch = 1 inch, or ¼
-inch = 1 inch.
-
-Other scales may be used. In map making, for example, a sixteenth of an
-inch may represent one, ten, or even a hundred miles. Whatever scale is
-used, however, the dimensions must always give the exact size of the
-object represented.
-
-
-
-
-ELEMENTARY WOODWORKING
-
-PART II
-
-
-
-
-CHAPTER V
-
-WOOD
-
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 63. The Forest, Norway Spruce, Bavaria, Germany]
-
-=28. Lumbering and Milling.= It is well to remember, when using wood for
-any purpose, that it was once part of a living tree which had roots,
-bark, leaves, and flowers, and that the tree began life as a little
-sapling, which grew taller and larger for years before it could be
-called a tree, and that it was between fifty and a hundred years old
-before it was large enough to cut down for timber.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 64. Felling a Tree]
-
-The lumberman selects trees which have large, straight trunks. They are
-usually cut with the ax, although the first cut is often made partially
-through the trunk with a saw. The branches are then chopped off and the
-body of the tree cut into lengths convenient for handling. They are
-rolled into a stream and floated down the river to a sawmill, or, in case
-there is no river near by, are carted on sleds or wagons to the railroad
-and thence to the mill.
-
-The cutting of the trees is usually done in winter, the floating of the
-logs, or _river driving_ as it is called, beginning with the breaking
-up of the ice in the spring. River driving is a very interesting and
-dangerous business. Logs will often get caught sidewise and the whole
-river from shore to shore become jammed so tightly that hundreds of
-thousands of logs are stopped in their course, forming an immense dam
-which the lumbermen call a _log jam_.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 65. A Skidway of Adirondack Spruce]
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 66. River Drivers breaking up a “Log Jam”]
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 67. Log Boom and Lumber Piles at Tupper Lake, N.Y.]
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 68. A Modern Gang Saw—Interior of Modern Sawmill]
-
-To break up this jam very often requires much labor and great daring on
-the part of the drivers, who wear spiked shoes and are armed with long
-poles having sharp steel points. When such a jam breaks up, the crashing
-of the logs and rush of water can be heard for miles.
-
-Having finally reached the mill, the logs float in the river, inclosed in
-a _log boom_, until the mill men are ready to saw them into planks.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 69. A Modern Sawmill]
-
-The boom consists of logs chained together and stretched across the river
-just as a fence is built on land to inclose cattle.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 70. The Circular Saw—Interior of Sawmill]
-
-The sawmill of to-day is a mass of automatic machinery, and after the log
-enters it is not touched by human hands until it comes out as lumber of
-various sizes ready to be loaded on boats or cars.
-
-Logs are sawed into timber, planks, or boards, and these forms are called
-_lumber_.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 71. A Large Band Saw]
-
-_Timber_ refers to all of the largest sizes, such as beams and joists.
-Planks are wide strips over one inch thick, and boards are one inch or
-less in thickness, varying in width and length. Lumber may be planed at a
-planing mill, and is then known as _dressed_ lumber. It may be dressed on
-one, two, or all sides. Dressed stock which is free from knots, shakes,
-and sapwood is called _clear_.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 72. End of Log, showing Annual Rings and Medullary
-Rays]
-
-By examining the end of a log we can learn a great deal of the life of
-the tree. It is made up of a number of irregular rings and of lines
-radiating from the center and running in nearly straight lines toward the
-bark.
-
-The number of rings tells us the age of the tree, as a new ring is added
-each year.
-
-As the tree grows, the old wood near the center becomes compressed and
-dry and is known as the _heartwood_, while that portion between the
-heartwood and bark is called _sapwood_.
-
-In some woods the difference between the heartwood and sapwood is very
-marked. In ebony, for instance, the heartwood is coal black and the
-sapwood white.
-
-The sketch shows half a log, the annual rings being indicated, and also
-the radial lines, called _medullary rays_.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 73. Log cut lengthwise, showing how “Grain” is
-formed]
-
-Looking at the length of the log we see that the lines in a board, which
-we call the _grain_, are really the edges of the annual rings.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 74. Showing Weather Checks and “Shake”]
-
-It often happens in the forest that the wind sways the trees to such an
-extent that the annual rings separate and slide one within the other;
-this produces a defect in the wood called a _shake_ (see _s_, Fig. 74).
-
-There are other characteristics of wood known as _warping_ and
-_shrinkage_.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 75.]
-
-After a tree has been cut down the cut end at first looks like Fig.
-72. If it is allowed to lie for some time exposed to the weather, its
-appearance changes to Fig. 74. This is due to the evaporation of the
-sap, and as there is more sap toward the outside, the shrinkage is
-greatest there and becomes less toward the center where the heartwood is
-comparatively dry. This is an important fact to know, because if we had
-cut the log, while it was still green, into planks, as shown in Fig. 75,
-the boards would have curled up or warped, as shown in Fig. 76.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 76. Showing Effect of Warping]
-
-Besides warping, the evaporation of the sap causes the whole tree to
-shrink in diameter, and consequently our planks will tend to become
-narrower. This is called _shrinkage_, and in some woods amounts to a
-quarter of an inch to the foot, which means that a plank sawed twelve
-inches wide will, after a few months, measure only eleven and three
-quarter inches.
-
-When we construct anything in wood we must always consider how the object
-will be affected by warping and shrinkage, remembering that the shrinkage
-is only across the grain.
-
-Let us consider the problem of constructing a drawing board to see how
-warping and shrinkage may be overcome.
-
-If we make it of one piece, like _A_ (Fig. 77), the board will soon
-change its shape to that shown in _B_, which would make it useless for
-mechanical drawing, as a perfectly flat surface is necessary. We can
-overcome the warping by screwing heavy cleats on one side across the
-grain, as shown at _C_. The cleats would need to be heavy or the warping
-force would bend them.
-
-A better way would be to build the board up of several narrow strips
-glued together, as the warping of one would be counteracted by the
-warping of its neighbors in opposite directions; but to make doubly sure,
-cleats fastened with tongue and groove joint should be added at the ends,
-as shown at _D_. This has an advantage over the first method, as the
-cleats in _C_ are often in the way and make the board clumsy to handle.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 77. A Study in Construction. Methods of overcoming
-Warping and Shrinkage]
-
-The student will find many evidences about the house of how the
-woodworker has tried to prevent warping and shrinkage, as, for instance,
-in the paneled doors, tables, etc.
-
-The wood of the various trees differs greatly in hardness, evenness of
-grain, durability, etc., and every boy should know not only what our
-woods are used for, but he should also know the trees when he sees them.
-
-We are indebted to the trees for many things besides wood. They give us
-delightful shade and coolness in summer; many of them produce delicious
-fruit and nuts; from them we obtain such valuable products as maple sirup
-and sugar; while tar, pitch, turpentine, rubber, and tannin are only a
-few of the many tree products. The houses we live in, the chairs we sit
-on,—in fact, most of our furniture, even to the frames of our pictures,
-the cars we ride in, and the very pencils we write with, are of wood
-which was once part of the living forest.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 78. A Large Tree being moved by a Modern Tree Mover,
-showing Root Formation]
-
-
-
-
-CHAPTER VI
-
-BROAD-LEAVED TREES: THE OAKS
-
-
-Our American trees may be divided roughly into two classes: (1) those
-which keep their leaves the year round, known as _evergreens_; (2) those
-whose leaves drop off in the fall, called _broad-leaved_, or _deciduous_
-trees, in distinction from the evergreens, whose leaves are usually
-needle-shaped.
-
-Among the broad-leaved family are such trees as the oak, chestnut,
-hickory, maples, elms, etc.; and among the evergreens or cone-bearing
-trees are the pines, spruces, hemlocks, firs, and cedars.
-
-The oak family is a very important one, the wood being hard and strong
-and the tree a sturdy, healthy, and well-known specimen of tree life.
-
-White oak is perhaps the most common member of the oak family. It grows
-to a very large size and has a leaf of the form shown in Fig. 79. Observe
-carefully the outline of the leaf and compare it with the sketch of the
-next form.
-
-The white oak, like all oaks, bears acorns, and its timber is used as
-a standard when comparing different kinds of wood. If we say that the
-strength of white pine is one half, we mean one half that of white oak,
-and in all timber calculations white oak is the standard, just as the
-yard and mile are standards of length. In work which requires strength,
-such as carriage making, shipbuilding, and cooperage, white oak is used
-very extensively.
-
-The quartered oak used so much for furniture is obtained by cutting the
-logs in a special manner. The method of cutting gives a beautiful mottled
-effect with the silver rays spread out in irregular white splashes on a
-dark background.
-
-We might separate the oak into two distinct groups: (1) those trees whose
-acorns ripen in one season; (2) those which require two years. The acorns
-of this latter group remain on the tree throughout the first winter and
-ripen the second summer.
-
-To the first class belong the white oak just mentioned, the post oak,
-chestnut oaks, mossy-cup oak, and live oak.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 79. Typical Leaf of the White Oak]
-
-In the second class are the red, scarlet, black, pin, laurel, and willow
-oaks.
-
-The difference in the leaves of these trees is so great that we need
-never mistake one for the other. Notice the cut of the red oak and
-compare it with that of the white oak. The latter has rounded lobes,
-while the red-oak leaf has sharp points and the fingers of the leaf are
-indented again with smaller teeth.
-
-The different trees in the white-oak family all have leaves with rounded
-lobes, and most of those in the red-oak group have pointed ones, yet
-there is a difference between members of the same family, just as among
-human beings.
-
-We can tell at a glance whether a man is a negro, a Chinaman, or a white
-man. If a white man, he may be a Frenchman or an American; and again, if
-an American, he may belong to the Jones family. But all the members of
-the Jones family do not look alike and we know one from another.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 80. Leaf of the Post Oak]
-
-This is true of trees. No two are alike, and we can tell from observation
-whether a tree is an evergreen or a broad-leaved tree, whether it
-belongs to the white-oak group; and after studying trees a little we can
-tell whether a member of this group is a white oak, a post oak, or a
-mossy-cup oak.
-
-Compare the post-oak leaf (Fig. 80) with that of the white oak. There is
-not a great difference in form, but the post-oak leaf is thick, leathery,
-and dark green, while the white oak has a beautiful thin, light green
-leaf, which turns red in the fall.
-
-The post oak is a rougher and coarser tree than the other, and is
-sometimes called _iron oak_ on account of its very hard, tough wood.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 81. Leaf of Mossy-Cup Oak]
-
-=29. The Mossy-Cup Oak.= One of the most beautiful oaks we have in
-America grows in the South and West, and is only rarely found in our
-parks in the East. It is called the _mossy-cup oak_ because the large
-acorn which it bears is surrounded by a bushy fringe which almost hides
-the nut. This acorn is a sight never to be forgotten. The leaf is larger
-than that of the white oak, and although the two leaves look somewhat
-alike, the divisions of the mossy-cup leaf are not as regular as those
-of the white oak, and it is not so thin and delicate.
-
-Its wood is very strong and is valuable for many purposes, such as boats,
-carriages, farming implements, railroad ties, and cooperage.
-
-=30. Black Oak and Black-jack Oak.= These two trees are usually found
-growing in wild places, and the black-jack oak is often called _barren
-oak_ from the fact that it frequents bleak and barren plains, such as the
-sandy stretches of New Jersey and Long Island.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 82. Leaves of Black Oak and Black-jack Oak
-(Black-jack on right)]
-
-The sketch shows the difference in the leaves, that of the black-jack
-having only three main lobes, or divisions, while the black oak has
-five. However, the leaves of these two trees vary considerably, and one
-must always look for the typical leaf, which is the one shown in the
-sketch. The black-jack is a small, shrubby tree, with branches often
-twisted and contorted, and its wood is not very valuable except as fuel
-or for making charcoal.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 83. Leaf of Red Oak]
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 84. Wood of the Red Oak, showing three sections. The
-one on the left shows annual rings obtained by a horizontal cut through
-the tree. Central view shows vertical cut at center of tree. View on
-right shows vertical cut between center and bark as illustrated in Fig.
-73.]
-
-The acorns require two seasons for ripening, as do those of the red,
-scarlet, and pin oaks.
-
-=31. The Red Oak.= The red oak is one of our largest and most noble
-trees, growing taller even than the white oak, and may always be
-distinguished by its very large, shiny, dark green leaves.
-
-Its bark is also much smoother and darker than the white oak. Its acorn
-is very bitter and can easily be recognized by its shallow cup and by its
-large size. It is the largest of the two-year acorns. The wood of the red
-oak is darker than that of the white, and is used in the manufacture of
-furniture.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 85. Scarlet Oak]
-
-=32. The Scarlet Oak.= This tree is often confused with the red, but a
-glance at the leaves will show a great difference. That of the scarlet
-has deeper indentations and is much more slender and skeleton-like in
-shape. It takes its name from the bright scarlet or red tinge it takes
-on when the leaves change color in the fall.
-
-=33. The Pin Oak.= The pin-oak leaf is much more readily confounded with
-the scarlet oak than that of any other tree. In fact, no two trees have
-leaves so nearly alike as these two; yet a glance at two typical leaves
-placed side by side will show considerable difference.
-
-The pin-oak leaf is smaller than the other, and in proportion to its size
-the indentations are not so deep.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 86. Pin Oak]
-
-The pin-oak tree has a great many small branchlets, or stems, which give
-the tree the appearance of a bundle of pins, especially when the leaves
-are off in winter. It is a beautiful tree and is now being planted very
-extensively as a shade tree. It is hardy, and stands city air very well
-indeed. Its bark is rich in tannic acid, which is used in tanning leather.
-
-The oak family is such a large and valuable one that we cannot afford
-to pass it over lightly. In the South grows the willow oak, famous for
-its shade and its leaves, which resemble those of the willow. A little
-farther north we find, along the Ohio valley, the _shingle oak_, so
-called from the fact that its wood is mostly made into shingles. It is
-also known as the _laurel oak_, because its leaves are shaped like those
-of the laurel, although not so glossy.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 87. Pin Oak in Winter]
-
-This is such an odd shape for an oak leaf that one would be likely to
-pass it by and not recognize it but for the fact that it bears acorns.
-This is always the test,—“By their fruits ye shall know them.”
-
-If we meet a new tree which seems not to be an oak because its leaves are
-new to us, and it bears acorns, we may be sure it is an oak.
-
-A very interesting group of trees which come under this head are the
-chestnut oaks. At first glance one would take one of these trees to be a
-chestnut, but it bears acorns and must therefore be an oak. The sketch
-shows the two leaves side by side.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 88.
-
-Chestnut
-
-Chestnut Oak]
-
-Let us examine them closely. Although they slightly resemble each other,
-by looking carefully we see that the teeth on the chestnut leaf are
-pointed, while those on the chestnut oak are decidedly rounded. There is
-also a difference in proportion, as the chestnut leaf is long and narrow,
-while that of the chestnut oak is broader.
-
-There are several varieties of chestnut oak, but their leaves are quite
-similar and they all belong to the white-oak group and ripen their acorns
-in one season. They grow to a large size, one famous from Revolutionary
-times at Fishkill-on-the-Hudson measuring seven feet in diameter. The
-acorns are sweet and are eagerly sought after by the squirrels.
-
-The wood is durable in exposed places and is used for cooperage, railroad
-ties, and fencing.
-
-=34. The Live Oak.= No list of American oaks would be complete without
-the live oak. This is a southern tree and is remarkable in many ways.
-Its leaf has no indentations, remains green all winter, and is thick and
-leathery.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 89. Leaf of Live Oak]
-
-The wood is extremely heavy, a cubic foot weighing nearly sixty pounds.
-It is as hard as it is heavy, and although it takes a high polish and has
-a fine grain, it soon dulls the edge of a tool.
-
-Before the age of steel, when all ships were wooden, it was much used in
-shipbuilding, and the government bought large tracts of land where live
-oak grew abundantly, so that the United States navy should never lack the
-necessary timber.
-
-It grows along the Atlantic coast, south from Virginia, and along the
-Gulf to Texas.
-
-
-
-
-CHAPTER VII
-
-BROAD-LEAVED TREES: THE MAPLES
-
-
-It is the maple family to which we are indebted for much of the glorious
-coloring of our autumn landscapes.
-
-It is true that all trees play their part in the general color scheme,
-but for the brilliant reds and scarlets of the fall foliage we must look
-to the maples.
-
-When we think of the word _maple_ we are apt to have visions of other
-things besides trees. Maple and sugar or sirup seem to go together, and
-in fact some of us do not know that there are other maples besides the
-sugar maple.
-
-This fine American tree is one of which we should be proud. Not only is
-it a handsome large tree, valuable for its shade and the beautiful colors
-it wears in the fall, but its wood is hard and valuable,—it is often
-called _rock maple_,—and besides all these good qualities it furnishes us
-with our maple sirup and sugar.
-
-The process of making maple sugar is quite interesting and may be divided
-into two stages,—gathering the sap, and boiling down.
-
-Very early in the spring, often as early as March, the sap begins to flow
-up through the tree. The farmer knows by experience when to tap the tree,
-which he does by boring a three-quarter inch hole with an auger. Into
-this hole he inserts a spout of wood or iron through which the lifeblood
-of the tree—the sap—flows in a steady drip, drip, drip, into a pail or
-bucket placed beneath to catch it.
-
-The sap comes in drops about as regularly as the ticks of a clock, one
-a second. This continues for two or three weeks, until each tree has
-yielded something like twenty-five gallons. As it takes five gallons
-of sap to produce a pound of sugar, each tree yields about five pounds
-of maple sugar. In New England and New York there are maple groves
-containing thousands of trees, and one farm alone produces five thousand
-pounds of sugar in a season.
-
-Strange as it may seem, this excessive bleeding of the trees does not
-kill them unless improperly done. The farmer must not tap them at the
-wrong time nor in too many places. The tree will stand a great deal if
-properly treated, but harsh treatment will kill it.
-
-The boiling process is very simple. The sap is poured into large boilers
-or evaporators and boiled until it becomes a sirup. The old-fashioned
-test to find out when the boiling had been carried on long enough was to
-drop a little of the hot sirup into the snow or into a cold dish. If it
-hardened, the boiling was finished.
-
-Fig. 90 shows the leaf of the sugar maple, also that leaf which is
-most often confounded with it, viz., the Norway maple. Observe the two
-closely. The sugar maple has blunt, rounded points and is thick, while
-the Norway has sharp points, which are more numerous, and the leaf is
-much thinner and more delicate.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 90.
-
-Sugar Maple
-
-Norway Maple]
-
-The sugar maple grows taller and does not cast so dense a shade as the
-Norway, which is a low-growing tree with close, dark foliage.
-
-=35. The Silver Maple.= The one which naturally comes next in the list
-is the _silver_, _soft_, or _white maple_, as it is variously termed.
-From the ground up to the topmost leaf the whole character of this tree
-suggests the word _thoroughbred_. Clean-cut, refined, strong, and healthy
-in every detail, the silver maple is a thing of beauty and might truly
-be called the acme of perfection in tree life. Its name is derived from
-the fact that the under side of the leaf is silvery white. The upper
-side being dark green gives a beautiful effect when the wind stirs the
-foliage, which as a whole has the grace and drooping effect of the
-American elm.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 91.
-
-The Silver Maple
-
-The Red Maple]
-
-This description does not always fit, however, as it is planted
-extensively in cities where horses gnaw the fine bark; smoke, soot,
-and coal gas discolor the leaves; and the caterpillars complete the
-work of destroying its beauty. Yet it still lives, even if it does not
-thrive under such harsh treatment. Its wood is white, soft, and not very
-valuable.
-
-=36. The Red Maple.= A relative of the silver maple and one which might
-be mistaken for it is the red, swamp, or wild maple. It is this tree
-which displays the brightest reds in autumn. Referring to the sketch it
-will be seen that the leaf is smaller and three-fingered instead of five,
-as in the silver variety. The stem of this leaf is also red during the
-entire season, as if it could not wait for autumn.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 92. The Sycamore Maple]
-
-=37. The Sycamore Maple.= In the rows on rows of maples so common in our
-towns and cities one will often find a leaf larger, heavier, and coarser
-than any of the others. This variety, like the Norway, is an importation
-from Europe, known as the _sycamore maple_ because of its resemblance to
-the sycamore leaf. It is easily identified by its large size, coarseness,
-the very long, thick red stem, and by the fact that its entire edge
-is finely toothed,—in which point it differs from all the foregoing
-varieties. Its value as a shade tree is nearly equal to the Norway, and
-in Europe it is often planted in preference to all other maples.
-
-=38. The Striped Maple.= Growing in the shade of other trees and forming
-part of the undergrowth of our North woods is a small tree known as the
-_striped maple_, from the stripes which run up and down its bark. The New
-England name for this little mountain tree is _moosewood_, from the fact
-that the moose is very fond of the bark and twigs, which form his chief
-food in winter. The leaves are quite large, but very thin, soft, and
-delicate.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 93. The Striped Maple, or Moosewood]
-
-=39. Maple Keys.= The fruit, or seeds, of all the maples are known as
-_winged_. The flat, thin part gives the seed a swirling motion as it
-drops from the tree. This is the way nature has of spreading the seed
-over a large area so that more trees may be started in life. Many tree
-seeds are winged, but the maple seed or key is so large and so common
-that every one must at some time have noticed it.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 94. Maple “Keys,” a Common Form of Winged Seeds]
-
-=40. The Ash-Leaved Maple.= The ash-leaved maple is a leaf very common
-in our parks. It has no resemblance to other maple leaves, yet it bears
-the unmistakable maple key,—“By their fruits ye shall know them.” It is
-therefore a maple.
-
-The box elder, or ash-leaved maple, is interesting because it is our only
-maple having a compound leaf; that is, a leaf stem with several distinct
-leaflets. Compound leaves are very common (notice the hickory leaf and
-the horse-chestnut), but not on maples, and our ash-leaved maple is a
-curiosity. It delights in swampy places, but grows almost anywhere. It is
-a small tree, and its wood is not especially valuable except for making
-paper pulp.
-
-North America has only nine varieties of maple, while China and Japan
-have more than thirty. Indeed, it is to Japan, whose forests are largely
-made up of maples, that we are indebted for some of the most dainty and
-exquisite trees to be found. The Japan maples planted so extensively on
-our lawns and in our parks have such a variety of form and color that no
-written description can do them justice. Fig. 96 will give some idea of
-their shape and delicacy. The colors, which of course cannot be shown,
-range from dark purple to the most delicate combinations of white and
-green. The finest of these dainty leaves bears a stronger resemblance to
-an ostrich plume than to anything in the line of tree leaves.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 95. Ash-Leaved Maple, or Box Elder]
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 96. Japan Maples]
-
-
-
-
-CHAPTER VIII
-
-BROAD-LEAVED TREES HAVING COMPOUND LEAVES
-
-
-The beginner is often in doubt as to whether a twig with several leaves
-is a compound leaf or a number of simple leaves. This is a very easy
-thing to decide. At the end of the leaf stem, where the leaf joins the
-twig or branch, is always a little bud. When the leaf drops off in the
-fall the bud remains, and in the spring begins to swell and finally
-develops into a leaf. This bud then is the promise of next year’s leaf,
-and it is always found at the base of the leaf stem, as shown at _A_.
-There is no such bud at the base of the leaflet on the compound leaf, as
-shown at _B_. If then we find no bud at _B_, we must look farther down
-until we discover it at _C_. This furnishes the test and we know that our
-specimen is a compound leaf.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 97. Method of distinguishing Compound and Simple
-Leaves]
-
-This class of leaf is very common, as our horse-chestnuts, buckeyes,
-hickories, and walnuts all have compound leaves.
-
-The horse-chestnut is not a native American tree, but was imported from
-Europe, where it is a great favorite. The leaflets number five or seven,
-always an odd number, and they radiate from one central point, the odd
-one in the center usually being the largest.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 98. The Horse-Chestnut]
-
-It is very interesting to watch these leaves as they come out of the
-sticky buds in the spring. They unfold and grow very rapidly and soon the
-tree brings forth large pyramidal clusters of beautiful flowers.
-
-The large, neat brown nuts which come later in the season do not seem to
-be very useful, yet they are so solid and shiny that every boy delights
-to gather them.
-
-An American tree closely resembling the horse-chestnut is the buckeye.
-The leaflets on the buckeye leaf number five, sometimes seven, and
-radiate like the horse-chestnut from a common center.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 99.
-
-Buckeye
-
-Hickory]
-
-This tree is well known through the Ohio valley, where it is very common,
-Ohio being called the Buckeye State. The nuts are not edible, but the
-wood is very tough and strong and is used extensively in making farm
-implements.
-
-Compare the leaf of the buckeye and the hickory shown in Fig. 99. Both
-leaves are compound, and each has five leaflets, but they are quite
-different, because the hickory leaflets are arranged on opposite sides of
-the leaf-stalk instead of radiating from one point.
-
-There are several varieties of hickory, including the shagbark, or
-shellbark, the pignut, and pecan.
-
-The name _shagbark hickory_ is taken from the peculiar appearance of the
-bark, which hangs in loose pieces nearly a foot long and gives the tree a
-very shaggy effect. _Shellbark_ is another common name for this tree.
-
-The nut which this tree bears is hard and thick, but the kernel is very
-sweet, and is considered by some superior to all other hickory nuts.
-
-The _pignut hickory_ is so called because the nuts in some parts of the
-country are used to feed the pigs. It is also called _broom hickory_.
-The nuts are small and become bitter after having lain awhile. The wood,
-however, like all the hickories, is valuable, being hard and tough. There
-is a difference between strength and toughness. Oak is strong, but not
-tough. Hickory is both hard and tough. A tough wood is one which will
-stand bending without breaking. A wood which will bend easily but is not
-strong cannot be called tough. It must be both strong and elastic, and
-hickory has both of these qualities.
-
-=41. The Pecan.= We usually think of the pecan nut as different from
-the hickory, yet they belong to the same family. The pecan hickory is a
-southern tree which delights in the warm climate south of the Ohio River,
-and in Texas is found as a grand forest giant one hundred and fifty feet
-high, producing an enormous crop of the sweetest and most delicately
-flavored nuts. The leaf has nine leaflets and occasionally as many as
-fifteen.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 100.
-
-Black Walnut
-
-Butternut]
-
-=42. The Black Walnut and Butternut.= Perhaps no two trees are so
-difficult for the city boy or girl to distinguish as the butternut and
-black walnut. Both have compound leaves, the number of leaflets varying
-from nine to seventeen for the butternut and from fifteen to twenty-three
-for the black walnut. A leaf having fifteen leaflets, then, might belong
-to either tree if there were no other way to distinguish them. The teeth
-on the black-walnut leaflet are larger and sharper than on the butternut,
-and the fuzzy stem is lacking. The green nuts, too, are different, the
-black walnuts being just about the size and shape of green lemons, the
-butternuts longer and thinner; but the unmistakable feature is the odor.
-Having once smelled the crushed leaves of a butternut and a black walnut,
-a person will thereafter need no other test.
-
-The use of black-walnut lumber for making furniture was at one time very
-common. The great supply of this valuable wood has been exhausted and
-other woods have become fashionable. It is still used for gunstocks, for
-which purpose nothing seems better suited.
-
-Butternut is a light-colored wood, but takes a good polish and is
-occasionally used in cabinet work.
-
-=43. The Locusts.= The locust family is a large one; its members all bear
-compound leaves, and their fruit is in the form of beans instead of nuts.
-
-The common yellow or black locust is famous for its hard, durable wood,
-its delicate light green leaves, and its white flowers.
-
-The tree is not very beautiful when the leaves are off, but its wood is
-so valuable that its beauty is not considered. The wood is yellow and
-becomes very hard after it has dried.
-
-The honey locust is another common member of this family.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 101.
-
-The Locust
-
-The Honey Locust]
-
-=44. The Honey Locust.= Its leaves are much finer and somewhat resemble
-ferns. It may always be known by the dangerous sharp-pointed thorns which
-grow all over the tree. These thorns are unusually large, sometimes
-being found in great bunches and as long as six inches. Its fruit is a
-long, thin, brownish pod, which is sweet and contains little light brown
-beans. The wood is strong and durable.
-
-=45. The Ash.= Every boy who has owned a rowboat knows that oars are made
-of wood from the ash. This is because the oar must be elastic as well as
-strong, and the timber of the ash tree supplies these two qualities. The
-ash is one of our tallest and noblest forest trees. It is rather slim
-in build, with beautiful clean shiny green foliage. The members of this
-group seem to be fond of colors, and we have the white ash, red ash,
-green ash, blue ash, and black ash.
-
-There are slight differences in the leaves and seeds, but, as in other
-trees, when we have once seen an ash seed we can always thereafter
-distinguish an ash tree. Fig. 102 shows the seed of the red ash. It is a
-winged seed, with the seed part inclosed by the wing.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 102. Red Ash]
-
-The compound leaf of the white ash has from five to seven leaflets and
-the black ash has from seven to eleven. The wood is hard, tough, and
-elastic, has a handsome grain, and is used for many purposes besides
-making oars, such as furniture, carriages, and those farm implements
-which require strength. The Indian could find no better wood for his bow,
-and even Cupid is said to have first made his arrows of ash.
-
-
-
-
-CHAPTER IX
-
-BROAD-LEAVED TREES HAVING SIMPLE LEAVES
-
-
-=46. The Elm.= The elm is the well-known shade tree of New England. Its
-tall, graceful form is familiar to every visitor and native of that
-section of country, where it is found along every roadway and in every
-city.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 103. The American Elm]
-
-Who can think of New England without its noble elms? It would indeed
-be a different country. The elm may be said to represent New England
-character,—dignified, sturdy, graceful, and refined. Being tall, with
-foliage well up, the general shape of the tree gives the desired shade,
-yet does not obstruct the view; while its stately dignity gives an air
-of comfort and repose to the grounds, which it seems to protect from the
-elements.
-
-Its wood is valuable for certain kinds of work, being tough and strong,
-but it is not suitable for cabinetwork, as it is difficult to polish. It
-is used considerably for wheel hubs and in cooperage.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 104. Leaf of American Elm]
-
-Observe the edge of the elm leaf carefully. The teeth not only curve
-gracefully toward the extreme tip of the leaf, but they are themselves
-also toothed,—a form known as double-toothed. The leaf is coarse and
-rough to the touch, in marked contrast to the birch family, whose leaves
-it slightly resembles. There are several elms famous in the history of
-our country. At Cambridge is the old elm under which George Washington
-drew his sword and took command of the American Army on July 3, 1775;
-there are several other “Washington Elms” in different parts of the
-country, while New Haven is known as the City of Elms. William Penn made
-his famous treaty with the Indians under the branches of a magnificent
-elm, which remained standing until it was over two hundred years old,
-when it was finally blown down. The spot has been marked by a marble
-column.
-
-The tree is called the _American_, or _white_, _elm_, and we have several
-other varieties growing wild, including the well-known _slippery elm_, so
-called because the inner bark is slippery and edible.
-
-=47. The Birches.= If the black birch with its sweet, aromatic bark is
-not known to a boy, the white, or canoe, birch is sure to be. It seems to
-be the fate of this beautiful tree to be disfigured by every wandering
-youth who has strength enough to tear off a strip of its paper-like bark.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 105. Leaf of Black Birch]
-
-The leaf of the black, or sugar, birch may be distinguished from the elm
-by its smoothness and thinness. Its base is slightly heartshaped, the
-edge is double-toothed, the tender bark on the twigs is sweet to the
-taste, and the leaves grow in pairs.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 106. Birches bordering a Canal]
-
-=48. White Birch.= The famous white, paper, or canoe birch has a leaf
-somewhat broader than the black variety, but without the heartshaped
-base. Its bark is its peculiar feature and cannot be mistaken. It comes
-off in layers and possesses a resinous quality which makes it waterproof,
-a fact fully appreciated by the Indians, who constructed their canoes of
-it. The wood is hard and tough.
-
-=49. Gray Birch.= A smaller tree, known as the _gray birch_, also has
-white bark, but it is not as perfect as that of the canoe birch, does not
-peel in layers, and has triangular black spots on the trunk beneath every
-limb.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 107. Leaf of Gray Birch]
-
-It loves barren, rocky places, abandoned farms, etc., and is sometimes
-called _old field birch_. It has a fine, delicate foliage, which is not
-duplicated in the forest. Each leaf swings from a long, slender stem,
-and every passing breeze gives it a trembling effect, like the aspen.
-The leaf form is very odd,—a broad, flat base, and then a long, graceful
-curve out to a fine point, the whole edge being finely double-toothed.
-
-=50. The Beech.= The difference in the leaf forms of the birch and beech
-is very marked. Both have toothed edges, but in the beech the spaces
-between the teeth are so remarkably shallow that one has to search for
-them.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 108. A Remarkable Growth of Beeches in Greater New
-York]
-
-There has been a common belief for generations that the beech is proof
-against lightning, and recent experiments prove that beech wood offers
-considerably greater resistance to the electric current than oak, poplar,
-or willow; so our ancestors were partly right. The wood is hard, strong,
-and tough, and will take a high polish.
-
-=51. Hornbeam.= Closely related to the beeches are two little trees which
-have delicate birchlike foliage and wood of great hardness,—the hornbeam,
-or blue beech, and the hop hornbeam, or ironwood.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 109. Leaf of American Beech]
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 110. Ironwood, or Hop Hornbeam]
-
-The leaves of these two varieties are quite similar, that of the ironwood
-being somewhat the larger.
-
-The name _hop hornbeam_ is derived from the fruit, which resembles the
-hop, and the name _ironwood_ from the great strength and hardness of the
-wood.
-
-=52. Buttonball.= No list of trees would be complete which did not
-include those three forest giants, buttonball, tulip, and sweet gum.
-The names _buttonwood_, _buttonball_, _sycamore_, and _plane tree_, as
-the same tree is called in different parts of the country, all apply
-to that fine American tree which sheds its bark as well as its leaves,
-leaving a ghostly monarch of tree life, which produces an enormous crop
-of buttonballs so well known to country boys and girls. The leaves are
-in proportion to the size of the tree, often measuring a foot in length,
-and being frequently covered on the under side with a white down called
-_fungus_.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 111. Leaf of Buttonwood]
-
-The wood of the sycamore, as it is incorrectly called, is valuable for
-cabinetwork, having a beautiful grain and taking a high polish. It is,
-however, difficult to work, and has a tendency to warp.
-
-=53. Sweet Gum.= The sweet-gum tree also produces a crop of balls, or
-seed pods, but although the same size as the buttonballs, they need never
-be confused, as the gum balls are covered with somewhat sharp points,
-while the buttonballs are comparatively smooth.
-
-The leaves of the sweet gum, or _liquid amber_—so called from the
-amber-colored gum the tree gives out—remind one of the starfish, being
-five-fingered and decidedly different from any leaf in the forest. The
-tree grows to a height of one hundred and fifty feet, and its wood is a
-handsome brown color with fine and intricate markings. It warps badly,
-but is valued for wood turning on account of its softness and even grain.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 112. Sweet Gum, or Liquid Amber]
-
-=54. Tulip.= The lumber furnished by the tulip tree, commonly called
-_whitewood_, is less liable to warp than gum wood, and is somewhat
-harder. Just why it should be called whitewood is not clear, as it is
-much darker than white pine and of a greenish-yellow color. The leaf of
-the tulip tree is very peculiar, having only four points, without any
-small teeth, and with an outline so odd that one often wonders if nature
-did not use a pair of scissors in cutting it out.
-
-Each leaf stands out aggressively on a long stem. The glory of the
-tree—which gives it its name—is the mass of tulip-shaped flowers it
-bears in the spring. They are large and brilliant, yellowish-green in
-color, with dashes of red, and develop a narrow, light-brown cone, which
-remains on the tree all winter. The tree thrives best south of the Ohio
-valley, where it is frequently found from five to seven feet in diameter.
-The Indians formerly made their dugout canoes from its trunk, and in some
-sections it is still called _canoe wood_.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 113. Tulip, or Whitewood]
-
-=55. Basswood, or Linden.= A very valuable group of trees for both shade
-and timber are the basswoods, or lindens. There are several varieties,
-the European linden thriving here as readily as our native varieties.
-These trees may always be distinguished by the leaves, which are
-heartshaped and lopsided, i.e. one side from the middle line being always
-larger than the other, as if two leaves of different sizes had been
-joined along the center.
-
-This is a very common feature among certain classes of trees, such as
-the elms. Another remarkable feature is the seed, or bract, shown in the
-sketch (Fig. 115).
-
-The tree is sugar-loaf in shape, gives a dense shade, and has sweet
-flowers so fragrant that it is sometimes called the _bee tree_, because
-the bees swarm all over it in the summer time. Its timber is valuable,
-being free from knots and of such an even grain that it is much sought
-after for some kinds of carving.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 114. American Linden, or Basswood, showing the
-Sugar-Loaf Form of the Tree]
-
-The familiar cigar-store Indian is usually carved from basswood.
-
-Among the broad-leaved trees there are still several familiar families,
-all loved by some of us for some reason.
-
-The willow is always a striking tree, not only because of its weeping or
-drooping appearance, but also because we usually associate it with water.
-
-What is more common in the country than a stream hidden by the willows
-which crowd its bank and dip down into the clear water!
-
-Then, too, we watch it for the first sign of spring, and friends in
-different states often vie with each other to discover the first _pussy
-willow_, the name given to the soft, downy buds which appear often before
-the snow has melted.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 115. Leaf and Bract of Linden]
-
-The willow is dear to boys, because on the green twigs in spring the
-bark can be separated from the wood and a whistle or simple flute
-manufactured.
-
-The wood of the willow is not very valuable, being used chiefly by pulp
-makers, but it grows where no other trees can exist, being found nearly
-all over the world, and creeping nearer to the north pole than any other
-broad-leaved tree except the birch. It has over one hundred and fifty
-varieties, which vary from small shrubs up to trees a hundred feet high.
-Its soft and gentle beauty is sufficient excuse for its existence.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 116. A Weeping Willow]
-
-=56. The Poplars.= In the poplars we have a group of trees similar to the
-willows in some ways but very different in others. The wood is weak and
-of little use except for fuel and paper pulp, but there the likeness
-ends.
-
-To this family belongs the quaking aspen, whose leaves are continually
-trembling,—in fact, the whole family is a restless one, the constant
-motion being due to the shape of the long stems, which are flattened.
-
-The people of Scotland have a superstition that it was of aspen wood
-that our Saviour’s cross was made, and that the tree shivers in constant
-remembrance of that fact.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 117.
-
-Aspen
-
-Aspen Poplar, or Large-Toothed Aspen]
-
-Beside the quaking aspen is the large-toothed aspen, the Lombardy poplar,
-and the cottonwood.
-
-The Lombardy is the spirelike tree which seems to reach toward the
-clouds, and its tall, narrow form is familiar in many sections of our
-country, although the tree was originally imported from Europe.
-
-Cottonwood and balm of Gilead are two well-known members of this family.
-Cottonwood is best known in the West, where it often constitutes the
-chief and only growth along the water courses, and balm of Gilead is
-known as one of our common city shade trees. This latter tree, often
-called the balsam, is really an important tree of the great northwestern
-country, being found plentifully in the Klondike, and often forming in
-that far northern country great forests thousands of square miles in
-extent. It is used as a shade tree because it stands the smoke and gas of
-the city where many other trees pine away and die.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 118. Cottonwood, or Carolina Poplar]
-
-=57. Sassafras.= We find many freaks in the tree world, and nature seems
-to have tried to see how odd she really could be; for instance, on the
-sassafras tree we find three distinct kinds of leaves, having one, two,
-and three divisions.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 119. Sassafras]
-
-This tree, which in the northern states is usually quite small, grows
-under favorable conditions to a height of fifty feet. It is noted for
-the pleasant taste of its leaves, twigs, and roots, which are used
-considerably in flavoring medicines.
-
-=58. Mulberry.= Another tree noted for the peculiar shape of its leaves
-is the mulberry. There are three common kinds, named, from the color of
-their berries, _red_, _black_, and _white_.
-
-It is the white mulberry whose leaves are the food of the silkworm. The
-leaves of this tree are quite regular, but those of the red and black
-vary apparently as they please. No two leaves seem to be alike either in
-size or shape, and they are very soft and downy.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 120. Red Mulberry, showing Variation in Leaf Form]
-
-
-
-
-CHAPTER X
-
-THE EVERGREENS
-
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 121. White Pines at Westbury, Long Island]
-
-The evergreen trees, so called because their needle-like leaves remain
-on the tree all winter, are fully as interesting as the broad-leaved
-trees. Without them our landscapes in winter would be much more barren
-and bleak, and their shade is very pleasant in summer. A pine forest
-with its fresh balsam air and needle-covered floor is a sight to be long
-remembered.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 122. A View showing how Evergreens help to enrich the
-Landscape. Arbor Vitæ Hedges]
-
-The wood of the evergreens is usually classed among the soft timbers,
-although the yellow pine is far from soft.
-
-=59. White Pine.= The king among evergreens is usually admitted to be the
-white pine. Its soft, bluish-green foliage, the widespreading branches,
-and the value of its fine, even-grained wood give it the first rank.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 123. Needles and Cone of White Pine]
-
-Pines have needle-shaped leaves which grow in groups of two, three,
-or five. White pine needles grow in groups of five and are from three
-to four inches long. The cones which contain the seeds are about five
-inches long. The tree grows tall and straight, and formerly grew in great
-forests covering thousands of square miles; the wood is so free from
-pitch and is so easily worked with tools that these great forests have
-been almost annihilated by the lumberman’s ax, and white-pine timber has
-become quite expensive. It takes many years for a tree to grow large
-enough for timber, and unless we are more economical in the future white
-pine will be only a memory.
-
-=60. Georgia Pine.= The southern yellow pine, or Georgia pine, is a very
-different tree from its northern cousin, the white pine, furnishing us
-with a resinous yellow wood, much harder than white pine, and a beautiful
-and valuable material for the interiors of buildings. It is also very
-durable and is frequently used for exposed places, such as the decks of
-ships.
-
-The needles are very long, measuring a foot and sometimes fifteen inches
-in length.
-
-The seed cones are from six to ten inches long, and the scales have
-little prickles on their ends. The tree grows throughout the southern
-states from Virginia to Texas, and the cutting of its timber is a
-valuable industry of the South.
-
-=61. Yellow Pine.= The common yellow pine must not be confounded with
-the long-leaved Georgia pine. The former has needles growing three in a
-bunch, and the latter short needles three or four inches long, growing
-two and sometimes three in a group. The cone of the common yellow pine is
-also very much smaller, being only two inches long.
-
-Its wood is very valuable and is used for flooring, ceiling, and interior
-finishing.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 124. Hemlock]
-
-There are several less important kinds of pine, such as the northern and
-Jersey scrub pines, and the red, or Norway pine.
-
-Spruce, hemlock, and fir are well-known members of the evergreen family.
-
-=62. Hemlock= is a graceful, dainty-looking tree, with drooping branches
-and little needles not over half an inch long. It is a northern tree
-except along the Allegheny Mountains, where it extends as far south as
-Alabama. The seed cones are the tiniest brown things to be found among
-the common trees. They are no longer than the hemlock needles.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 125. The Influence of Hemlock on the Winter
-Landscape. Snow Scene]
-
-The wood is not as valuable as pine, splitting very easily and being
-afflicted with _shakes_, a defect caused by the annual layers or rings
-breaking away from each other when the trees are swayed by the winter
-storms. The bark is valuable, however, as it is rich in tannin.
-
-=63. Spruce.= The tall, dark, cone-shaped evergreen trees which ornament
-so many of our old farm dooryards are usually some species of spruce. The
-spruce is sometimes mistaken for the balsam fir, which is so commonly
-used for Christmas trees, but they are so different that they need never
-be confused.
-
-There are several varieties of spruce, including the red, black, white,
-and Norway, but they all bear a family resemblance.
-
-Looking at the end of a spruce twig, it will be found that the needles
-completely surround it. This is not true of the fir. Then the spruce
-needles are sharp at the tip, while the fir needles are blunt.
-
-This family is distinctly a northern group, being found as far north as
-Hudson Bay and forming dense forests, particularly on mountain sides.
-One may often see on the steep slopes the dividing line between the
-broad-leaved trees and the evergreens, the dark spruces extending clear
-up to the summit.
-
-The red spruce is found as far south as Tennessee, but in that latitude
-it grows only at high elevations. It has cones about one and a half
-inches long, and its wood is light, soft, and close-grained. The wood is
-used for the sounding-boards of musical instruments and for the frames of
-buildings.
-
-The black spruce is the northern brother of the red, and is really a
-Canadian tree which occasionally reaches down into the United States.
-It reaches the Mackenzie River on the north and covers large areas in
-Manitoba.
-
-It takes its name from the dark, somber color of its foliage, which seems
-almost black against the snowy hillsides.
-
-The cones are the same size as on the red spruce, but they persist in
-remaining on the tree for several years. The wood is soft and weak and is
-used for sounding-boards, pulp, and light framing for houses.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 126. Black Spruce]
-
-The white spruce is similar to the other two, but lighter in color, cones
-a trifle longer and softer, and needles more slender. It is a northern
-tree; its wood is very white and clear-grained, and is used for finishing
-the interior of houses.
-
-Norway spruce, as its name implies, is an importation from Europe, where
-its majestic height graces the mountains from the Alps to Norway and
-Sweden. It grows very tall, sometimes a hundred and fifty feet, and
-flourishes as well in America as in Europe. The cones are four or five
-inches long. Its wood is known in Europe as _deal_.
-
-=64. Cypress.= In the swamps of our southern states, from Maryland south
-along the Gulf of Mexico, are found great dark forests of the bald
-cypress.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 127. Cypress]
-
-They grow directly out of the water and are famous for a peculiar
-formation of the roots called _cypress knees_,—lumpy growths which come
-up out of the water as if they were in search of air. The cypress is
-a tall, spirelike tree, which has the most delicate, feathery needles
-imaginable. They drop off in the fall, so that the tree is sometimes
-called _deciduous cypress_. The cones are roundish and about an inch
-long. The timber furnished by this tree is very handsome in grain and
-valuable for many parts of buildings, especially inside finishing.
-
-=65. The Balsam Fir=, or our famous Christmas tree, is noted for its
-great healing qualities. In fact, sanitaria for invalids, especially
-consumptives, are frequently built in the midst of great fir forests,
-that the sufferers may inhale the pure mountain air, laden as it is with
-the odors of the balsam fir. The needles are often used to fill pillows,
-which are said to soothe tired and worn-out people to sleep.
-
-We are all familiar with the sweet, _woodsy_ smell of the Christmas tree.
-No other tree can take its place. It brings visions of the country, of
-the woods and fields and flowers, and it will always be dear to us.
-
-The balsam fir can always be distinguished from the spruce by the fact
-that the needles only come out at the sides of the twig instead of from
-all directions, as in the spruce, and its end is blunt, whereas that of
-the spruce is sharply pointed.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 128. Balsam Fir]
-
-The bark of the tree is gray and has tiny blisters which contain the
-balsam, _Canada balsam_ it is usually called, well known for its healing
-qualities.
-
-The cones are from two to four inches long, stand upright on the
-branches, and the wood is not very valuable.
-
-=66. The Cedars.= No list of evergreen trees would be complete without
-the cedars. In this group is the well-known hedge tree, arbor vitæ,
-sometimes erroneously called _white cedar_. It is famous for its
-flattened, bright green, scaly leaves, with their strong, pungent odor.
-
-This tree is usually so trimmed that we have very little knowledge as to
-its real shape and height if allowed to grow naturally; but it is said to
-reach a height of fifty feet under favorable conditions.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 129. Arbor Vitæ]
-
-=67. White Cedar.= The real white cedar has a more delicate leaf and is
-fond of cool swamps.
-
-It has a conical shape and is much larger than the arbor vitæ, reaching
-sometimes ninety feet. The wood is very valuable, being soft but durable,
-and is used for shingles, posts, and boats. It has the property of
-enduring the changes such as posts or other structural members are
-obliged to withstand in contact with the soil, and ranks next to yellow
-locust in this particular.
-
-=68. Red Cedar= is the tree which supplies our lead pencils. It is
-remarkable for its straight, even grain, and the ease with which it
-can be worked. This is the familiar tree of our roadside, where the
-birds who feast on the cedar berries have stood on the fence rails and
-unconsciously planted rows of cedars for future generations by dropping
-the seeds on the ground.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 130. Red Cedar growing along Roadside from Seed
-dropped by Birds]
-
-The red cedar seems to grow where other trees cannot exist, but like
-other trees responds to good treatment and reaches its best development
-in the balmy and luxuriant South.
-
-It is found from Maine to Florida and from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
-In the North it rarely grows over twenty feet high, and is of compact
-growth, but in Florida it reaches eighty feet.
-
-The leaves are remarkable in that there are two shapes, the sharp or
-awl-shaped, and the scale-shaped, growing upon the same branch.
-
-The wood is valuable for many purposes and has been used so extensively
-that it is becoming scarce.
-
-Florida has furnished the world with red cedar for lead pencils for
-years, and it is said that during the Civil War, when the whole southern
-coast was blockaded, the European manufacturers were obliged to scour the
-world to find a substitute for the Florida cedar.
-
-
-
-
-CHAPTER XI
-
-THE BIG TREES
-
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 131. Big Trees scarred by Fire at the Base. Redwood
-Meadow, California]
-
-Each section of country has its own peculiar trees, and those described
-have been mainly representative of the eastern states; but no list of
-American trees would be complete without the “big trees,” as they are
-commonly called, of California. The annual rings of these giants show
-them to be from two thousand to four thousand years old.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 132. Big Trees, “General Grant” and “General
-Sherman,” Calaveras County, California]
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 133. “General Grant,” a Big Tree, Mariposa Grove,
-California]
-
-It is hard to realize this great age. It means that for centuries and
-centuries before the white men came these kings of the forests looked
-down on generations and generations of Indian tribes. They may even have
-seen the coming of the first Indians. What wonderful tales they might
-relate if they could only talk!
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 134. Redwood Logs in Humboldt County, California]
-
-On that fateful day over four hundred years ago, when the three little
-caravels of Columbus sighted the West Indies, these hoary old trees were
-twenty-five hundred years old. They should be sacred to every American,
-and not one should ever be cut down for lumber.
-
-There are two distinct kinds of big trees, the redwood and the so-called
-“big trees,” which are the largest trees in the world. They both belong
-to the cone-bearing (coniferous) group, and the needles are only three
-quarters of an inch long and the little cones an inch.
-
-The wood is reddish, as the name implies, not unlike red cedar, but is
-softer and is used for many purposes on the Pacific coast.
-
-The big trees are now carefully guarded by the government. One grove
-alone which contains seven hundred of these fine trees, called the
-Mariposa Grove, has been reserved as a national park, and is watched
-carefully to keep out forest fires, etc.
-
-Many of the best known of these trees are given names. One is called
-“Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” because of a peculiar opening at the base.
-
-The most famous perhaps is the “Grizzly Giant.” This one is ninety-three
-feet in circumference at the ground, and its first branch is two hundred
-feet above the earth and eight feet in diameter. It is considered the
-largest tree in the world.
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 135. Redwood Logs blasted apart for Easier Handling
-(a very wasteful method)]
-
-We can get some idea of what these figures represent when we know that it
-takes five men three weeks to cut one down, and that the cost of felling
-one of these monsters is five hundred dollars.
-
-A stump of one of these trees is so large that dances have been held on
-it, and on one very large one a ballroom has been built for this special
-purpose.
-
-As one Californian has said, “The redwood forests are apparently
-imperishable, except through the ax, as the trees are rarely injured by
-fire. The redwood is the only lumber that can take the place of the white
-pine, answer as a satisfactory substitute for mahogany and black walnut,
-displace oak for railroad ties, cypress and cedar for shingles, and
-surpass all other woods for durability when in contact with the earth or
-when exposed to moisture.”
-
-[Illustration: FIG. 136. Immense Flock of Sheep being herded illegally
-in a United States Government Forest Reservation. (They kill the young
-seedling trees)]
-
-
-
-
-INDEX
-
-
- Annual rings, 59
-
- Ash, 92
-
- Aspen, 107
-
-
- Band saw, 58
-
- Basswood, 103
-
- Beech, 99
-
- Bench, care of, 3
-
- Bench hook, 15
-
- Bevel, 10
-
- Big Trees of California, 123
-
- Birches, 96
-
- Bit, auger, 27
- auger, details of, 28
- center, 27
- countersink, 29
- gimlet, 29
-
- Black walnut, 89
-
- Brace, common forms of, 26
- and bit, 27
-
- Bract of linden, 105
-
- Buckeye, 87
-
- Butternut, 89
-
- Buttonwood, 101
-
-
- Cap iron, 17
-
- Cedar, 120
-
- Chisel, cutting angle of, 23
- firmer, 24
- framing, 24
- methods of using, 24
- sharpening, 25
-
- Clamp iron of plane, 18
-
- Compound leaves, 85
-
- Cottonwood, or Carolina poplar, 108
-
- Cutting tools, 11
-
- Cypress, 118
-
-
- Dovetail. _See_ Joint
-
- Drawing board, 45, 62
-
-
- Elm, American, 94
-
- Evergreens, 111
-
-
- Felling trees, 52
-
- Fir, balsam, 118
-
- Framing square, 8
-
-
- Gang saw, 55
-
- Glue, use of, 39
-
- Grain of wood, 59
-
- Groups of tools, 4
-
- Gum, sweet, or liquid amber, 101
-
-
- Hammer, claw, 31
- use of, 32
-
- Hand screw, use of, 40
-
- Hemlock, 115
-
- Hickory, 87
-
- Honey locust, 91
-
- Hornbeam, 100
-
- Horse-chestnut, 86
-
-
- Ironwood, 100
-
-
- Joint, definition of, 39
- dovetail, 47
- end lap, 44
- middle lap, 38
- miter, 41
-
- Joint edge, 37
-
- Jointers, 21
-
-
- Laying out work, 38
-
- Linden, or basswood, 103
-
- Locust, 91
-
- Log boom, 55
-
- Log jam, 53
-
- Logs, redwood, 126
-
- Lumbering and milling, 51
-
-
- Mallet, 33
-
- Maple, ash-leaved, 82
- Japan, 84
- Norway, 78
- red, 80
- silver, 78
- striped, 81
- sugar, 76
- sycamore, 80
-
- Maple keys, 82
-
- Marking gauge, 8
-
- Mechanical drawing, 43
- of end lap joint, 44
- of cylinder, 44
-
- Medullary rays, 59
-
- Miscellaneous tools, 31
-
- Mortise, cutting a, 34
-
- Mulberry, 109
-
-
- Nail set or punch, 32
-
- Nails, cut and wire, 41
- method of using cut, 41
- withdrawing, 32
-
-
- Oak, black and black-jack, 69
- chestnut, 74
- live, 75
- mossy-cup, 68
- pin, 72
- post, 67
- red, 70
- scarlet, 71
- white, 66
-
- Oilstone, use of, 25
-
-
- Pecan, 89
-
- Perspective drawing and constructive drawing compared, 43
-
- Pine, Georgia, 114
- white, 113
- yellow, 114
-
- Plan of work, 4
-
- Plane, 17
- adjustments on, 18
- block, 21
- block, method of using, 22
- jack, 19
- smooth, 20
- wooden, 22
-
- Plane iron in action, 17
-
- Poplars, 106
-
-
- River driving, 53
-
- Rule, use of, 6
-
-
- Sandpaper, use of, 34
-
- Sassafras, 108
-
- Saw, back, 15
- circular, 57
- method of holding, 14
- turning, 16
-
- Saw tapers, 14
-
- Saw teeth, shape of, 13
-
- Saw tooth action, 11
-
- Saw tooth set, 13
-
- Sawmill, 55
-
- Saws, 11
-
- Scale drawing, 48
-
- Screw-driver, 33
-
- Screws, varieties of, and methods of using, 42
-
- Sections of red oak, 70
-
- Set screw of plane iron, 17
-
- Shake in wood, 60
-
- Shrinkage, 61
-
- Spokeshave, 29
-
- Spruce, 116
-
- Stock, squaring up, 36
-
- Sycamore, 101
-
-
- T square, use of, 45
-
- Timber and lumber, 58
-
- Trees, broad-leaved, or deciduous, 65
-
- Triangles, use of, 45
-
- Try-square, use of, 6
-
- Tulip, or whitewood, 102
-
-
- Warping, 61
-
- Weather checks, 60
-
- Willow, 106
-
- Working face, 37
-
-
-*** END OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK ELEMENTARY WOODWORKING ***
-
-Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions will
-be renamed.
-
-Creating the works from print editions not protected by U.S. copyright
-law means that no one owns a United States copyright in these works,
-so the Foundation (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the
-United States without permission and without paying copyright
-royalties. Special rules, set forth in the General Terms of Use part
-of this license, apply to copying and distributing Project
-Gutenberg™ electronic works to protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG™
-concept and trademark. Project Gutenberg is a registered trademark,
-and may not be used if you charge for an eBook, except by following
-the terms of the trademark license, including paying royalties for use
-of the Project Gutenberg trademark. If you do not charge anything for
-copies of this eBook, complying with the trademark license is very
-easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose such as creation
-of derivative works, reports, performances and research. Project
-Gutenberg eBooks may be modified and printed and given away--you may
-do practically ANYTHING in the United States with eBooks not protected
-by U.S. copyright law. Redistribution is subject to the trademark
-license, especially commercial redistribution.
-
-START: FULL LICENSE
-
-THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE
-PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK
-
-To protect the Project Gutenberg™ mission of promoting the free
-distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work
-(or any other work associated in any way with the phrase “Project
-Gutenberg”), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full
-Project Gutenberg™ License available with this file or online at
-www.gutenberg.org/license.
-
-Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project
-Gutenberg™ electronic works
-
-1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg™
-electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to
-and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property
-(trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all
-the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or
-destroy all copies of Project Gutenberg™ electronic works in your
-possession. If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a
-Project Gutenberg™ electronic work and you do not agree to be bound
-by the terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the
-person or entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph
-1.E.8.
-
-1.B. “Project Gutenberg” is a registered trademark. It may only be
-used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who
-agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few
-things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg™ electronic works
-even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See
-paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project
-Gutenberg™ electronic works if you follow the terms of this
-agreement and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg™
-electronic works. See paragraph 1.E below.
-
-1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation (“the
-Foundation” or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection
-of Project Gutenberg™ electronic works. Nearly all the individual
-works in the collection are in the public domain in the United
-States. If an individual work is unprotected by copyright law in the
-United States and you are located in the United States, we do not
-claim a right to prevent you from copying, distributing, performing,
-displaying or creating derivative works based on the work as long as
-all references to Project Gutenberg are removed. Of course, we hope
-that you will support the Project Gutenberg™ mission of promoting
-free access to electronic works by freely sharing Project Gutenberg™
-works in compliance with the terms of this agreement for keeping the
-Project Gutenberg™ name associated with the work. You can easily
-comply with the terms of this agreement by keeping this work in the
-same format with its attached full Project Gutenberg™ License when
-you share it without charge with others.
-
-1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern
-what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are
-in a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States,
-check the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this
-agreement before downloading, copying, displaying, performing,
-distributing or creating derivative works based on this work or any
-other Project Gutenberg™ work. The Foundation makes no
-representations concerning the copyright status of any work in any
-country other than the United States.
-
-1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg:
-
-1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other
-immediate access to, the full Project Gutenberg™ License must appear
-prominently whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg™ work (any work
-on which the phrase “Project Gutenberg” appears, or with which the
-phrase “Project Gutenberg” is associated) is accessed, displayed,
-performed, viewed, copied or distributed:
-
- This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and
- most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no
- restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it
- under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this
- eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org. If you are not located in the
- United States, you will have to check the laws of the country where
- you are located before using this eBook.
-
-1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg™ electronic work is
-derived from texts not protected by U.S. copyright law (does not
-contain a notice indicating that it is posted with permission of the
-copyright holder), the work can be copied and distributed to anyone in
-the United States without paying any fees or charges. If you are
-redistributing or providing access to a work with the phrase “Project
-Gutenberg” associated with or appearing on the work, you must comply
-either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 or
-obtain permission for the use of the work and the Project Gutenberg™
-trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or 1.E.9.
-
-1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg™ electronic work is posted
-with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution
-must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any
-additional terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms
-will be linked to the Project Gutenberg™ License for all works
-posted with the permission of the copyright holder found at the
-beginning of this work.
-
-1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg™
-License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this
-work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg™.
-
-1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this
-electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without
-prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with
-active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project
-Gutenberg™ License.
-
-1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary,
-compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including
-any word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access
-to or distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg™ work in a format
-other than “Plain Vanilla ASCII” or other format used in the official
-version posted on the official Project Gutenberg™ website
-(www.gutenberg.org), you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense
-to the user, provide a copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means
-of obtaining a copy upon request, of the work in its original “Plain
-Vanilla ASCII” or other form. Any alternate format must include the
-full Project Gutenberg™ License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1.
-
-1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying,
-performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg™ works
-unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9.
-
-1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing
-access to or distributing Project Gutenberg™ electronic works
-provided that:
-
-• You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from
- the use of Project Gutenberg™ works calculated using the method
- you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is owed
- to the owner of the Project Gutenberg™ trademark, but he has
- agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the Project
- Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments must be paid
- within 60 days following each date on which you prepare (or are
- legally required to prepare) your periodic tax returns. Royalty
- payments should be clearly marked as such and sent to the Project
- Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the address specified in
- Section 4, “Information about donations to the Project Gutenberg
- Literary Archive Foundation.”
-
-• You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies
- you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he
- does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg™
- License. You must require such a user to return or destroy all
- copies of the works possessed in a physical medium and discontinue
- all use of and all access to other copies of Project Gutenberg™
- works.
-
-• You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of
- any money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the
- electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days of
- receipt of the work.
-
-• You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free
- distribution of Project Gutenberg™ works.
-
-1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project
-Gutenberg™ electronic work or group of works on different terms than
-are set forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing
-from the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the manager of
-the Project Gutenberg™ trademark. Contact the Foundation as set
-forth in Section 3 below.
-
-1.F.
-
-1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable
-effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread
-works not protected by U.S. copyright law in creating the Project
-Gutenberg™ collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg™
-electronic works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may
-contain “Defects,” such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate
-or corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other
-intellectual property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or
-other medium, a computer virus, or computer codes that damage or
-cannot be read by your equipment.
-
-1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the “Right
-of Replacement or Refund” described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project
-Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project
-Gutenberg™ trademark, and any other party distributing a Project
-Gutenberg™ electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all
-liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal
-fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT
-LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE
-PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH 1.F.3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE
-TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE
-LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR
-INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
-DAMAGE.
-
-1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a
-defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can
-receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a
-written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you
-received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium
-with your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you
-with the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in
-lieu of a refund. If you received the work electronically, the person
-or entity providing it to you may choose to give you a second
-opportunity to receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If
-the second copy is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing
-without further opportunities to fix the problem.
-
-1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth
-in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you “AS-IS”, WITH NO
-OTHER WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT
-LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE.
-
-1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied
-warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of
-damages. If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement
-violates the law of the state applicable to this agreement, the
-agreement shall be interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or
-limitation permitted by the applicable state law. The invalidity or
-unenforceability of any provision of this agreement shall not void the
-remaining provisions.
-
-1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the
-trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone
-providing copies of Project Gutenberg™ electronic works in
-accordance with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the
-production, promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg™
-electronic works, harmless from all liability, costs and expenses,
-including legal fees, that arise directly or indirectly from any of
-the following which you do or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this
-or any Project Gutenberg™ work, (b) alteration, modification, or
-additions or deletions to any Project Gutenberg™ work, and (c) any
-Defect you cause.
-
-Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg™
-
-Project Gutenberg™ is synonymous with the free distribution of
-electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of
-computers including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It
-exists because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations
-from people in all walks of life.
-
-Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the
-assistance they need are critical to reaching Project Gutenberg™'s
-goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg™ collection will
-remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project
-Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure
-and permanent future for Project Gutenberg™ and future
-generations. To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary
-Archive Foundation and how your efforts and donations can help, see
-Sections 3 and 4 and the Foundation information page at
-www.gutenberg.org
-
-Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary
-Archive Foundation
-
-The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non-profit
-501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the
-state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal
-Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification
-number is 64-6221541. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg Literary
-Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent permitted by
-U.S. federal laws and your state's laws.
-
-The Foundation's business office is located at 809 North 1500 West,
-Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887. Email contact links and up
-to date contact information can be found at the Foundation's website
-and official page at www.gutenberg.org/contact
-
-Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg
-Literary Archive Foundation
-
-Project Gutenberg™ depends upon and cannot survive without
-widespread public support and donations to carry out its mission of
-increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be
-freely distributed in machine-readable form accessible by the widest
-array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations
-($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt
-status with the IRS.
-
-The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating
-charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United
-States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a
-considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up
-with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations
-where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To SEND
-DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any particular
-state visit www.gutenberg.org/donate
-
-While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we
-have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition
-against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who
-approach us with offers to donate.
-
-International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make
-any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from
-outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff.
-
-Please check the Project Gutenberg web pages for current donation
-methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other
-ways including checks, online payments and credit card donations. To
-donate, please visit: www.gutenberg.org/donate
-
-Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg™ electronic works
-
-Professor Michael S. Hart was the originator of the Project
-Gutenberg™ concept of a library of electronic works that could be
-freely shared with anyone. For forty years, he produced and
-distributed Project Gutenberg™ eBooks with only a loose network of
-volunteer support.
-
-Project Gutenberg™ eBooks are often created from several printed
-editions, all of which are confirmed as not protected by copyright in
-the U.S. unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not
-necessarily keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper
-edition.
-
-Most people start at our website which has the main PG search
-facility: www.gutenberg.org
-
-This website includes information about Project Gutenberg™,
-including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary
-Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to
-subscribe to our email newsletter to hear about new eBooks.
diff --git a/old/69725-0.zip b/old/69725-0.zip
deleted file mode 100644
index 915526a..0000000
--- a/old/69725-0.zip
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h.zip b/old/69725-h.zip
deleted file mode 100644
index 1e947d7..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h.zip
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/69725-h.htm b/old/69725-h/69725-h.htm
deleted file mode 100644
index ee4f930..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/69725-h.htm
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4618 +0,0 @@
-<!DOCTYPE html>
-<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">
- <head>
- <meta charset="UTF-8">
- <title>
- The Project Gutenberg eBook of Elementary Woodworking, by Edwin W. Foster.
- </title>
-
- <link rel="icon" href="images/cover.jpg" type="image/x-cover">
-
- <style>
-
-a {
- text-decoration: none;
-}
-
-body {
- margin-left: 10%;
- margin-right: 10%;
-}
-
-h1,h2,h3 {
- text-align: center;
- clear: both;
-}
-
-h2.nobreak, h3.nobreak {
- page-break-before: avoid;
-}
-
-hr.chap {
- margin-top: 2em;
- margin-bottom: 2em;
- clear: both;
- width: 65%;
- margin-left: 17.5%;
- margin-right: 17.5%;
-}
-
-img.w100 {
- width: 100%;
-}
-
-div.chapter {
- page-break-before: always;
-}
-
-ul {
- list-style-type: none;
-}
-
-li.indx {
- margin-top: .5em;
- padding-left: 2em;
- text-indent: -2em;
-}
-
-li.ifrst {
- margin-top: 2em;
- padding-left: 2em;
- text-indent: -2em;
-}
-
-li.isub1 {
- padding-left: 4em;
- text-indent: -2em;
-}
-
-p {
- margin-top: 0.5em;
- text-align: justify;
- margin-bottom: 0.5em;
- text-indent: 1em;
-}
-
-table {
- margin: 1em auto 1em auto;
- max-width: 40em;
- border-collapse: collapse;
-}
-
-td {
- padding-left: 2.25em;
- padding-right: 0.25em;
- vertical-align: top;
- text-indent: -2em;
-}
-
-.sub {
- text-indent: 1em;
- text-align: justify;
- font-size: 90%;
- padding-bottom: 0.5em;
-}
-
-.tdc {
- text-align: center;
- padding-top: 0.75em;
- padding-bottom: 0.5em;
-}
-
-.tdpg {
- vertical-align: bottom;
- text-align: right;
-}
-
-.blockquote {
- margin: 1.5em 10%;
-}
-
-.blockquote p {
- padding-left: 2em;
- text-indent: -2em;
-}
-
-.caption {
- text-align: center;
- margin-bottom: 1em;
- font-size: 90%;
- text-indent: 0em;
-}
-
-.center {
- text-align: center;
- text-indent: 0em;
-}
-
-.figcenter {
- margin: auto;
- text-align: center;
-}
-
-.pagenum {
- position: absolute;
- right: 4%;
- font-size: smaller;
- text-align: right;
- font-style: normal;
-}
-
-.right {
- text-align: right;
-}
-
-.smaller {
- font-size: 80%;
-}
-
-.smcap {
- font-variant: small-caps;
- font-style: normal;
-}
-
-.spacer {
- margin-left: 5em;
-}
-
-.titlepage {
- text-align: center;
- margin-top: 3em;
- text-indent: 0em;
-}
-
-.x-ebookmaker img {
- max-width: 100%;
- width: auto;
- height: auto;
-}
-
-.x-ebookmaker .blockquote {
- margin: 1.5em 5%;
-}
-
-/* Illustration classes */
-.illowp100 {width: 100%;}
-.illowp30 {width: 30%;}
-.x-ebookmaker .illowp30 {width: 100%;}
-.illowp37 {width: 37%;}
-.x-ebookmaker .illowp37 {width: 100%;}
-.illowp40 {width: 40%;}
-.x-ebookmaker .illowp40 {width: 100%;}
-.illowp42 {width: 42%;}
-.x-ebookmaker .illowp42 {width: 100%;}
-.illowp46 {width: 46%;}
-.x-ebookmaker .illowp46 {width: 100%;}
-.illowp50 {width: 50%;}
-.x-ebookmaker .illowp50 {width: 100%;}
-.illowp52 {width: 52%;}
-.x-ebookmaker .illowp52 {width: 100%;}
-.illowp53 {width: 53%;}
-.x-ebookmaker .illowp53 {width: 100%;}
-.illowp54 {width: 54%;}
-.x-ebookmaker .illowp54 {width: 100%;}
-.illowp56 {width: 56%;}
-.x-ebookmaker .illowp56 {width: 100%;}
-.illowp57 {width: 57%;}
-.x-ebookmaker .illowp57 {width: 100%;}
-.illowp58 {width: 58%;}
-.x-ebookmaker .illowp58 {width: 100%;}
-.illowp60 {width: 60%;}
-.x-ebookmaker .illowp60 {width: 100%;}
-.illowp64 {width: 64%;}
-.x-ebookmaker .illowp64 {width: 100%;}
-.illowp65 {width: 65%;}
-.x-ebookmaker .illowp65 {width: 100%;}
-.illowp66 {width: 66%;}
-.x-ebookmaker .illowp66 {width: 100%;}
-.illowp69 {width: 69%;}
-.x-ebookmaker .illowp69 {width: 100%;}
-.illowp70 {width: 70%;}
-.x-ebookmaker .illowp70 {width: 100%;}
-.illowp71 {width: 71%;}
-.x-ebookmaker .illowp71 {width: 100%;}
-.illowp75 {width: 75%;}
-.x-ebookmaker .illowp75 {width: 100%;}
-.illowp78 {width: 78%;}
-.x-ebookmaker .illowp78 {width: 100%;}
-.illowp81 {width: 81%;}
-.x-ebookmaker .illowp81 {width: 100%;}
-.illowp83 {width: 83%;}
-.x-ebookmaker .illowp83 {width: 100%;}
-.illowp88 {width: 88%;}
-.x-ebookmaker .illowp88 {width: 100%;}
-.illowp90 {width: 90%;}
-.x-ebookmaker .illowp90 {width: 100%;}
-.illowp93 {width: 93%;}
-.x-ebookmaker .illowp93 {width: 100%;}
- </style>
- </head>
-<body>
-<p style='text-align:center; font-size:1.2em; font-weight:bold'>The Project Gutenberg eBook of Elementary woodworking, by Edwin W. Foster</p>
-<div style='display:block; margin:1em 0'>
-This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and
-most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions
-whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms
-of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online
-at <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org">www.gutenberg.org</a>. If you
-are not located in the United States, you will have to check the laws of the
-country where you are located before using this eBook.
-</div>
-
-<p style='display:block; margin-top:1em; margin-bottom:1em; margin-left:2em; text-indent:-2em'>Title: Elementary woodworking</p>
-<p style='display:block; margin-top:1em; margin-bottom:0; margin-left:2em; text-indent:-2em'>Author: Edwin W. Foster</p>
-<p style='display:block; text-indent:0; margin:1em 0'>Release Date: January 7, 2023 [eBook #69725]</p>
-<p style='display:block; text-indent:0; margin:1em 0'>Language: English</p>
- <p style='display:block; margin-top:1em; margin-bottom:0; margin-left:2em; text-indent:-2em; text-align:left'>Produced by: Peter Becker and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)</p>
-<div style='margin-top:2em; margin-bottom:4em'>*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK ELEMENTARY WOODWORKING ***</div>
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_i"></a>[i]</span></p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp53" id="frontispiece" style="max-width: 31.25em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/frontispiece.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption">“Grizzly Giant,” a Big Tree in Mariposa Grove, California</p>
-</div>
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_ii"></a>[ii]</span></p>
-
-<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop">
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_iii"></a>[iii]</span></p>
-
-<h1>ELEMENTARY WOODWORKING</h1>
-
-<p class="titlepage"><span class="smaller">BY</span><br>
-EDWIN W. FOSTER</p>
-
-<p class="titlepage">GINN &amp; COMPANY<br>
-<span class="smaller">BOSTON · NEW YORK · CHICAGO · LONDON</span></p>
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_iv"></a>[iv]</span></p>
-
-<p class="titlepage smaller"><span class="smcap">Copyright, 1903<br>
-By EDWIN W. FOSTER</span></p>
-
-<p class="center smaller">ALL RIGHTS RESERVED</p>
-
-<p class="center smaller">25.1</p>
-
-<p class="titlepage smaller">The Athenæum Press<br>
-GINN &amp; COMPANY · CAMBRIDGE<br>
-· MASSACHUSETTS</p>
-
-<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop">
-
-<div class="chapter">
-
-<h2 class="nobreak">PREFACE</h2>
-
-</div>
-
-<p>This text has been prepared for the purpose of furnishing
-the pupil with the essential facts about tools
-and their uses. However efficient the instruction may
-be and however attentive the pupil, it is impossible for
-him to fully grasp and comprehend during a demonstration
-the names of tools and technical terms, most of
-which are new to him. This applies with equal force
-to the manner of using the tools and to the methods of
-working.</p>
-
-<p>The function of the text is to supplement the instruction
-of the teacher. It is intended to gather up and
-arrange in a logical order the facts which the pupil
-has already been told. By this means these facts will
-become fixed in the mind of the pupil and he will work
-with a better understanding and make greater progress.</p>
-
-<p>It is believed that the text can be used to the greatest
-advantage by requiring the pupil to read up the subjects
-presented in class immediately <i>after</i> the close of the
-lesson. Frequent rapid reviews and occasional written
-tests are very effective.</p>
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_v"></a>[v]</span></p>
-
-<p>No course of study in the form of a series of models
-is presented. It is hardly possible for any two schools
-to follow the same series of models. Local conditions
-necessarily affect the choice of a course, while new and
-better designs are being brought out continuously.</p>
-
-<p>The order in which the tools are described in the following
-pages is the one that has seemed most natural.
-They may be taken up, however, in any convenient and
-logical order.</p>
-
-<p>It is with the earnest hope that nature study and
-manual work may be closely correlated, that Part II is
-added. No better period can be selected in which to
-study trees, their leaves, bark, wood, etc., than when
-the student is working with wood, learning by experience
-its grain, hardness, color, and value in the arts.</p>
-
-<p>Occasional talks on the broader topics of forestry, its
-economic aspects, climatic effects, influence on rainfall,
-the flow of rivers, floods, droughts, etc., will be found
-interesting as well as instructive, and such interest
-should be instilled into every American boy and girl.</p>
-
-<p>The writer is indebted to the Fish, Forest, and Game
-Commission of New York state for the series of Adirondack
-lumbering scenes, and to the United States Bureau
-of Forestry for the views of California Big Trees.</p>
-
-<p class="right">EDWIN W. FOSTER.</p>
-
-<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop">
-
-<div class="chapter">
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_vi"></a>[vi]</span></p>
-
-<h2 class="nobreak">CONTENTS</h2>
-
-</div>
-
-<table>
- <tr>
- <td></td>
- <td class="tdpg smaller">PAGE</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdc" colspan="2"><a href="#PART_I">PART I. TOOLS</a></td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td>Chapter I. Introduction</td>
- <td class="tdpg"><a href="#CHAPTER_I">3</a></td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="sub">General directions regarding care of tools and bench. Plan of
- work and division of tools into groups.</td>
- <td class="tdpg"></td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td>Chapter II. Measuring and Marking Tools</td>
- <td class="tdpg"><a href="#CHAPTER_II">5</a></td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="sub">The rule: divisions; method of using. The try-square: method
- of handling. The framing square. The marking gauge. The bevel.</td>
- <td class="tdpg"></td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td>Chapter III. Cutting Tools</td>
- <td class="tdpg"><a href="#CHAPTER_III">11</a></td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="sub">Saws: necessity for two classes; shape of teeth; set; tapers;
- method of holding. Backsaw; use of bench hook. The turning saw.
- The plane: use of cap iron; names of parts. Adjustment of plane.
- Use of lever and adjusting screw; positions for planing. The jack
- plane. The smooth plane. Jointers; action of short and long
- planes. The block plane. The wooden plane. The chisel: size of
- cutting angle; effect of careless sharpening. The framing and firmer
- chisels; proper positions for horizontal and vertical cutting. Sharpening
- on oilstone. Brace and bit. Center and auger bits; gimlet
- and countersink bits. The spokeshave.</td>
- <td class="tdpg"></td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td>Chapter IV. Miscellaneous Tools and Methods of Work</td>
- <td class="tdpg"><a href="#CHAPTER_IV">31</a></td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="sub">The hammer; use of nail punch. The mallet. The screw-driver.
- Sandpaper, use of. Squaring up stock; method explained in detail.
- Laying out work; method of laying out a typical joint. Securing
- parts; use of glue and hand screws. Nails; method of using cut nails.
- Screws; method of using round-head and flat-head screws. Mechanical
- drawing. The drawing instruments explained, and method of
- making complete working drawings described. Scale drawings.
- <span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_vii"></a>[vii]</span></td>
- <td class="tdpg"></td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdc" colspan="2"><a href="#PART_II">PART II. WOOD</a></td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td>Chapter V. Lumbering and Milling</td>
- <td class="tdpg"><a href="#CHAPTER_V">51</a></td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="sub">The forest; felling trees and floating logs to the mill. The forming
- and breaking up of log jams. The log boom and modern sawmills.
- Timber and lumber defined. Annual rings; medullary rays;
- formation of grain. Characteristics and defects in wood. Warping
- and shrinkage.</td>
- <td class="tdpg"></td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td>Chapter VI. Broad-Leaved Trees: the Oaks</td>
- <td class="tdpg"><a href="#CHAPTER_VI">65</a></td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="sub">White oak. Post oak. Mossy-cup oak. Black and black-jack
- oak. Red oak. Scarlet and pin oaks. Chestnut oak. Live oak.</td>
- <td class="tdpg"></td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td>Chapter VII. Broad-Leaved Trees: the Maples</td>
- <td class="tdpg"><a href="#CHAPTER_VII">76</a></td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="sub">Sugar and Norway maples. Silver and red maples. Sycamore
- maple. Moosewood. Maple keys. Ash-leaved maple. Japan maples.</td>
- <td class="tdpg"></td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td>Chapter VIII. Broad-Leaved Trees having Compound Leaves</td>
- <td class="tdpg"><a href="#CHAPTER_VIII">85</a></td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="sub">Horse-chestnut. Buckeye. The hickories. Black walnut and butternut.
- Locust. Honey locust. Ash.</td>
- <td class="tdpg"></td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td>Chapter IX. Broad-Leaved Trees having Simple Leaves</td>
- <td class="tdpg"><a href="#CHAPTER_IX">94</a></td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="sub">Elm. The birches. Beech. Iron wood. Buttonball. Sweet gum.
- Tulip. Basswood. Willow. The poplars. Sassafras. Mulberry.</td>
- <td class="tdpg"></td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td>Chapter X. The Evergreens</td>
- <td class="tdpg"><a href="#CHAPTER_X">111</a></td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="sub">White pine. Georgia pine. Yellow pine. Hemlock. Spruce.
- Cypress. Balsam fir. The cedars.</td>
- <td class="tdpg"></td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td>Chapter XI. The Big Trees of California</td>
- <td class="tdpg"><a href="#CHAPTER_XI">123</a></td>
- </tr>
-</table>
-
-<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop">
-
-<div class="chapter">
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_1"></a>[1]</span></p>
-
-<h2 class="nobreak" id="PART_I">ELEMENTARY WOODWORKING<br>
-<span class="smcap">Part I</span></h2>
-
-</div>
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_2"></a>[2]</span></p>
-
-<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop">
-
-<div class="chapter">
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_3"></a>[3]</span></p>
-
-<h3 class="nobreak" id="CHAPTER_I">CHAPTER I<br>
-<span class="smaller">INTRODUCTION</span></h3>
-
-</div>
-
-<p>In order to obtain good results in the using of tools
-it is necessary to know their construction, how to properly
-sharpen and adjust them, and the correct method
-of handling them. It is also essential to know how to
-lay out and work the material or stock. Carelessness
-or a lack of knowledge is invariably followed by a
-failure. It is more important at first to work carefully
-and accurately than rapidly.</p>
-
-<p>“Tools are made to be used, not abused.” They
-must be kept <i>clean</i> and <i>sharp</i> and should be used only
-for the purpose intended. Wipe them off occasionally
-with an oily rag or waste to prevent them from rusting.
-Put away all tools not in use and keep the top of the
-bench clean. Do not mark it with a pencil or scratch
-it with a knife. Do not cut into it with the chisel
-or allow other tools to mark or deface it. When using
-glue, shellac, or similar materials, cover the top of the
-bench; or, better still, do the work on a table provided
-for that purpose.</p>
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_4"></a>[4]</span></p>
-
-<p>The plan of work in making all models is in general
-the same and is as follows:</p>
-
-<div class="blockquote">
-
-<p><i>First.</i> “Squaring up” the stock.</p>
-
-<p><i>Second.</i> “Laying out” the work.</p>
-
-<p><i>Third.</i> Cutting to the lines.</p>
-
-</div>
-
-<p>When the article is composed of two or more pieces a
-fourth step may be added, namely, fitting and securing
-the parts.</p>
-
-<p>The tools used may be divided into three groups, as
-follows:</p>
-
-<div class="blockquote">
-
-<p><i>First.</i> Laying-out tools. These include the rule, try-square, marking
-gauge, bevel, and knife.</p>
-
-<p><i>Second.</i> Cutting tools. In this group are the saw, plane, chisel,
-spokeshave, bit, and knife.</p>
-
-<p><i>Third.</i> Miscellaneous tools, such as the hammer, mallet, screw-driver,
-brace (or bitstock), and others not so common.</p>
-
-</div>
-
-<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop">
-
-<div class="chapter">
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_5"></a>[5]</span></p>
-
-<h3 class="nobreak" id="CHAPTER_II">CHAPTER II<br>
-<span class="smaller">MEASURING AND MARKING TOOLS</span></h3>
-
-</div>
-
-<p><b>1. The Rule.</b> The standard unit of length is the yard,
-but the foot is commonly used for all measurements
-in woodwork. If the rule be twelve inches long it is
-known as a foot rule, and if twenty-four inches long
-it is called a two-foot rule. The inches are subdivided
-into halves, quarters, eighths, and in some cases sixteenths.
-Rules are usually of boxwood or maple, with
-brass joints, and are commonly made to fold once or
-twice.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp100" id="fig001" style="max-width: 31.25em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig001.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 1.</span> The Rule</p>
-</div>
-
-<p>The rule is quite thick, and if laid flat upon the work
-to be measured errors will usually follow. It should
-be stood on edge so that the pencil or knife point may
-touch the divisions on it and the wood at the same time.
-The proper position when laying out measurements is<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_6"></a>[6]</span>
-shown in the sketch (<a href="#fig002">Fig. 2</a>). Consecutive measurements
-should be laid off without moving the rule.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp100" id="fig002" style="max-width: 31.25em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig002.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 2.</span> Methods of using the Rule: <i>A</i>, incorrect; <i>B</i>, correct</p>
-</div>
-
-<p><b>2. The Try-Square.</b> The try-square has two distinct
-uses: first, to act as a guide for the pencil or knife
-point in laying out lines across the grain at
-right angles to the edge, as shown in <a href="#fig004">Fig. 4</a>;
-second, for testing or trying the adjoining
-sides to see if they are square with each
-other.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp100" id="fig003" style="max-width: 31.25em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig003.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 3.</span> The Try-Square</p>
-</div>
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_7"></a>[7]</span></p>
-
-<p>The try-square may be made entirely of iron or
-steel, but sometimes the beam <i>A</i> is of wood with a
-brass strip <i>C</i> to protect it and to take the wear. The
-blade <i>B</i> is of steel and is divided, like a rule, into
-inches and fractions of an inch. Try-squares are made
-in several sizes, the most convenient for general use
-being six inches.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp100" id="fig004" style="max-width: 31.25em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig004.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 4.</span> Methods of using the Try-Square</p>
-</div>
-
-<p>In using the try-square the beam should be held
-firmly against the face or edge of the stock. When
-working near the end of the piece, if the beam projects,
-reverse its position. For nice, accurate work the knife
-point instead of the pencil should be used for lining.</p>
-
-<p>When it is desired to saw off the end of the stock it
-is first necessary to mark or square clear around it with
-the knife and try-square. In doing this the beam of<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_8"></a>[8]</span>
-the try-square must be used against the work face and
-joint edge only. Large squares made of steel in one
-piece are called <i>framing squares</i>, and are used by
-carpenters and others for rough or large work.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp53" id="fig005" style="max-width: 31.25em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig005.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 5.</span> The Framing Square</p>
-</div>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp100" id="fig006" style="max-width: 31.25em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig006.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 6.</span> The Marking Gauge</p>
-</div>
-
-<p><b>3. The Marking Gauge.</b> The marking gauge
-is shown in Figs. <a href="#fig006">6</a> and <a href="#fig007">7</a>. <i>A</i> is the gauge
-stick, <i>B</i> the gauge block, <i>S</i> the set screw, and
-<i>P</i> the marking point, or <i>spur</i>. The gauge stick
-is graduated like a rule into inches and fractions,
-beginning at the steel marking point;
-but as the latter is not always exactly in the
-right place the graduations are not entirely
-reliable. It is safer then to set the gauge
-with the rule in the manner shown in <a href="#fig007">Fig. 7</a>.</p>
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_9"></a>[9]</span></p>
-
-<p>Hold gauge bottom side up in left hand and rule
-in right. Place end of rule against gauge block and
-the measurement desired at spur. Turn set screw. The
-gauge is then accurately set. In the cut the gauge is set
-at one inch and is ready for use.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp100" id="fig007" style="max-width: 31.25em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig007.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 7.</span> Setting the Marking Gauge</p>
-</div>
-
-<p>To gauge a line parallel to the edge of a block hold
-the tool firmly, with thumb and forefinger encircling
-gauge block. Tip the tool
-away from you until the
-marking point (spur) barely
-touches the wood and push
-the tool away from (never
-toward) you. The line
-made should be as fine as
-a knife line. A little practice
-is needed to give the proper control, as the marking
-point tends to follow the grain of the wood, which is
-usually not straight.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp100" id="fig008" style="max-width: 18.75em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig008.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 8.</span> Holding the Marking Gauge</p>
-</div>
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_10"></a>[10]</span></p>
-
-<p>A good plan is to use a small piece of prepared stock
-as a practice block, laying out lines a quarter of an inch
-apart, then an eighth, and finally a sixteenth.</p>
-
-<p><b>4. The Bevel.</b> The bevel differs from the try-square in
-having a movable blade.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp100" id="fig009" style="max-width: 31.25em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig009.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 9.</span> The Bevel</p>
-</div>
-
-<p>This tool may be used to lay out lines at any angle
-from zero to 180 degrees. The blade may be fixed
-firmly at any desired angle by simply turning the set
-screw. The method of using it is similar to that of
-the try-square.</p>
-
-<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop">
-
-<div class="chapter">
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_11"></a>[11]</span></p>
-
-<h3 class="nobreak" id="CHAPTER_III">CHAPTER III<br>
-<span class="smaller">CUTTING TOOLS</span></h3>
-
-</div>
-
-<p><b>5. Saws.</b> The saw might be described as a succession
-of chisels, one back of the other. We can readily understand
-the action of the saw by making cuts with a narrow
-chisel along the grain of a piece of wood, as shown
-in <a href="#fig010">Fig. 10</a> at <i>a</i>.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp100" id="fig010" style="max-width: 56.375em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig010.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 10.</span> Cutting with and
- across the Grain with a Narrow Chisel</p>
-</div>
-
-<p>The little pieces of wood removed in this way are
-similar to the sawdust made by the saw, the only difference
-being that in the saw the teeth are narrower and
-the little pieces consequently smaller, and instead of one
-chisel dozens are being pushed forward at one time.</p>
-
-<p>A saw with these chisel-shaped teeth, and used for
-cutting along the grain, is called a <i>ripsaw</i>.</p>
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_12"></a>[12]</span></p>
-
-<p>That this tool will not cut so readily across the grain
-may easily be proved by again resorting to the narrow
-chisel and attempting to repeat the first experiment.
-The wood will act as shown in <a href="#fig010">Fig. 10</a> at <i>b</i>, splitting
-along the grain in both directions. It is quite evident,
-then, that a tool for cutting across the grain must be
-constructed in some other way.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp100" id="fig011" style="max-width: 43.75em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig011.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 11.</span> The Saw</p>
-</div>
-
-<p>Continuing this experiment, let us cut the fibers with
-a knife point in two parallel lines across the grain,
-close together, as at <i>c</i>. It will be found that the wood
-between these lines may now be easily removed with the
-narrow chisel. This fact is made the basis on which
-we construct the crosscut saw. Every tooth is sharpened
-to a point, one on the right side, the next on
-the left, giving two parallel lines of sharp points
-designed to cut the fibers, as was done in our experiment
-with the knife. <a href="#fig012">Fig. 12</a> shows the end view of the
-crosscut teeth enlarged. Observe that not only are
-the alternate teeth sharpened on opposite sides, but<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_13"></a>[13]</span>
-each tooth is bent outward from the body of the saw.
-This bending is called <i>set</i>, and is designed to make
-the saw cut, or <i>kerf</i>, wider than the thickness of the
-saw, that the latter may pass easily through the wood
-after the teeth have done their work. If it were not
-for this set, the fibers would spring back against the
-body of the saw after the teeth had passed and make
-the work very laborious. When a saw is properly set
-it should pass through the wood easily.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp100" id="fig012" style="max-width: 18.75em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig012.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 12.</span> Teeth of Crosscut Saw</p>
-</div>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp100" id="fig013" style="max-width: 18.75em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig013.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 13.</span> Teeth of Ripsaw</p>
-</div>
-
-<p>The teeth of the ripsaw are also set, but, as will be
-seen in the sketch, the bottoms are flat like a chisel
-instead of pointed like those of the crosscut teeth.</p>
-
-<p>Beside the end views of the two kinds of teeth,
-the side views, which are also different, are shown in
-Figs. <a href="#fig012">12</a> and <a href="#fig013">13</a>.</p>
-
-<p>We are inclined to think of the saw as a very commonplace
-article, yet a careful examination will prove
-that the greatest care and skill are needed in its manufacture.
-Observe that the body, which must be of
-the best steel, tapers, being considerably wider at the<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_14"></a>[14]</span>
-handle than at the opposite end. This is to give
-strength, and to prevent <i>buckling</i>, or bending, as the
-tool is pushed forward.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp100" id="fig014" style="max-width: 31.25em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig014.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 14.</span> Body of Saw, showing Tapers</p>
-</div>
-
-<p>Most delicate measurements must be made, however,
-to discover that not only the width but the thickness
-increases from <i>A</i> to <i>B</i>, and decreases from <i>C</i> to <i>D</i>.
-How carefully this tapering must be done can be realized
-when we know that the difference in thickness
-from <i>A</i> to <i>B</i> is only three one-thousandths of an inch,
-and from <i>C</i> to <i>D</i> twelve one-thousandths at end <i>A</i>
-and five one-thousandths
-at end <i>B</i>.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp100" id="fig015" style="max-width: 25em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig015.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 15.</span> Method of holding the Saw</p>
-</div>
-
-<p>The saw should
-be held in the right
-hand, with the left
-grasping the board.
-The thumb of the
-left hand acts as
-guide, the saw is tilted, as shown in <a href="#fig015">Fig. 15</a>, and drawn
-toward the worker at the first stroke. This tool should<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_15"></a>[15]</span>
-be used without exerting much pressure, in accordance
-with the general rule that we do our best work with
-tools when we work easily and deliberately.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp100" id="fig016" style="max-width: 43.75em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig016.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 16.</span> The Backsaw</p>
-</div>
-
-<p>Many varieties of saws are designed for special purposes,
-including those which cut stone and metal.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp100" id="fig017" style="max-width: 25em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig017.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 17.</span> Method of using the
- Backsaw and Bench Hook</p>
-</div>
-
-<p><b>6. Backsaw.</b>
-The backsaw is a
-crosscut saw with
-small teeth, and
-has a heavy steel
-backpiece, <a href="#fig017">Fig.
-17</a>, to prevent
-bending. In this
-respect it differs
-from the ordinary
-crosscut varieties,
-which bend
-readily. The purpose of the backsaw is to make fine,
-straight cuts in delicate, accurate work. The steel<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_16"></a>[16]</span>
-back <i>B</i> is necessary on account of the thin blade, but
-on account of the thickness of <i>B</i> no cut can be made
-deeper than the
-line <i>C</i>. This tool
-will cut in any
-direction with
-reference to the
-grain, but is primarily
-a crosscut
-saw.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp100" id="fig018" style="max-width: 25em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig018.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 18.</span> The Bench Hook</p>
-</div>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp100" id="fig019" style="max-width: 31.25em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig019.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 19.</span> The Turning Saw</p>
-</div>
-
-<p><b>7. The Turning
-Saw.</b> In ordinary
-work the saw is supposed to cut to a straight line, but
-there are certain classes of work where it is desirable
-to follow a curved line, and consequently a special tool is
-necessary. The turning saw shown in the cut is used for<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_17"></a>[17]</span>
-this purpose. The handles holding the saw blade may
-be turned in any direction with reference to the frame.</p>
-
-<p><b>8. The Plane.</b> The plane reduces our rough lumber
-to planed, or <i>dressed</i>, stock. The cutting part is a
-thin, wide chisel called the <i>plane
-iron</i>.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp64" id="fig020" style="max-width: 18.75em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig020.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 20.</span> The Plane Iron in Action</p>
-</div>
-
-<p><a href="#fig020">Fig. 20</a> shows the position of
-the plane iron in operation. Assume
-the iron to be moving in
-the direction of the arrow on a
-piece of wood. The sharp point
-would enter the board and, should
-the grain be unfavorable, start
-a splitting action, as shown at <i>a</i>.</p>
-
-<p>We wish to smooth the wood
-instead of roughing it, and must
-in some way stop the splitting. This is accomplished
-by placing a cap iron on the plane iron, as shown at <i>b</i>.
-The cap bends and breaks
-the shaving before the
-splitting action has a
-chance to begin, and gives
-the spiral form so familiar
-in wood shavings.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp100" id="fig021" style="max-width: 25em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig021.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 21.</span> Plane Iron, Cap, and Set Screw</p>
-</div>
-
-<p>The cap is firmly fastened to the plane iron by a
-stout screw, and this whole combination is fastened in<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_18"></a>[18]</span>
-the throat of the plane by a clamp (<a href="#fig022">Fig. 22</a>). The opening
-on the bottom of the plane through which the cutting
-edge protrudes is called the <i>mouth</i> of the plane.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp58" id="fig022" style="max-width: 34.375em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig022.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 22.</span> Sectional Views of Iron Plane</p>
-</div>
-
-<p><b>9. Adjustment of Plane.</b> There are two ways of adjusting
-a modern iron plane,—by means of the set screw <i>s</i>,
-and of the lever <i>l</i>.</p>
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_19"></a>[19]</span></p>
-
-<p>Screw <i>s</i> lowers or raises the plane iron so that we
-may take a thin or thick shaving, and lever <i>l</i> straightens
-the iron, which is liable to project more on one side
-than on the other, and will then take a shaving thicker
-on one side than on the other.</p>
-
-<p>Before using the plane always examine it carefully.
-Invert the tool, holding it toward the light with the
-toe toward you, and glance along the bottom. If the
-iron projects, observe whether it is even, and if not,
-move the lever until it is. For a thin shaving the cutting
-edge should appear as a black line of uniform
-thickness. For a heavy shaving turn the brass screw
-until the iron projects slightly.</p>
-
-<p>In using the plane avoid a stooping position. Stand
-with the right side to the bench and with the shoulders
-thrown back. Let the pressure of the left hand be
-greater at the beginning and that of
-the right hand at the end of the stroke.
-The tool should rest perfectly flat on
-the wood from start to finish.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp90" id="fig023" style="max-width: 9.375em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig023.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 23.</span> Irons of Smooth and Jack Planes</p>
-</div>
-
-<p><b>10. The Jack Plane.</b> The ordinary
-plane iron has a straight edge, as shown
-at <i>a</i>, <a href="#fig023">Fig. 23</a>, but when a large quantity
-of wood is to be removed the iron is sharpened in
-the shape shown at <i>b</i>. This curved iron will cut out
-the wood in hollows, leaving ridges between, and it<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_20"></a>[20]</span>
-is necessary to follow this jack plane with a finer one
-having a straight edge in order to smooth the surface.
-The jack plane might be called a <i>roughing</i> plane.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp71" id="fig024" style="max-width: 31.25em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig024.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 24.</span> Relative Sizes of
- Smooth and Jack Planes</p>
- <p class="caption">The lower figure is a jack plane</p>
-</div>
-
-<p><b>11. The Smooth Plane.</b> The smoothing plane is shorter
-than the jack plane, its object being to smooth the surface
-without regard to straightening it, as it is supposed
-that the straightening has previously been done. The<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_21"></a>[21]</span>
-cap iron in the smooth plane should be set from a sixteenth
-to a thirty-second of an inch from the cutting
-edge of the plane iron.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp100" id="fig025" style="max-width: 25em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig025.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 25.</span> Action of Short and Long Planes</p>
-</div>
-
-<p><b>12. Jointers.</b> For straightening very rough and uneven
-stock a long plane is necessary (<a href="#fig025">Fig. 25</a>). In the
-illustration let line <i>ab</i> represent
-the edge of a very
-uneven board. A short
-plane <i>c</i> would simply follow
-the hills and hollows,
-smoothing but not straightening
-it, while a long plane,
-as shown at <i>d</i>, would merely cut off the top of the high
-places, as shown by the dotted line, and would not touch
-the bottoms of the hollows until all the elevations were
-leveled; in other words, until the surface was straightened.
-Such planes, which
-are often three feet long or
-more, are called <i>jointers</i>.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp100" id="fig026" style="max-width: 25em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig026.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 26.</span> The Block Plane</p>
-</div>
-
-<p><b>13. The Block Plane.</b> To
-square the end of a piece of
-stock the conditions are quite different from those
-just described where we were planing with the grain.
-In end planing no cap iron is necessary, the plane
-iron in the block plane being reversed with bevel
-side up.</p>
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_22"></a>[22]</span></p>
-
-<p>This tool requires more care than the others, as the
-stroke is usually quite short, and if the cutting edge is
-allowed to reach the farther corner,
-the latter will be broken off.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp100" id="fig027" style="max-width: 12.5em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig027.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 27.</span> Method of using Block Plane</p>
-</div>
-
-<p>To avoid this error the plane
-must be lifted up before the end
-of the stroke, as shown by the
-dotted line <i>a</i>. The piece is then
-reversed, and planed as shown by
-arrow <i>b</i>. In this way the whole end is smoothed, without
-ruining the corners.</p>
-
-<p>Besides these standard planes there are many patent
-and special ones for cutting tongues, grooves, beads, etc.</p>
-
-<p><b>14. The Wooden Plane.</b> Although the iron-bodied
-planes just described are now in common use, the old-fashioned
-wooden plane is still the favorite of many
-woodworkers.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp100" id="fig028" style="max-width: 31.25em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig028.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 28.</span> The Wooden Plane</p>
-</div>
-
-<p>This tool, while lacking some of the adjustments of
-the iron plane, was much simpler and contained a
-smaller number of parts.</p>
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_23"></a>[23]</span></p>
-
-<p>The iron and cap were held in position by a wooden
-wedge, which was driven in by a light blow of the
-hammer. The workman removed the iron and wedge
-by turning the plane upside down and striking the
-forward part a light downward blow on the bench,
-while the thickness of the shaving was increased by
-a light tap on the plane iron.</p>
-
-<p>One of the chief objections to the wooden plane was
-its liability to wear and warp, so that it became necessary
-to straighten, or <i>joint</i>, the face. No such difficulty
-is encountered in the
-iron-bodied plane.</p>
-
-<p><b>15. The Chisel.</b> The chisel
-is one of the simplest forms
-of cutting tools. The size of
-the angle <i>a</i> depends on the
-kind of material to be cut.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp100" id="fig029" style="max-width: 18.75em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig029.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 29.</span> Cutting Angle of Chisel</p>
-</div>
-
-<p>A chisel for cutting wood must be sharpened to an
-angle of from 30 to 35 degrees.</p>
-
-<p>By careless sharpening an extra bevel is sometimes
-formed, as shown at <i>b</i>.</p>
-
-<p>The cutting angle is then no sharper than if the
-chisel were shaped like that shown by dotted lines,
-and care must always be taken when sharpening to
-keep the line <i>cd</i> straight, so that angle <i>a</i> will be the
-real cutting angle.</p>
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_24"></a>[24]</span></p>
-
-<p>Two classes of chisels are in common use: the <i>framing
-chisel</i> used for heavy work, such as the frames of
-buildings; and the <i>firmer chisel</i>. The framing chisel
-is strong and heavy, and has a handle capable of withstanding
-the blows of a mallet. The firmer chisel is
-designed for finer and lighter
-work without the mallet.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp100" id="fig030" style="max-width: 31.25em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig030.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 30.</span> The Framing Chisel</p>
-</div>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp100" id="fig031" style="max-width: 31.25em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig031.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 31.</span> The Firmer Chisel</p>
-</div>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp69" id="fig032" style="max-width: 18.75em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig032.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 32.</span> Proper Position
- for Horizontal Chiseling</p>
-</div>
-
-<p>The chisel must be sharp
-if we wish to do good and
-accurate work, and a cut on
-the hand made by such a
-sharp tool is liable to be a
-deep one. Special care must
-be used in handling it, keeping
-both hands away from
-the cutting edge, as shown
-in the sketch, and placing it when not in use where it
-cannot be pushed off the bench on to the floor or the
-student’s feet.</p>
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_25"></a>[25]</span></p>
-
-<p><a href="#fig032">Fig. 32</a> shows the method of using the tool on horizontal
-work, and <a href="#fig033">Fig. 33</a> for vertical cutting. For this
-kind of work only a small portion of
-the cutting edge can be used, the student
-judging for himself how heavy a
-cut to take by the hardness of the wood
-and amount of strength required. Good
-work can never be done when one has
-to exert all his strength on the tool.
-The best results are obtained
-when we work
-easily.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp56" id="fig033" style="max-width: 18.75em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig033.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 33.</span> Proper Position
- for Vertical Chiseling</p>
-</div>
-
-<p>Better work can usually
-be done with the
-chisel if, instead of pushing
-it straight ahead or
-straight downward, we incline it somewhat so as to
-secure a slight <i>paring</i> action.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp100" id="fig034" style="max-width: 31.25em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig034.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 34.</span> Sharpening Chisel on Oilstone</p>
-</div>
-
-<p>When the chisel becomes dull, unless its edge has
-been nicked or ruined by some accident, it is only
-necessary to sharpen it on the oilstone. Hold the tool<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_26"></a>[26]</span>
-with the bevel flat on the stone. A drop or two of oil
-may be used to lubricate the stone, the tool being worked
-back and forth on the face of it. Especial care must
-be taken to avoid a rocking motion, which will produce
-a curved edge instead of a flat one.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp78" id="fig035" style="max-width: 31.25em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig035.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 35.</span> Common Forms of the Brace</p>
-</div>
-
-<p>After the rubbing, reverse the chisel, lay the flat side
-firmly on the stone, and draw toward you. This is to
-straighten the wire edge which has been turned over
-by the rubbing. The wire edge may then be removed<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_27"></a>[27]</span>
-by drawing the cutting edge across the end of a block
-of wood. When the chisel is nicked or very dull it
-must be ground on the grindstone.</p>
-
-<p><b>16. Brace and Bit.</b> The old-fashioned augers and gimlets
-have given way to the modern brace and bit.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp100" id="fig036" style="max-width: 31.25em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig036.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 36.</span> The Center Bit</p>
-</div>
-
-<p>The brace, which is sometimes called the bitstock,
-allows both hands to be used continuously, which was
-not true of the old-fashioned auger. Several varieties
-of the brace are in use, the ones shown in the cuts
-being common.</p>
-
-<p>Bits are designed for a variety of purposes, the name
-being applied to a tool which is to be turned by the
-brace. The old-fashioned center bit shown in the cut
-possessed most of the essentials of a good boring tool.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp100" id="fig037" style="max-width: 31.25em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig037.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 37.</span> The Auger Bit</p>
-</div>
-
-<p>The sharp spur in the center allowed the hole to be
-accurately placed. The lip on the outer edge cut the
-fibers in a circle before the chisel edge began to remove<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_28"></a>[28]</span>
-the wood, and so a smooth hole could be bored; but
-considerable pressure was necessary to force the tool
-through the wood.</p>
-
-<p>The progress that has been made in the manufacture
-of tools can be easily appreciated by comparing this
-center bit with the modern auger bit.</p>
-
-<p>Referring to the sketch (<a href="#fig038">Fig. 38</a>), <i>B</i> <i>B</i> are two knife
-points, or <i>nibs</i>, which cut the wood fibers before the
-chisel edges, or <i>lips</i>, <i>C</i> <i>C</i>, can touch
-the wood. The point <i>A</i> allows us
-to accurately place the center of
-the hole where we wish it, and the
-screw back of <i>A</i> draws the tool into
-the wood as it revolves. This part is known as the
-spur, or <i>worm</i>. On this class of bits no pressure is
-necessary.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp100" id="fig038" style="max-width: 12.5em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig038.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 38.</span> Details of Auger Bit</p>
-</div>
-
-<p>The opposite end of the bit, called the <i>shank</i>, fits into
-the brace. Any tool with such a shank, and designed
-for use with the brace, is a bit. We have screw-driver
-bits, gimlet bits, auger bits, etc.</p>
-
-<p>On the shank of an auger bit will be found a number.
-This is the numerator of a fraction whose denominator
-is 16. If we find this number to be 4, it is a ⁴⁄₁₆, or a
-¼-inch bit. If the number is 16, we have a ¹⁶⁄₁₆, or a
-one-inch bit, etc., always referring to the diameter of the
-hole which the tool will bore.</p>
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_29"></a>[29]</span></p>
-
-<p>In using the brace and bit care must be taken to see
-that the bit shank is far enough in the brace to be fastened
-securely, and that the tool is held at right angles
-to the wood. It may appear from the front to be perfectly
-vertical, yet by stepping to one side and looking
-at it from another position it will frequently be found
-far from vertical. When starting a hole it is well to
-do this several times until assured that the tool is working
-in a true upright position.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp100" id="fig039" style="max-width: 31.25em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig039.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 39.</span> The Gimlet Bit</p>
-</div>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp100" id="fig040" style="max-width: 31.25em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig040.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 40.</span> The Countersink Bit</p>
-</div>
-
-<p>The gimlet bit is used for small holes, such as we
-make for screws. In this case the hole must be <i>countersunk</i>
-to receive the screw head, when flat-headed
-screws are used. The countersink bit is shown in the
-cut, and its purpose is more fully explained in the chapter
-on screws.</p>
-
-<p><b>17. The Spokeshave.</b> The spokeshave is practically a
-short plane with handles at the side so that the tool
-may be drawn or pushed. It may be adjusted by
-means of screws to take light or heavy shavings, and<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_30"></a>[30]</span>
-is used principally to smooth curved surfaces. The
-forming of a hammer handle is a good illustration of
-the kind of work it will do. It may be worked toward
-or away from the worker, and is an exceedingly handy
-tool.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp100" id="fig041" style="max-width: 31.25em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig041.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 41.</span> The Iron Spokeshave</p>
-</div>
-
-<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop">
-
-<div class="chapter">
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_31"></a>[31]</span></p>
-
-<h3 class="nobreak" id="CHAPTER_IV">CHAPTER IV<br>
-<span class="smaller">MISCELLANEOUS TOOLS AND METHODS OF WORK</span></h3>
-
-</div>
-
-<p><b>18. Hammer.</b> The carpenter’s hammer is used principally
-to drive or withdraw nails.</p>
-
-<p>The various trades have hammers made specially for
-their needs; thus we have machinists’, roofers’, upholsterers’,
-stonecutters’, and other hammers,
-but the claw hammer shown in the
-sketch is the one commonly used by workers
-in wood.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp100" id="fig042" style="max-width: 31.25em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig042.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 42.</span> The Claw Hammer</p>
-</div>
-
-<p>The head <i>a</i> (<a href="#fig043">Fig. 43</a>) is of steel, with the face <i>b</i> specially
-hardened so that it may not be dented by the nails.
-Notice the length of the handle <i>h</i>. This length did
-not simply happen. Had it been intended to hold the
-tool in the position shown at <i>A</i>, the handle would not
-have been made so long. The proper position is that
-shown at <i>B</i>. Position <i>A</i> is frequently taken by beginners,
-and should be studiously avoided.</p>
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_32"></a>[32]</span></p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp100" id="fig043" style="max-width: 37.5em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig043.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 43.</span> Using the Hammer</p>
-</div>
-
-<p>A nail may be withdrawn with the claw, and be
-kept straight for further use by a little care. Having
-started the nail slightly, place a small block of wood
-under the hammer head, as shown at <i>C</i>. Should the
-nail be an unusually long one, the size of the block
-may be increased as the nail comes out.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp100" id="fig044" style="max-width: 31.25em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig044.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 44.</span> Common Forms of
- Nail Punch, or “Set”</p>
-</div>
-
-<p>In driving nails care must always be taken not to mar
-the surface of the wood by striking the nail head after<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_33"></a>[33]</span>
-it has become even with the surface, as this produces a
-depression and ruins any fine surface.</p>
-
-<p>If it is desirable to sink the nail head below the surface,
-a nail punch, or <i>set</i>, is used. This is always necessary
-when the surface is to be planed after the nailing.</p>
-
-<p><b>19. The Mallet.</b> The mallet might be described as a
-hammer with a wooden head, and is used whenever we
-wish to deliver a blow which shall be
-less concentrated than that of the
-hammer. It is used in certain kinds
-of heavy chiseling, such as house
-framing, and gives a blow which does not shatter the
-tool handle as a hammer would.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp100" id="fig045" style="max-width: 31.25em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig045.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 45.</span> The Mallet</p>
-</div>
-
-<p>The use of the mallet is well illustrated by the making
-of a mortise-and-tenon joint, the chisel and mallet
-being used to cut the opening known as the mortise, as
-shown in <a href="#fig046">Fig. 46</a>.</p>
-
-<p><b>20. Screw-Driver.</b> The screw-driver is perhaps the
-most common of household tools, and is probably abused
-more than any other. The handle is usually flattened
-so that the hand may grip it more tightly, but occasionally
-a round or fluted handle is seen.</p>
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_34"></a>[34]</span></p>
-
-<p>Patent spiral screw-drivers have come into use in
-recent years, but where considerable force is required
-the brace and screw-driver bit are more effective.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp60" id="fig046" style="max-width: 25em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig046.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 46.</span> Cutting a Mortise</p>
-</div>
-
-<p><b>21. Sandpaper.</b> “Sandpaper is the last resort of a
-poor workman.” This statement has been made by
-many teachers to many thousands of students, and is<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_35"></a>[35]</span>
-true in many cases; but there are certain kinds of work
-where sandpaper, if properly used, is allowable.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp100" id="fig047" style="max-width: 31.25em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig047.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 47.</span> The Screw-Driver</p>
-</div>
-
-<p>It must always be kept in mind that a surface which
-has been sandpapered has become “gritty,” i.e. the fine
-sand has come off and is more or less imbedded in the
-wood. Consequently sandpapering must not be done
-until all tool work has been finished, as the grit will
-take the edge off the best tool,
-and the finer the edge the more
-quickly will it be ruined.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp60" id="fig048" style="max-width: 12.5em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig048.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 48.</span> An Exercise
- involving the Use of Sandpaper</p>
-</div>
-
-<p>Again, a sandpapered surface
-is always a scratched surface,
-and the finest of scratched surfaces
-cannot compare with the
-perfectly smooth, satiny surface
-produced by a sharp plane.
-However, there are many places
-where neither the plane nor
-spokeshave can be used, and
-here it is allowable to use sandpaper
-after the tool work has been carried as far as
-practicable.</p>
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_36"></a>[36]</span></p>
-
-<p><a href="#fig048">Fig. 48</a> is a case where sandpaper may be used with
-propriety. The bevels in this lesson are to be chiseled
-and then sandpapered with a sandpaper block,—the
-block in this case being simply a small piece of wood
-with square edges, about which the sandpaper is fastened
-closely.</p>
-
-<p>Curved articles, such as the hammer handle, must dispense
-with the block, the sandpaper being held in the
-hand.</p>
-
-<p><b>22. Squaring up Stock.</b> This term simply means to
-reduce a piece of sawed or rough lumber to one having
-smooth, flat sides at right angles to each other, and of
-definite length, breadth, and thickness (see <a href="#fig049">Fig. 49</a>).</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp83" id="fig049" style="max-width: 31.25em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig049.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 49.</span> The Successive
- Steps in squaring up Stock</p>
-</div>
-
-<div class="blockquote">
-
-<p><i>First.</i> Straighten one face with fore plane, jack plane, or jointer,
-and smooth with smoothing plane. This face, called the
-working face, becomes the basis from which all the other
-sides are squared.</p>
-
-<p><i>Second.</i> Plane one of the adjoining edges and make square with
-the working face. This edge, known as the joint edge, must
-be thoroughly tested throughout its entire length with the
-try-square, and must be square with the working face at
-every point.</p>
-
-<p><i>Third.</i> Set marking gauge at required width and with gauge
-block against the joint edge, gauge a fine line on working face.</p>
-
-<p><i>Fourth.</i> Plane down second edge to gauge line, just drawn,
-squaring the edge with working face.</p>
-
-<p><i>Fifth.</i> Set gauge to required thickness and gauge line on both
-edges from working face.</p>
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_37"></a>[37]</span></p>
-
-<p><i>Sixth.</i> Plane face parallel to working face down to the two
-gauge lines. This gives the required thickness. It only
-remains now to secure the required length.</p>
-
-<p><i>Seventh.</i> Square knife line around the four smoothed sides with
-knife and try-square as near one end as possible, carefully
-observing the precautions given in Chapter II.</p>
-
-<p><i>Eighth.</i> From the line just drawn, measure the required length
-along edge of working face and square a line on the four
-sides at the last point, as at first end.</p>
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_38"></a>[38]</span></p>
-
-<p><i>Ninth.</i> Block-plane first end to knife lines. If the second line
-is more than an eighth of an inch from the end of block,
-saw to the knife line with backsaw, and block-plane smooth
-and square.</p>
-
-</div>
-
-<p>The above method should
-always be followed in preparing
-stock for laying out
-the exercise.</p>
-
-<p><b>23. Laying Out.</b> Let it be
-assumed that the exercise to
-be executed is the middle lap
-joint shown at <i>A</i>, <a href="#fig050">Fig. 50</a>.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp37" id="fig050" style="max-width: 15.625em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig050.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 50.</span> Successive Steps
- in laying out and making a Middle Lap Joint</p>
-</div>
-
-<div class="blockquote">
-
-<p><i>First.</i> Square up stock, leaving
-ends rough.</p>
-
-<p><i>Second.</i> Lay off the length of each
-piece, in this case 4½ inches,
-with an eighth of an inch
-between for sawing, as at <i>a</i>.</p>
-
-<p><i>Third.</i> Square all the lines
-around four sides.</p>
-
-<p><i>Fourth.</i> Saw to end lines and
-block-plane ends.</p>
-
-<p><i>Fifth.</i> Lay off width of opening
-in piece No. 1 and square
-lines across face and halfway
-down on both edges.</p>
-
-<p><i>Sixth.</i> Measure length of lap on No. 2, square the line across
-bottom and halfway up the sides. Gauge the horizontal
-lines <i>ll</i> from working face.</p>
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_39"></a>[39]</span></p>
-
-<p><i>Seventh.</i> Saw pieces No. 1 and No. 2 apart and block-plane ends.</p>
-
-<p><i>Eighth.</i> Saw to the lines, chisel, and fit the pieces.</p>
-
-</div>
-
-<p>Although the above is the method of laying out a typical
-joint, each problem will require special treatment and
-here the student will be
-guided by his instructor.</p>
-
-<p><b>24. Securing Parts.</b>
-Many articles made of
-wood consist of several
-pieces fastened together.</p>
-
-<p>When two pieces are
-fitted together the surfaces
-of contact are called
-a joint. There are many
-kinds and shapes in joinery,
-and usually some
-extra fastening is required
-to hold the pieces
-together. These aids are
-glue, nails, and screws;
-while on heavy construction still others, such as wedges,
-pins, and dowels are used. The first three are commonly
-used in small work.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp52" id="fig051" style="max-width: 25em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig051.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 51.</span> The Hand Screw</p>
-</div>
-
-<p>Glue is of two kinds, fish and animal. Both are made
-from refuse matter,—animal glue being manufactured
-from such products as bone, horn, hoofs, and hide.</p>
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_40"></a>[40]</span></p>
-
-<p>The dry glue in the form of chips must be dissolved
-in water and heated, being applied while hot. Liquid
-glues sold in cans ready for use are now very common
-and require no heating.</p>
-
-<p>In making a glued joint it is usually necessary to hold
-the pieces tightly together until the glue has <i>set</i>, or hardened,
-and as this takes some time, hand screws built on
-the principle of the vise are resorted to. <a href="#fig052">Fig. 52</a> shows
-two pieces glued together and fastened in a pair of
-hand screws. Care must always be taken to keep the
-jaws of the latter parallel. At <i>a</i> this is shown done
-properly, while at <i>b</i> is shown a careless method which,
-of course, will spoil the joint.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp100" id="fig052" style="max-width: 31.25em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig052.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 52.</span> Method of using the
- Hand Screw</p>
-</div>
-
-<p>In gluing on the end grain a preliminary, or <i>sizing</i>,
-coat of glue must first be made to fill up the pores,
-which act very much like a sponge. This coat should
-be allowed to dry, or partially dry, before applying the<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_41"></a>[41]</span>
-final coat; otherwise the pieces will be held weakly,
-if at all. Beginners are inclined to use too large a
-quantity, and this tendency should be avoided.</p>
-
-<p>In some cases nails are used together
-with the glue, as at the corners of picture
-frames. It is customary in this
-instance to nail in only one direction,
-as shown in <a href="#fig053">Fig. 53</a>.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp75" id="fig053" style="max-width: 12.5em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig053.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 53.</span> Miter Joint at
- Corner of Picture Frame</p>
-</div>
-
-<p><b>25. Nails.</b> The nails in common use
-are of two kinds, <i>cut</i> and <i>wire</i>.</p>
-
-<p>Two views of a cut nail are shown in <a href="#fig054">Fig. 54</a>, <i>a</i> being
-the side view and <i>b</i> the front view. Notice that in the
-front view the sides converge like a wedge,
-while in the side view they are parallel.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp37" id="fig054" style="max-width: 12.5em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig054.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 54.</span> Use of Cut Nails</p>
-</div>
-
-<p>Care must always be taken that the
-point does not enter the wood as shown
-at <i>c</i>, as the wood will be split by the
-wedge action; <i>d</i> shows the proper method.</p>
-
-<p>Steel wire nails are now in general use.
-They are made from wire and are consequently
-round in section, with a comparatively
-sharp point. There are two distinct
-kinds, named <i>flat head</i> and <i>bung head</i>.</p>
-
-<p>Flat-head wire nails, as the name implies, have thin,
-flat heads, which prevent the nail from being driven
-beneath the surface.</p>
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_42"></a>[42]</span></p>
-
-<p>Bung-head wire nails, or <i>brads</i> as the smaller sizes
-are called, have very small heads, which allow the nail
-to be sunk below the surface. This is done by means
-of the nail punch, or <i>set</i>, and is necessary when the surface
-is to be planed after the nailing.</p>
-
-<p><b>26. Screws.</b> Screws are much used, and allow the
-pieces to be readily taken apart. They are divided
-into two classes, <i>flat head</i> and <i>round head</i>, and are of
-steel or brass. Steel screws are either <i>blued</i> or <i>bright</i>.
-Bright screws are polished and blued screws are produced
-by treating the bright ones with heat or an acid.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp100" id="fig055" style="max-width: 31.25em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig055.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 55.</span> Methods of using Screws</p>
-</div>
-
-<p><a href="#fig055">Fig. 55</a> shows a flat-head screw at <i>a</i> and a round-head
-at <i>b</i>. Flat heads are used for the more common work
-where it is desirable to have the screw head flush (even)
-with the surface or below it, while round heads are used
-where this is not necessary. In the latter case round
-heads are used partly because they are more ornamental.
-Flat heads must always be flush or below the surface,
-and in all but the softest woods it is necessary not only
-to bore a hole for the screw, but also to countersink it
-with a countersink bit in order that it may receive the<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_43"></a>[43]</span>
-head. Two methods of fastening with flat-head screws
-are shown in <a href="#fig055">Fig. 55</a>.</p>
-
-<p>Sketch <i>A</i> shows the two pieces of wood in position,
-the hole bored in upper piece (only) and countersunk;
-<i>B</i> shows the screw in position. In this case the screw
-head is visible. It is occasionally desirable to hide the
-screw entirely. Sketch <i>C</i> shows the hole prepared for
-the screw; <i>D</i> shows the screw in position and a circular
-wooden plug driven in over it.
-The plug is then leveled with the
-surface and the screw completely
-hidden.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp66" id="fig056" style="max-width: 12.5em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig056.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 56.</span> The Difference
- between Perspective and Mechanical Drawing</p>
-</div>
-
-<p><b>27. Mechanical Drawing.</b> A mechanical,
-or working, drawing is
-quite different from a pictorial
-drawing such as an artist produces.
-The artist’s drawing represents objects
-as they appear, while the
-mechanical drawing represents
-them as they really are. Things in nature do not look
-as they are. For example, when we stand on a railroad
-track the rails appear to converge until they seem to
-meet in the distance. We know that this is not the
-case, that the rails are really everywhere equally distant.
-The optical illusion of the rails meeting at the horizon
-is called perspective. Mechanical, or constructive,<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_44"></a>[44]</span>
-drawing takes no account of perspective. In <a href="#fig056">Fig. 56</a>
-<i>a</i> is the perspective representation of a track, while <i>b</i>
-shows a track by mechanical drawing.</p>
-
-<p>In a working drawing more than one
-view is necessary to show the true shape
-of an object.</p>
-
-<p>In <a href="#fig057">Fig. 57</a> is shown the mechanical drawing
-of a cylinder,—the front view, as its
-name implies, being the image it would
-make in a mirror held before it vertically,
-and the top view the image it would make in
-a mirror held directly over it horizontally.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp30" id="fig057" style="max-width: 6.25em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig057.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 57.</span> Mechanical Drawing of a Cylinder</p>
-</div>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp100" id="fig058" style="max-width: 43.75em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig058.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 58.</span> Mechanical Drawing of End Lap Joint</p>
-</div>
-
-<p>Occasionally three views are necessary. <a href="#fig058">Fig. 58</a> <i>a</i>
-shows the front, top, and side views of an end lap joint.<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_45"></a>[45]</span>
-The complete working drawing of this joint, with all
-the necessary dimensions, is shown at <i>b</i>.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp100" id="fig059" style="max-width: 37.5em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig059.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 59.</span> Drawing Board
- showing T Square and Triangles in Position</p>
-</div>
-
-<p>In making drawings of this kind the greatest accuracy
-is required and special instruments are necessary.</p>
-
-<p>The drawing board on which the paper is
-fastened must be perfectly flat, with one of
-its edges straight.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp100" id="fig060" style="max-width: 31.25em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig060.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 60.</span> The T Square</p>
-</div>
-
-<p>The T square is used for guiding the pencil
-or pen when drawing horizontal lines.</p>
-
-<p>The two triangles <i>t</i> <i>t</i> (<a href="#fig059">Fig. 59</a>) are used for drawing
-vertical and oblique lines, and a pair of compasses is<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_46"></a>[46]</span>
-needed for circles and arcs of circles. Each triangle contains
-one right angle, the one on the left being known
-as a thirty-sixty triangle because the two remaining
-angles are thirty degrees and sixty degrees respectively.
-The one on the right is called a forty-five-degree triangle
-because it has two forty-five-degree angles.</p>
-
-<p>The position of T square and triangle when drawing
-vertical lines is that shown in the sketch, the line being
-drawn from the T square
-upward. Horizontal
-lines are drawn from left
-to right.</p>
-
-<p>The rule used in mechanical
-drawing is
-called a scale, and should
-not be used for drawing
-lines. Its purpose
-is measuring.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp100" id="fig061" style="max-width: 25em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig061.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 61.</span> The Triangles
- used in Mechanical Drawing</p>
-</div>
-
-<p>In making a drawing the first step is to determine
-the spacing. The size of the paper may be measured,
-the number of views are known, and also the size of
-each. The views should be so arranged that the spaces
-between will be in good proportion. It is a good plan
-to make first a free-hand sketch, putting on dimensions
-and figuring the spaces before beginning actual
-work on the mechanical drawing. <a href="#fig062">Fig. 62</a> at <i>a</i> shows<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_47"></a>[47]</span>
-a free-hand sketch of a single dovetail joint, and <i>b</i> the
-mechanical drawing complete.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp75" id="fig062" style="max-width: 43.75em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig062.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 62.</span> Drawings of a
- Single Dovetail Joint</p>
-</div>
-
-<p>All dimensions must be given, and as far as possible
-they should be so placed as not to interfere with the
-clearness of the drawing. Neat, small arrowheads and
-plain, clear figures add to the general appearance, just
-as does careful lettering in titles and all printed words.</p>
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_48"></a>[48]</span></p>
-
-<p>A drawing which is made the exact size of the object
-represented is known as a full-sized drawing; but for
-large objects such a method would necessitate large and
-unhandy sheets of drawing paper. It is customary in
-such cases to make what is called a scale drawing.</p>
-
-<p>A scale drawing may be half, quarter, or eighth size,
-and the fact is printed under the title in smaller letters,
-thus: ½ inch = 1 inch, or ¼ inch = 1 inch.</p>
-
-<p>Other scales may be used. In map making, for example,
-a sixteenth of an inch may represent one, ten,
-or even a hundred miles. Whatever scale is used, however,
-the dimensions must always give the exact size of
-the object represented.</p>
-
-<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop">
-
-<div class="chapter">
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_49"></a>[49]</span></p>
-
-<h2 class="nobreak" id="PART_II">ELEMENTARY WOODWORKING<br>
-<span class="smcap">Part II</span></h2>
-
-</div>
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_50"></a>[50]</span></p>
-
-<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop">
-
-<div class="chapter">
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_51"></a>[51]</span></p>
-
-<h3 class="nobreak" id="CHAPTER_V">CHAPTER V<br>
-<span class="smaller">WOOD</span></h3>
-
-</div>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp70" id="fig063" style="max-width: 25em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig063.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 63.</span> The Forest,
- Norway Spruce, Bavaria, Germany</p>
-</div>
-
-<p><b>28. Lumbering and Milling.</b> It is well to remember,
-when using wood for any purpose, that it was once part
-of a living tree which had roots, bark, leaves, and flowers,
-and that the tree began life as a little sapling, which<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_52"></a>[52]</span>
-grew taller and larger for years before it could be called
-a tree, and that it was between fifty and a hundred
-years old before it was large enough to cut down for
-timber.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp100" id="fig064" style="max-width: 31.25em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig064.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 64.</span> Felling a Tree</p>
-</div>
-
-<p>The lumberman selects trees which have large, straight
-trunks. They are usually cut with the ax, although the
-first cut is often made partially through the trunk with a
-saw. The branches are then chopped off and the body of
-the tree cut into lengths convenient for handling. They
-are rolled into a stream and floated down the river to a
-sawmill, or, in case there is no river near by, are carted
-on sleds or wagons to the railroad and thence to the mill.</p>
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_53"></a>[53]</span></p>
-
-<p>The cutting of the trees is usually done in winter,
-the floating of the logs, or <i>river driving</i> as it is called,
-beginning with the breaking up of the ice in the spring.
-River driving is a very interesting and dangerous business.
-Logs will often get caught sidewise and the whole
-river from shore to shore become jammed so tightly
-that hundreds of thousands of logs are stopped in their
-course, forming an immense dam which the lumbermen
-call a <i>log jam</i>.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp100" id="fig065" style="max-width: 31.25em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig065.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 65.</span> A Skidway of
- Adirondack Spruce</p>
-</div>
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_54"></a>[54]</span></p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp100" id="fig066" style="max-width: 31.25em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig066.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 66.</span> River Drivers
- breaking up a “Log Jam”</p>
-</div>
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_55"></a>[55]</span></p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp100" id="fig067" style="max-width: 31.25em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig067.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 67.</span> Log Boom and
- Lumber Piles at Tupper Lake, N.Y.</p>
-</div>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp100" id="fig068" style="max-width: 31.25em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig068.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 68.</span> A Modern Gang
- Saw—Interior of Modern Sawmill</p>
-</div>
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_56"></a>[56]</span></p>
-
-<p>To break up this jam very often requires much labor
-and great daring on the part of the drivers, who wear
-spiked shoes and are armed with long poles having sharp
-steel points. When such a jam breaks up, the crashing
-of the logs and rush of water can be heard for miles.</p>
-
-<p>Having finally reached the mill, the logs float in the
-river, inclosed in a <i>log boom</i>, until the mill men are
-ready to saw them into planks.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp100" id="fig069" style="max-width: 31.25em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig069.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 69.</span> A Modern Sawmill</p>
-</div>
-
-<p>The boom consists of logs chained together and
-stretched across the river just as a fence is built on
-land to inclose cattle.</p>
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_57"></a>[57]</span></p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp100" id="fig070" style="max-width: 31.25em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig070.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 70.</span> The Circular
- Saw—Interior of Sawmill</p>
-</div>
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_58"></a>[58]</span></p>
-
-<p>The sawmill of to-day is a mass of automatic
-machinery, and after the log enters it is not touched
-by human hands until it comes out as lumber of various
-sizes ready to be loaded on boats or cars.</p>
-
-<p>Logs are sawed into timber, planks, or boards, and
-these forms are called <i>lumber</i>.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp100" id="fig071" style="max-width: 31.25em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig071.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 71.</span> A Large Band Saw</p>
-</div>
-
-<p><i>Timber</i> refers to all of the largest sizes, such as beams
-and joists. Planks are wide strips over one inch thick,
-and boards are one inch or less in thickness, varying in
-width and length. Lumber may be planed at a planing
-mill, and is then known as <i>dressed</i> lumber. It may be
-dressed on one, two, or all sides. Dressed stock which
-is free from knots, shakes, and sapwood is called <i>clear</i>.</p>
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_59"></a>[59]</span></p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp75" id="fig072" style="max-width: 18.75em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig072.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 72.</span> End of Log,
- showing Annual Rings and Medullary Rays</p>
-</div>
-
-<p>By examining the end of a log we can learn a great
-deal of the life of the tree. It is made up of a number
-of irregular rings and of lines
-radiating from the center and
-running in nearly straight lines
-toward the bark.</p>
-
-<p>The number of rings tells us
-the age of the tree, as a new
-ring is added each year.</p>
-
-<p>As the tree grows, the old
-wood near the center becomes
-compressed and dry and is
-known as the <i>heartwood</i>, while
-that portion between the heartwood and bark is called
-<i>sapwood</i>.</p>
-
-<p>In some woods the difference
-between the
-heartwood and sapwood
-is very marked. In
-ebony, for instance, the
-heartwood is coal black
-and the sapwood white.</p>
-
-<p>The sketch shows half
-a log, the annual rings
-being indicated, and also the radial lines, called <i>medullary
-rays</i>.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp100" id="fig073" style="max-width: 18.75em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig073.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 73.</span> Log cut
- lengthwise, showing how “Grain” is formed</p>
-</div>
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_60"></a>[60]</span></p>
-
-<p>Looking at the length of the log we see that the
-lines in a board, which we call the <i>grain</i>, are really
-the edges of the annual rings.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp75" id="fig074" style="max-width: 18.75em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig074.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 74.</span> Showing
- Weather Checks and “Shake”</p>
-</div>
-
-<p>It often happens in the forest
-that the wind sways the trees
-to such an extent that the annual
-rings separate and slide one
-within the other; this produces
-a defect in the wood called a
-<i>shake</i> (see <i>s</i>, <a href="#fig074">Fig. 74</a>).</p>
-
-<p>There are other characteristics
-of wood known as <i>warping</i>
-and <i>shrinkage</i>.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp75" id="fig075" style="max-width: 18.75em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig075.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 75.</span></p>
-</div>
-
-<p>After a tree has been cut down the cut end at first
-looks like <a href="#fig072">Fig. 72</a>. If it is allowed to lie for some
-time exposed to the weather, its
-appearance changes to <a href="#fig074">Fig. 74</a>.
-This is due to the evaporation
-of the sap, and as there is more
-sap toward the outside, the shrinkage
-is greatest there and becomes
-less toward the center where the
-heartwood is comparatively dry.
-This is an important fact to
-know, because if we had cut the log, while it was
-still green, into planks, as shown in <a href="#fig075">Fig. 75</a>, the<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_61"></a>[61]</span>
-boards would have curled up or warped, as shown in
-<a href="#fig076">Fig. 76</a>.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp81" id="fig076" style="max-width: 18.75em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig076.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 76.</span> Showing Effect of Warping</p>
-</div>
-
-<p>Besides warping, the evaporation of the sap causes
-the whole tree to shrink in diameter, and consequently
-our planks will tend to become narrower. This is
-called <i>shrinkage</i>, and in some woods amounts to a
-quarter of an inch to the foot, which means that a
-plank sawed twelve inches wide will, after a few
-months, measure only eleven and
-three quarter inches.</p>
-
-<p>When we construct anything in
-wood we must always consider how
-the object will be affected by warping
-and shrinkage, remembering
-that the shrinkage is only across
-the grain.</p>
-
-<p>Let us consider the problem of constructing a drawing
-board to see how warping and shrinkage may be
-overcome.</p>
-
-<p>If we make it of one piece, like <i>A</i> (<a href="#fig077">Fig. 77</a>), the board
-will soon change its shape to that shown in <i>B</i>, which
-would make it useless for mechanical drawing, as a perfectly
-flat surface is necessary. We can overcome the
-warping by screwing heavy cleats on one side across
-the grain, as shown at <i>C</i>. The cleats would need to be
-heavy or the warping force would bend them.</p>
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_62"></a>[62]</span></p>
-
-<p>A better way would be to build the board up of several
-narrow strips glued together, as the warping of one
-would be counteracted by the warping of its neighbors
-in opposite directions; but to make doubly sure, cleats
-fastened with tongue and groove joint should be added
-at the ends, as shown at <i>D</i>. This has an advantage
-over the first method, as the cleats in <i>C</i> are often in
-the way and make the board clumsy to handle.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp100" id="fig077" style="max-width: 31.25em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig077.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 77.</span> A Study in
- Construction. Methods of overcoming Warping and Shrinkage</p>
-</div>
-
-<p>The student will find many evidences about the house
-of how the woodworker has tried to prevent warping
-and shrinkage, as, for instance, in the paneled doors,
-tables, etc.</p>
-
-<p>The wood of the various trees differs greatly in hardness,
-evenness of grain, durability, etc., and every boy<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_63"></a>[63]</span>
-should know not only what our woods are used for, but
-he should also know the trees when he sees them.</p>
-
-<p>We are indebted to the trees for many things besides
-wood. They give us delightful shade and coolness in
-summer; many of them produce delicious fruit and
-nuts; from them we obtain such valuable products as
-maple sirup and sugar; while tar, pitch, turpentine,
-rubber, and tannin are only a few of the many tree products.
-The houses we live in, the chairs we sit on,—in
-fact, most of our furniture, even to the frames of our
-pictures, the cars we ride in, and the very pencils we
-write with, are of wood which was once part of the
-living forest.</p>
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_64"></a>[64]</span></p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp100" id="fig078" style="max-width: 43.75em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig078.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 78.</span> A Large
- Tree being moved by a Modern Tree Mover, showing Root Formation</p>
-</div>
-
-<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop">
-
-<div class="chapter">
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_65"></a>[65]</span></p>
-
-<h3 class="nobreak" id="CHAPTER_VI">CHAPTER VI<br>
-<span class="smaller">BROAD-LEAVED TREES: THE OAKS</span></h3>
-
-</div>
-
-<p>Our American trees may be divided roughly into two
-classes: (1) those which keep their leaves the year
-round, known as <i>evergreens</i>; (2) those whose leaves
-drop off in the fall, called <i>broad-leaved</i>, or <i>deciduous</i>
-trees, in distinction from the evergreens, whose leaves
-are usually needle-shaped.</p>
-
-<p>Among the broad-leaved family are such trees as the
-oak, chestnut, hickory, maples, elms, etc.; and among
-the evergreens or cone-bearing trees are the pines,
-spruces, hemlocks, firs, and cedars.</p>
-
-<p>The oak family is a very important one, the wood
-being hard and strong and the tree a sturdy, healthy,
-and well-known specimen of tree life.</p>
-
-<p>White oak is perhaps the most common member of
-the oak family. It grows to a very large size and has
-a leaf of the form shown in <a href="#fig079">Fig. 79</a>. Observe carefully
-the outline of the leaf and compare it with the sketch
-of the next form.</p>
-
-<p>The white oak, like all oaks, bears acorns, and its
-timber is used as a standard when comparing different<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_66"></a>[66]</span>
-kinds of wood. If we say that the strength of white
-pine is one half, we mean one half that of white oak,
-and in all timber calculations white oak is the standard,
-just as the yard and mile are standards of length. In
-work which requires strength, such as carriage making,
-shipbuilding, and cooperage,
-white oak is used very extensively.</p>
-
-<p>The quartered oak used so
-much for furniture is obtained
-by cutting the logs in a special
-manner. The method of cutting
-gives a beautiful mottled
-effect with the silver rays
-spread out in irregular white
-splashes on a dark background.</p>
-
-<p>We might separate the oak
-into two distinct groups: (1)
-those trees whose acorns ripen
-in one season; (2) those which
-require two years. The acorns of this latter group remain
-on the tree throughout the first winter and ripen
-the second summer.</p>
-
-<p>To the first class belong the white oak just mentioned,
-the post oak, chestnut oaks, mossy-cup oak, and
-live oak.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp46" id="fig079" style="max-width: 15.625em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig079.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 79.</span> Typical Leaf
- of the White Oak</p>
-</div>
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_67"></a>[67]</span></p>
-
-<p>In the second class are the red, scarlet, black, pin,
-laurel, and willow oaks.</p>
-
-<p>The difference in the leaves of these trees is so great
-that we need never mistake one for the other. Notice the
-cut of the red oak and compare it with that of the white
-oak. The latter has rounded lobes, while the red-oak
-leaf has sharp points and the
-fingers of the leaf are indented
-again with smaller teeth.</p>
-
-<p>The different trees in the
-white-oak family all have
-leaves with rounded lobes, and
-most of those in the red-oak
-group have pointed ones, yet
-there is a difference between
-members of the same family,
-just as among human beings.</p>
-
-<p>We can tell at a glance
-whether a man is a negro, a
-Chinaman, or a white man. If
-a white man, he may be a Frenchman or an American;
-and again, if an American, he may belong to the Jones
-family. But all the members of the Jones family do not
-look alike and we know one from another.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp46" id="fig080" style="max-width: 15.625em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig080.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 80.</span> Leaf of the Post Oak</p>
-</div>
-
-<p>This is true of trees. No two are alike, and we can
-tell from observation whether a tree is an evergreen or<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_68"></a>[68]</span>
-a broad-leaved tree, whether it belongs to the white-oak
-group; and after studying trees a little we can tell
-whether a member of this group is a white oak, a post
-oak, or a mossy-cup oak.</p>
-
-<p>Compare the post-oak leaf (<a href="#fig080">Fig. 80</a>) with that of the
-white oak. There is not a great difference in form, but
-the post-oak leaf is thick, leathery,
-and dark green, while the
-white oak has a beautiful thin,
-light green leaf, which turns red
-in the fall.</p>
-
-<p>The post oak is a rougher and
-coarser tree than the other, and
-is sometimes called <i>iron oak</i> on
-account of its very hard, tough
-wood.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp46" id="fig081" style="max-width: 15.625em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig081.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 81.</span> Leaf of Mossy-Cup Oak</p>
-</div>
-
-<p><b>29. The Mossy-Cup Oak.</b> One
-of the most beautiful oaks we
-have in America grows in the
-South and West, and is only
-rarely found in our parks in the East. It is called the
-<i>mossy-cup oak</i> because the large acorn which it bears is
-surrounded by a bushy fringe which almost hides the
-nut. This acorn is a sight never to be forgotten. The
-leaf is larger than that of the white oak, and although
-the two leaves look somewhat alike, the divisions of the<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_69"></a>[69]</span>
-mossy-cup leaf are not as regular as those of the white
-oak, and it is not so thin and delicate.</p>
-
-<p>Its wood is very strong and is valuable for many
-purposes, such as boats, carriages, farming implements,
-railroad ties, and cooperage.</p>
-
-<p><b>30. Black Oak and Black-jack Oak.</b> These two trees
-are usually found growing in wild places, and the
-black-jack oak is often called <i>barren oak</i> from the fact
-that it frequents bleak and barren plains, such as the
-sandy stretches of New Jersey and Long Island.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp100" id="fig082" style="max-width: 31.25em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig082.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 82.</span> Leaves of
- Black Oak and Black-jack Oak (Black-jack on right)</p>
-</div>
-
-<p>The sketch shows the difference in the leaves, that
-of the black-jack having only three main lobes, or<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_70"></a>[70]</span>
-divisions, while the black oak
-has five. However, the leaves
-of these two trees vary considerably,
-and one must always look
-for the typical leaf, which is the
-one shown in the sketch. The
-black-jack is a small, shrubby
-tree, with branches often twisted
-and contorted, and its wood is
-not very valuable except as fuel
-or for making charcoal.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp46" id="fig083" style="max-width: 15.625em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig083.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 83.</span> Leaf of Red Oak</p>
-</div>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp100" id="fig084" style="max-width: 31.25em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig084.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 84.</span> Wood of the Red
- Oak, showing three sections. The one on the left shows annual rings
- obtained by a horizontal cut through the tree. Central view shows
- vertical cut at center of tree. View on right shows vertical cut
- between center and bark as illustrated in <a href="#fig073">Fig. 73</a>.</p>
-</div>
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_71"></a>[71]</span></p>
-
-<p>The acorns require two seasons for ripening, as do
-those of the red, scarlet, and pin oaks.</p>
-
-<p><b>31. The Red Oak.</b> The red oak is one of our largest
-and most noble trees, growing taller even than the white
-oak, and may always be distinguished
-by its very large,
-shiny, dark green leaves.</p>
-
-<p>Its bark is also much
-smoother and darker than
-the white oak. Its acorn is
-very bitter and
-can easily be recognized
-by its
-shallow cup and
-by its large size.
-It is the largest of the
-two-year acorns. The
-wood of the red oak is
-darker than that of the
-white, and is used in
-the manufacture of furniture.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp53" id="fig085" style="max-width: 15.625em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig085.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 85.</span> Scarlet Oak</p>
-</div>
-
-<p><b>32. The Scarlet Oak.</b> This tree is often confused with
-the red, but a glance at the leaves will show a great
-difference. That of the scarlet has deeper indentations
-and is much more slender and skeleton-like in shape. It<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_72"></a>[72]</span>
-takes its name from the bright scarlet or red tinge it
-takes on when the leaves change color in the fall.</p>
-
-<p><b>33. The Pin Oak.</b> The pin-oak leaf is much more
-readily confounded with the scarlet oak than that of any
-other tree. In fact, no two trees have leaves so nearly
-alike as these two; yet a glance at two typical leaves
-placed side by side will
-show considerable difference.</p>
-
-<p>The pin-oak leaf is
-smaller than the other,
-and in proportion to its
-size the indentations are
-not so deep.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp53" id="fig086" style="max-width: 15.625em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig086.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 86.</span> Pin Oak</p>
-</div>
-
-<p>The pin-oak tree has a
-great many small branchlets,
-or stems, which give the tree
-the appearance of a bundle
-of pins, especially when the
-leaves are off in winter. It
-is a beautiful tree and is now
-being planted very extensively as a shade tree. It is
-hardy, and stands city air very well indeed. Its bark
-is rich in tannic acid, which is used in tanning leather.</p>
-
-<p>The oak family is such a large and valuable one that
-we cannot afford to pass it over lightly. In the South<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_73"></a>[73]</span>
-grows the willow oak, famous for its shade and its
-leaves, which resemble those of the willow. A little
-farther north we find, along the Ohio valley, the <i>shingle
-oak</i>, so called from the fact that its wood is mostly
-made into shingles. It is also known as the <i>laurel
-oak</i>, because its leaves are shaped like those of the
-laurel, although not
-so glossy.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp70" id="fig087" style="max-width: 21.875em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig087.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 87.</span> Pin Oak in Winter</p>
-</div>
-
-<p>This is such an
-odd shape for an oak
-leaf that one would
-be likely to pass it
-by and not recognize
-it but for the
-fact that it bears
-acorns. This is always
-the test,—“By
-their fruits ye
-shall know them.”</p>
-
-<p>If we meet a new
-tree which seems
-not to be an oak because its leaves are new to us, and
-it bears acorns, we may be sure it is an oak.</p>
-
-<p>A very interesting group of trees which come under
-this head are the chestnut oaks. At first glance one
-would take one of these trees to be a chestnut, but it<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_74"></a>[74]</span>
-bears acorns and must therefore be an oak. The sketch
-shows the two leaves side by side.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp93" id="fig088" style="max-width: 31.25em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig088.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 88.</span></p>
- <p class="caption">Chestnut <span class="spacer">Chestnut Oak</span></p>
-</div>
-
-<p>Let us examine them closely. Although they slightly
-resemble each other, by looking carefully we see that the
-teeth on the chestnut leaf are pointed, while those on
-the chestnut oak are decidedly rounded. There is also
-a difference in proportion, as the chestnut leaf is long
-and narrow, while that of the chestnut oak is broader.</p>
-
-<p>There are several varieties of chestnut oak, but their
-leaves are quite similar and they all belong to the white-oak
-group and ripen their acorns in one season. They
-grow to a large size, one famous from Revolutionary<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_75"></a>[75]</span>
-times at Fishkill-on-the-Hudson measuring seven feet in
-diameter. The acorns are sweet and are eagerly sought
-after by the squirrels.</p>
-
-<p>The wood is durable in exposed places and is used for
-cooperage, railroad ties, and fencing.</p>
-
-<p><b>34. The Live Oak.</b> No list of American oaks would
-be complete without the live oak. This is a southern
-tree and is remarkable in many ways. Its
-leaf has no indentations, remains green all
-winter, and is thick and leathery.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp37" id="fig089" style="max-width: 12.5em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig089.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 89.</span> Leaf of Live Oak</p>
-</div>
-
-<p>The wood is extremely heavy, a cubic
-foot weighing nearly sixty pounds. It is
-as hard as it is heavy, and although it takes
-a high polish and has a fine grain, it soon
-dulls the edge of a tool.</p>
-
-<p>Before the age of steel, when all ships
-were wooden, it was much used in shipbuilding,
-and the government bought large tracts of land
-where live oak grew abundantly, so that the United
-States navy should never lack the necessary timber.</p>
-
-<p>It grows along the Atlantic coast, south from Virginia,
-and along the Gulf to Texas.</p>
-
-<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop">
-
-<div class="chapter">
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_76"></a>[76]</span></p>
-
-<h3 class="nobreak" id="CHAPTER_VII">CHAPTER VII<br>
-<span class="smaller">BROAD-LEAVED TREES: THE MAPLES</span></h3>
-
-</div>
-
-<p>It is the maple family to which we are indebted for
-much of the glorious coloring of our autumn landscapes.</p>
-
-<p>It is true that all trees play their part in the general
-color scheme, but for the brilliant reds and scarlets of
-the fall foliage we must look to the maples.</p>
-
-<p>When we think of the word <i>maple</i> we are apt to
-have visions of other things besides trees. Maple and
-sugar or sirup seem to go together, and in fact some of
-us do not know that there are other maples besides the
-sugar maple.</p>
-
-<p>This fine American tree is one of which we should be
-proud. Not only is it a handsome large tree, valuable
-for its shade and the beautiful colors it wears in the fall,
-but its wood is hard and valuable,—it is often called
-<i>rock maple</i>,—and besides all these good qualities it furnishes
-us with our maple sirup and sugar.</p>
-
-<p>The process of making maple sugar is quite interesting
-and may be divided into two stages,—gathering the
-sap, and boiling down.</p>
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_77"></a>[77]</span></p>
-
-<p>Very early in the spring, often as early as March,
-the sap begins to flow up through the tree. The farmer
-knows by experience when to tap the tree, which he
-does by boring a three-quarter inch hole with an auger.
-Into this hole he inserts a spout of wood or iron through
-which the lifeblood of the tree—the sap—flows in a
-steady drip, drip, drip, into a pail or bucket placed beneath
-to catch it.</p>
-
-<p>The sap comes in drops about as regularly as the ticks
-of a clock, one a second. This continues for two or
-three weeks, until each tree has yielded something like
-twenty-five gallons. As it takes five gallons of sap to
-produce a pound of sugar, each tree yields about five
-pounds of maple sugar. In New England and New York
-there are maple groves containing thousands of trees,
-and one farm alone produces five thousand pounds of
-sugar in a season.</p>
-
-<p>Strange as it may seem, this excessive bleeding of the
-trees does not kill them unless improperly done. The
-farmer must not tap them at the wrong time nor in too
-many places. The tree will stand a great deal if properly
-treated, but harsh treatment will kill it.</p>
-
-<p>The boiling process is very simple. The sap is poured
-into large boilers or evaporators and boiled until it becomes
-a sirup. The old-fashioned test to find out when
-the boiling had been carried on long enough was to drop<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_78"></a>[78]</span>
-a little of the hot sirup into the snow or into a cold dish.
-If it hardened, the boiling was finished.</p>
-
-<p><a href="#fig090">Fig. 90</a> shows the leaf of the sugar maple, also that
-leaf which is most often confounded with it, viz., the
-Norway maple. Observe the two closely. The sugar
-maple has blunt, rounded points and is thick, while the
-Norway has sharp points, which are more numerous,
-and the leaf is much thinner and more delicate.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp100" id="fig090" style="max-width: 31.25em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig090.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 90.</span></p>
- <p class="caption">Sugar Maple <span class="spacer">Norway Maple</span></p>
-</div>
-
-<p>The sugar maple grows taller and does not cast so
-dense a shade as the Norway, which is a low-growing
-tree with close, dark foliage.</p>
-
-<p><b>35. The Silver Maple.</b> The one which naturally comes
-next in the list is the <i>silver</i>, <i>soft</i>, or <i>white maple</i>, as it is<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_79"></a>[79]</span>
-variously termed. From the ground up to the topmost
-leaf the whole character of this tree suggests the word
-<i>thoroughbred</i>. Clean-cut, refined, strong, and healthy
-in every detail, the silver maple is a thing of beauty
-and might truly be called
-the acme of perfection in
-tree life. Its name is
-derived from the fact that the under side of the leaf is
-silvery white. The upper side being dark green gives
-a beautiful effect when the wind stirs the foliage, which
-as a whole has the grace and drooping effect of the
-American elm.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp93" id="fig091" style="max-width: 31.25em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig091.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 91.</span></p>
- <p class="caption">The Silver Maple <span class="spacer">The Red Maple</span></p>
-</div>
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_80"></a>[80]</span></p>
-
-<p>This description does not always fit, however, as it
-is planted extensively in cities where horses gnaw the
-fine bark; smoke, soot, and coal gas discolor the leaves;
-and the caterpillars complete the work of destroying its
-beauty. Yet it still lives,
-even if it does not thrive
-under such harsh treatment.
-Its wood is white,
-soft, and not very valuable.</p>
-
-<p><b>36. The Red Maple.</b> A
-relative of the silver maple
-and one which might
-be mistaken for it is the
-red, swamp, or wild maple.
-It is this tree which
-displays the brightest reds
-in autumn. Referring to
-the sketch it will be seen
-that the leaf is smaller
-and three-fingered instead
-of five, as in the
-silver variety. The stem of this leaf is also red during
-the entire season, as if it could not wait for autumn.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp46" id="fig092" style="max-width: 15.625em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig092.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 92.</span> The Sycamore Maple</p>
-</div>
-
-<p><b>37. The Sycamore Maple.</b> In the rows on rows of
-maples so common in our towns and cities one will<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_81"></a>[81]</span>
-often find a leaf larger, heavier, and coarser than any
-of the others. This variety, like the Norway, is an
-importation from Europe, known as the <i>sycamore maple</i>
-because of its resemblance to the sycamore leaf. It is
-easily identified by its large size, coarseness, the very
-long, thick red stem, and by the fact that its entire
-edge is finely toothed,—in
-which point it differs from
-all the foregoing varieties.
-Its value as a shade tree is
-nearly equal to the Norway,
-and in Europe it is often
-planted in preference to all
-other maples.</p>
-
-<p><b>38. The Striped Maple.</b>
-Growing in the shade of
-other trees and forming part
-of the undergrowth of our
-North woods is a small tree
-known as the <i>striped maple</i>,
-from the stripes which run
-up and down its bark. The New England name for this
-little mountain tree is <i>moosewood</i>, from the fact that
-the moose is very fond of the bark and twigs, which
-form his chief food in winter. The leaves are quite
-large, but very thin, soft, and delicate.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp50" id="fig093" style="max-width: 15.625em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig093.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 93.</span> The Striped Maple, or Moosewood</p>
-</div>
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_82"></a>[82]</span></p>
-
-<p><b>39. Maple Keys.</b> The fruit, or seeds, of all the maples
-are known as <i>winged</i>. The flat, thin part gives the
-seed a swirling motion as it drops from the tree. This
-is the way nature has of spreading the seed over a
-large area so that more trees may be started in life.
-Many tree seeds are winged, but the maple seed or
-key is so large and so common that every one must
-at some time have noticed it.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp60" id="fig094" style="max-width: 12.5em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig094.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 94.</span> Maple “Keys,” a
- Common Form of Winged Seeds</p>
-</div>
-
-<p><b>40. The Ash-Leaved Maple.</b> The
-ash-leaved maple is a leaf very common
-in our parks. It has no resemblance
-to other maple leaves, yet it
-bears the unmistakable maple key,—“By
-their fruits ye shall know
-them.” It is therefore a maple.</p>
-
-<p>The box elder, or ash-leaved maple,
-is interesting because it is our only
-maple having a compound leaf; that
-is, a leaf stem with several distinct leaflets. Compound
-leaves are very common (notice the hickory leaf and the
-horse-chestnut), but not on maples, and our ash-leaved
-maple is a curiosity. It delights in swampy places, but
-grows almost anywhere. It is a small tree, and its wood
-is not especially valuable except for making paper pulp.</p>
-
-<p>North America has only nine varieties of maple, while
-China and Japan have more than thirty. Indeed, it is<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_83"></a>[83]</span>
-to Japan, whose forests are largely made up of maples,
-that we are indebted for some of the most dainty and
-exquisite trees to be found. The Japan maples planted
-so extensively on our lawns and in our parks have such
-a variety of form and color
-that no written description
-can do them justice. <a href="#fig096">Fig. 96</a>
-will give some idea of their
-shape and delicacy. The colors, which of course cannot
-be shown, range from dark purple to the most delicate
-combinations of white and green. The finest of these
-dainty leaves bears a stronger resemblance to an ostrich
-plume than to anything in the line of tree leaves.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp88" id="fig095" style="max-width: 31.25em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig095.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 95.</span> Ash-Leaved
- Maple, or Box Elder</p>
-</div>
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_84"></a>[84]</span></p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp100" id="fig096" style="max-width: 43.75em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig096.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 96.</span> Japan Maples</p>
-</div>
-
-<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop">
-
-<div class="chapter">
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_85"></a>[85]</span></p>
-
-<h3 class="nobreak" id="CHAPTER_VIII">CHAPTER VIII<br>
-<span class="smaller">BROAD-LEAVED TREES HAVING COMPOUND LEAVES</span></h3>
-
-</div>
-
-<p>The beginner is often in doubt as to whether a twig
-with several leaves is a compound leaf or a number of
-simple leaves. This is a very easy thing to decide. At
-the end of the leaf stem, where the leaf joins
-the twig or branch, is always a little bud.
-When the leaf drops off in the fall
-the bud remains, and in the spring
-begins to swell and finally
-develops into a leaf. This
-bud then is the promise of
-next year’s leaf, and it is
-always found at the base of
-the leaf stem, as shown at
-<i>A</i>. There is no such bud at
-the base of the leaflet on the
-compound leaf, as shown at
-<i>B</i>. If then we find no bud at <i>B</i>, we must look farther
-down until we discover it at <i>C</i>. This furnishes the test
-and we know that our specimen is a compound leaf.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp69" id="fig097" style="max-width: 18.75em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig097.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 97.</span> Method of
- distinguishing Compound and Simple Leaves</p>
-</div>
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_86"></a>[86]</span></p>
-
-<p>This class of leaf is very common, as our horse-chestnuts,
-buckeyes, hickories, and walnuts all have compound
-leaves.</p>
-
-<p>The horse-chestnut is not a native American tree, but
-was imported from Europe, where it is a great favorite.
-The leaflets number five or seven, always an odd number,
-and they radiate from one central point, the odd
-one in the center usually being the largest.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp75" id="fig098" style="max-width: 18.75em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig098.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 98.</span> The Horse-Chestnut</p>
-</div>
-
-<p>It is very interesting to watch these leaves as they
-come out of the sticky buds in the spring. They unfold
-and grow very rapidly and soon the tree brings forth
-large pyramidal clusters of beautiful flowers.</p>
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_87"></a>[87]</span></p>
-
-<p>The large, neat brown nuts which come later in the
-season do not seem to be very useful, yet they are so
-solid and shiny that every boy delights to gather them.</p>
-
-<p>An American tree closely resembling the horse-chestnut
-is the buckeye. The leaflets on the buckeye leaf
-number five, sometimes seven, and radiate like the horse-chestnut
-from a common center.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp100" id="fig099" style="max-width: 31.25em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig099.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 99.</span></p>
- <p class="caption">Buckeye <span class="spacer">Hickory</span></p>
-</div>
-
-<p>This tree is well known through the Ohio valley,
-where it is very common, Ohio being called the Buckeye
-State. The nuts are not edible, but the wood is
-very tough and strong and is used extensively in making
-farm implements.</p>
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_88"></a>[88]</span></p>
-
-<p>Compare the leaf of the buckeye and the hickory
-shown in <a href="#fig099">Fig. 99</a>. Both leaves are compound, and each
-has five leaflets, but they are quite different, because the
-hickory leaflets are arranged on opposite sides of the leaf-stalk
-instead of radiating from one point.</p>
-
-<p>There are several varieties of hickory, including the
-shagbark, or shellbark, the pignut, and pecan.</p>
-
-<p>The name <i>shagbark hickory</i> is taken from the peculiar
-appearance of the bark, which hangs in loose pieces
-nearly a foot long and gives the tree a very shaggy
-effect. <i>Shellbark</i> is another common name for this tree.</p>
-
-<p>The nut which this tree bears is hard and thick, but
-the kernel is very sweet, and is considered by some
-superior to all other hickory nuts.</p>
-
-<p>The <i>pignut hickory</i> is so called because the nuts in
-some parts of the country are used to feed the pigs. It
-is also called <i>broom hickory</i>. The nuts are small and
-become bitter after having lain awhile. The wood,
-however, like all the hickories, is valuable, being hard
-and tough. There is a difference between strength and
-toughness. Oak is strong, but not tough. Hickory is
-both hard and tough. A tough wood is one which will
-stand bending without breaking. A wood which will
-bend easily but is not strong cannot be called tough.
-It must be both strong and elastic, and hickory has
-both of these qualities.</p>
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_89"></a>[89]</span></p>
-
-<p><b>41. The Pecan.</b> We usually think of the pecan nut
-as different from the hickory, yet they belong to the
-same family. The pecan hickory is a southern tree
-which delights in the warm climate south of the Ohio
-River, and in Texas is found as a grand forest giant
-one hundred and fifty feet high, producing an enormous
-crop of the sweetest and most delicately flavored
-nuts. The leaf has nine leaflets and occasionally as
-many as fifteen.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp88" id="fig100" style="max-width: 31.25em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig100.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 100.</span></p>
- <p class="caption">Black Walnut <span class="spacer">Butternut</span></p>
-</div>
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_90"></a>[90]</span></p>
-
-<p><b>42. The Black Walnut and Butternut.</b> Perhaps no
-two trees are so difficult for the city boy or girl to
-distinguish as the butternut and black walnut. Both
-have compound leaves, the number of leaflets varying
-from nine to seventeen for the butternut and from
-fifteen to twenty-three for the black walnut. A leaf
-having fifteen leaflets, then, might belong to either tree
-if there were no other way to distinguish them. The
-teeth on the black-walnut leaflet are larger and sharper
-than on the butternut, and the fuzzy stem is lacking.
-The green nuts, too, are different, the black walnuts
-being just about the size and shape of green lemons,
-the butternuts longer and thinner; but the unmistakable
-feature is the odor. Having once smelled the
-crushed leaves of a butternut and a black walnut, a
-person will thereafter need no other test.</p>
-
-<p>The use of black-walnut lumber for making furniture
-was at one time very common. The great supply of
-this valuable wood has been exhausted and other woods
-have become fashionable. It is still used for gunstocks,
-for which purpose nothing seems better suited.</p>
-
-<p>Butternut is a light-colored wood, but takes a good
-polish and is occasionally used in cabinet work.</p>
-
-<p><b>43. The Locusts.</b> The locust family is a large one; its
-members all bear compound leaves, and their fruit is in
-the form of beans instead of nuts.</p>
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_91"></a>[91]</span></p>
-
-<p>The common yellow or black locust is famous for its
-hard, durable wood, its delicate light green leaves, and
-its white flowers.</p>
-
-<p>The tree is not very beautiful when the leaves are
-off, but its wood is so valuable that its beauty is not
-considered. The wood is yellow
-and becomes very hard
-after it has dried.</p>
-
-<p>The honey locust is another
-common member of this family.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp83" id="fig101" style="max-width: 31.25em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig101.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 101.</span></p>
- <p class="caption">The Locust <span class="spacer">The Honey Locust</span></p>
-</div>
-
-<p><b>44. The Honey Locust.</b> Its leaves are much finer and
-somewhat resemble ferns. It may always be known by
-the dangerous sharp-pointed thorns which grow all over
-the tree. These thorns are unusually large, sometimes<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_92"></a>[92]</span>
-being found in great bunches and as long as six inches.
-Its fruit is a long, thin, brownish pod, which is sweet and
-contains little light brown beans. The wood is strong
-and durable.</p>
-
-<p><b>45. The Ash.</b> Every boy who has owned a rowboat
-knows that oars are made of wood from the ash. This
-is because the oar must be elastic as well as strong,
-and the timber of the ash tree supplies
-these two qualities. The ash
-is one of our tallest and noblest
-forest trees. It is rather slim in
-build, with beautiful clean shiny
-green foliage. The members of
-this group seem to be
-fond of colors, and we
-have the white ash, red
-ash, green ash, blue ash,
-and black ash.</p>
-
-<p>There are slight differences
-in the leaves and
-seeds, but, as in other trees, when we have once seen an
-ash seed we can always thereafter distinguish an ash tree.
-<a href="#fig102">Fig. 102</a> shows the seed of the red ash. It is a winged
-seed, with the seed part inclosed by the wing.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp65" id="fig102" style="max-width: 21.875em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig102.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 102.</span> Red Ash</p>
-</div>
-
-<p>The compound leaf of the white ash has from five to
-seven leaflets and the black ash has from seven to<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_93"></a>[93]</span>
-eleven. The wood is hard, tough, and elastic, has a
-handsome grain, and is used for many purposes besides
-making oars, such as furniture, carriages, and those
-farm implements which require strength. The Indian
-could find no better wood for his bow, and even Cupid
-is said to have first made his arrows of ash.</p>
-
-<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop">
-
-<div class="chapter">
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_94"></a>[94]</span></p>
-
-<h3 class="nobreak" id="CHAPTER_IX">CHAPTER IX<br>
-<span class="smaller">BROAD-LEAVED TREES HAVING SIMPLE LEAVES</span></h3>
-
-</div>
-
-<p><b>46. The Elm.</b> The elm is the well-known shade tree
-of New England. Its tall, graceful form is familiar to
-every visitor and native of that section of country, where
-it is found along every roadway and in every city.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp100" id="fig103" style="max-width: 31.25em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig103.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 103.</span> The American Elm</p>
-</div>
-
-<p>Who can think of New England without its noble
-elms? It would indeed be a different country. The<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_95"></a>[95]</span>
-elm may be said to represent New England character,—dignified,
-sturdy, graceful, and refined. Being tall,
-with foliage well up, the general shape of the tree gives
-the desired shade, yet does not obstruct the view; while
-its stately dignity gives an air of comfort and repose to
-the grounds, which it seems to protect from the elements.</p>
-
-<p>Its wood is valuable for certain kinds
-of work, being tough and strong, but it
-is not suitable for cabinetwork, as it is
-difficult to polish. It is used considerably
-for wheel hubs and in cooperage.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp40" id="fig104" style="max-width: 12.5em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig104.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 104.</span> Leaf of American Elm</p>
-</div>
-
-<p>Observe the edge of the elm leaf
-carefully. The teeth not only curve
-gracefully toward the extreme tip of
-the leaf, but they are themselves also
-toothed,—a form known as double-toothed.
-The leaf is coarse and rough
-to the touch, in marked contrast to the
-birch family, whose leaves it slightly
-resembles. There are several elms famous in the history
-of our country. At Cambridge is the old elm under
-which George Washington drew his sword and took command
-of the American Army on July 3, 1775; there are
-several other “Washington Elms” in different parts of
-the country, while New Haven is known as the City of
-Elms. William Penn made his famous treaty with the<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_96"></a>[96]</span>
-Indians under the branches of a magnificent elm, which
-remained standing until it was over two hundred years
-old, when it was finally blown down. The spot has been
-marked by a marble column.</p>
-
-<p>The tree is called the <i>American</i>, or <i>white</i>, <i>elm</i>, and we
-have several other varieties growing wild, including the
-well-known <i>slippery elm</i>, so called
-because the inner bark is slippery
-and edible.</p>
-
-<p><b>47. The Birches.</b> If the black
-birch with its sweet, aromatic bark
-is not known to a boy, the white, or
-canoe, birch is sure to be. It seems
-to be the fate of this beautiful tree
-to be disfigured by every wandering
-youth who has strength enough
-to tear off a strip of its paper-like
-bark.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp53" id="fig105" style="max-width: 15.625em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig105.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 105.</span> Leaf of Black Birch</p>
-</div>
-
-<p>The leaf of the black, or sugar, birch may be distinguished
-from the elm by its smoothness and thinness.
-Its base is slightly heartshaped, the edge is double-toothed,
-the tender bark on the twigs is sweet to the
-taste, and the leaves grow in pairs.</p>
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_97"></a>[97]</span></p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp100" id="fig106" style="max-width: 43.75em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig106.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 106.</span> Birches bordering a Canal</p>
-</div>
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_98"></a>[98]</span></p>
-
-<p><b>48. White Birch.</b> The famous white, paper, or canoe
-birch has a leaf somewhat broader than the black variety,
-but without the heartshaped base. Its bark is its peculiar
-feature and cannot be mistaken. It comes off in layers
-and possesses a resinous quality which makes it waterproof,
-a fact fully appreciated by the Indians, who constructed
-their canoes of it. The wood is hard and tough.</p>
-
-<p><b>49. Gray Birch.</b> A
-smaller tree, known as
-the <i>gray birch</i>, also has
-white bark, but it is not
-as perfect as that of the
-canoe birch, does not peel
-in layers, and has triangular
-black spots on the
-trunk beneath every
-limb.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp50" id="fig107" style="max-width: 15.625em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig107.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 107.</span> Leaf of Gray Birch</p>
-</div>
-
-<p>It loves barren, rocky
-places, abandoned farms,
-etc., and is sometimes
-called <i>old field birch</i>. It
-has a fine, delicate foliage,
-which is not duplicated
-in the forest. Each
-leaf swings from a long, slender stem, and every passing
-breeze gives it a trembling effect, like the aspen. The
-leaf form is very odd,—a broad, flat base, and then a
-long, graceful curve out to a fine point, the whole edge
-being finely double-toothed.</p>
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_99"></a>[99]</span></p>
-
-<p><b>50. The Beech.</b> The difference in the leaf forms of
-the birch and beech is very marked. Both have toothed
-edges, but in the beech the spaces between the teeth are
-so remarkably shallow that one has to search for them.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp100" id="fig108" style="max-width: 31.25em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig108.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 108.</span> A Remarkable
- Growth of Beeches in Greater New York</p>
-</div>
-
-<p>There has been a common belief for generations that
-the beech is proof against lightning, and recent experiments
-prove that beech wood offers considerably greater
-resistance to the electric current than oak, poplar, or
-willow; so our ancestors were partly right. The wood
-is hard, strong, and tough, and will take a high polish.</p>
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_100"></a>[100]</span></p>
-
-<p><b>51. Hornbeam.</b> Closely related to the beeches are two
-little trees which have delicate birchlike foliage and wood
-of great hardness,—the hornbeam, or blue beech, and
-the hop hornbeam,
-or ironwood.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp40" id="fig109" style="max-width: 12.5em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig109.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 109.</span> Leaf of American Beech</p>
-</div>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp54" id="fig110" style="max-width: 20.3125em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig110.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 110.</span> Ironwood, or Hop Hornbeam</p>
-</div>
-
-<p>The leaves of
-these two varieties
-are quite similar, that of the ironwood being somewhat
-the larger.</p>
-
-<p>The name <i>hop hornbeam</i> is derived from the fruit,
-which resembles the hop, and the name <i>ironwood</i> from
-the great strength and hardness of the wood.</p>
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_101"></a>[101]</span></p>
-
-<p><b>52. Buttonball.</b> No list of trees would be complete
-which did not include those three forest giants, buttonball,
-tulip, and sweet gum. The names <i>buttonwood</i>,
-<i>buttonball</i>, <i>sycamore</i>, and <i>plane tree</i>, as the same tree is
-called in different parts of the country, all apply to that
-fine American tree which sheds its bark as well as its
-leaves, leaving a ghostly monarch of tree life, which
-produces an enormous crop
-of buttonballs so well known
-to country boys and girls.
-The leaves are in proportion
-to the size of the tree, often
-measuring a foot in length,
-and being frequently covered
-on the under side with a
-white down called <i>fungus</i>.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp75" id="fig111" style="max-width: 15.625em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig111.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 111.</span> Leaf of Buttonwood</p>
-</div>
-
-<p>The wood of the sycamore,
-as it is incorrectly called, is
-valuable for cabinetwork, having a beautiful grain and
-taking a high polish. It is, however, difficult to work,
-and has a tendency to warp.</p>
-
-<p><b>53. Sweet Gum.</b> The sweet-gum tree also produces a
-crop of balls, or seed pods, but although the same size
-as the buttonballs, they need never be confused, as the
-gum balls are covered with somewhat sharp points, while
-the buttonballs are comparatively smooth.</p>
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_102"></a>[102]</span></p>
-
-<p>The leaves of the sweet gum, or <i>liquid amber</i>—so
-called from the amber-colored gum the tree gives out—remind
-one of the starfish, being five-fingered and decidedly
-different from any leaf in the forest. The tree
-grows to a height of one hundred and fifty feet, and its
-wood is a handsome brown color with fine and intricate
-markings. It warps badly,
-but is valued for wood turning
-on account of its softness
-and even grain.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp57" id="fig112" style="max-width: 15.625em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig112.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 112.</span> Sweet Gum, or Liquid Amber</p>
-</div>
-
-<p><b>54. Tulip.</b> The lumber
-furnished by the tulip tree,
-commonly called <i>whitewood</i>,
-is less liable to warp
-than gum wood, and is somewhat
-harder. Just why it
-should be called whitewood
-is not clear, as it is much
-darker than white pine and
-of a greenish-yellow color.
-The leaf of the tulip tree is very peculiar, having only
-four points, without any small teeth, and with an outline
-so odd that one often wonders if nature did not use a
-pair of scissors in cutting it out.</p>
-
-<p>Each leaf stands out aggressively on a long stem.
-The glory of the tree—which gives it its name—is<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_103"></a>[103]</span>
-the mass of tulip-shaped flowers it bears in the spring.
-They are large and brilliant, yellowish-green in color,
-with dashes of red, and develop a narrow, light-brown
-cone, which remains on the tree all winter. The
-tree thrives best south of the Ohio valley, where it
-is frequently found from five to seven feet in diameter.
-The Indians formerly made their dugout canoes
-from its trunk, and in some
-sections it is still called <i>canoe
-wood</i>.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp53" id="fig113" style="max-width: 15.625em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig113.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 113.</span> Tulip, or Whitewood</p>
-</div>
-
-<p><b>55. Basswood, or Linden.</b> A
-very valuable group of trees
-for both shade and timber
-are the basswoods, or lindens.
-There are several varieties,
-the European linden thriving
-here as readily as our native
-varieties. These trees may
-always be distinguished by
-the leaves, which are heartshaped and lopsided, i.e. one
-side from the middle line being always larger than the
-other, as if two leaves of different sizes had been joined
-along the center.</p>
-
-<p>This is a very common feature among certain classes
-of trees, such as the elms. Another remarkable feature
-is the seed, or bract, shown in the sketch (<a href="#fig115">Fig. 115</a>).</p>
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_104"></a>[104]</span></p>
-
-<p>The tree is sugar-loaf in shape, gives a dense shade,
-and has sweet flowers so fragrant that it is sometimes
-called the <i>bee tree</i>, because the bees swarm all over it
-in the summer time. Its timber is valuable, being free
-from knots and of such an even grain that it is much
-sought after for some kinds of carving.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp100" id="fig114" style="max-width: 31.25em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig114.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 114.</span> American Linden,
- or Basswood, showing the Sugar-Loaf Form of the Tree</p>
-</div>
-
-<p>The familiar cigar-store Indian is usually carved from
-basswood.</p>
-
-<p>Among the broad-leaved trees there are still several
-familiar families, all loved by some of us for some reason.</p>
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_105"></a>[105]</span></p>
-
-<p>The willow is always a striking tree, not only because
-of its weeping or drooping appearance, but also because
-we usually associate it with water.</p>
-
-<p>What is more common in the country than a stream
-hidden by the willows which crowd its bank and dip
-down into the clear
-water!</p>
-
-<p>Then, too, we watch
-it for the first sign of
-spring, and friends in different
-states often vie
-with each other to
-discover the first
-<i>pussy willow</i>, the name given to the soft, downy buds
-which appear often before the snow has melted.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp93" id="fig115" style="max-width: 31.25em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig115.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 115.</span> Leaf and Bract of Linden</p>
-</div>
-
-<p>The willow is dear to boys, because on the green twigs
-in spring the bark can be separated from the wood and a
-whistle or simple flute manufactured.</p>
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_106"></a>[106]</span></p>
-
-<p>The wood of the willow is not very valuable, being
-used chiefly by pulp makers, but it grows where no
-other trees can exist, being found nearly all over the
-world, and creeping nearer to the north pole than any
-other broad-leaved tree except the birch. It has over
-one hundred and fifty varieties, which vary from small
-shrubs up to trees a hundred feet high. Its soft and
-gentle beauty is sufficient excuse for its existence.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp100" id="fig116" style="max-width: 31.25em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig116.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 116.</span> A Weeping Willow</p>
-</div>
-
-<p><b>56. The Poplars.</b> In the poplars we have a group
-of trees similar to the willows in some ways but very
-different in others. The wood is weak and of little<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_107"></a>[107]</span>
-use except for fuel and paper pulp, but there the likeness
-ends.</p>
-
-<p>To this family belongs the quaking aspen, whose
-leaves are continually trembling,—in fact, the whole
-family is a restless one, the constant motion being due
-to the shape of the long stems, which are flattened.</p>
-
-<p>The people of Scotland have a
-superstition that it was of aspen
-wood that our Saviour’s cross was made, and that the
-tree shivers in constant remembrance of that fact.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp88" id="fig117" style="max-width: 31.25em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig117.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 117.</span></p>
- <p class="caption">Aspen <span class="spacer">Aspen Poplar, or Large-Toothed Aspen</span></p>
-</div>
-
-<p>Beside the quaking aspen is the large-toothed aspen,
-the Lombardy poplar, and the cottonwood.</p>
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_108"></a>[108]</span></p>
-
-<p>The Lombardy is the spirelike tree which seems to
-reach toward the clouds, and its tall, narrow form is
-familiar in many sections of our country, although the
-tree was originally imported from Europe.</p>
-
-<p>Cottonwood and balm of Gilead are two well-known
-members of this family. Cottonwood is best known in
-the West, where it often
-constitutes the chief and
-only growth along the water
-courses, and balm of
-Gilead is known as one
-of our common city shade
-trees. This latter tree, often
-called the balsam, is
-really an important tree
-of the great northwestern
-country, being found plentifully
-in the Klondike,
-and often forming in that
-far northern country great
-forests thousands of square
-miles in extent. It is used as a shade tree because it
-stands the smoke and gas of the city where many other
-trees pine away and die.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp50" id="fig118" style="max-width: 15.625em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig118.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 118.</span> Cottonwood, or Carolina Poplar</p>
-</div>
-
-<p><b>57. Sassafras.</b> We find many freaks in the tree
-world, and nature seems to have tried to see how odd<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_109"></a>[109]</span>
-she really could be; for instance, on the sassafras tree
-we find three distinct kinds of leaves, having one, two,
-and three divisions.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp100" id="fig119" style="max-width: 31.25em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig119.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 119.</span> Sassafras</p>
-</div>
-
-<p>This tree, which in the northern states is usually quite
-small, grows under favorable conditions to a height of
-fifty feet. It is noted for the pleasant taste of its leaves,
-twigs, and roots, which are used considerably in flavoring
-medicines.</p>
-
-<p><b>58. Mulberry.</b> Another tree noted for the peculiar
-shape of its leaves is the mulberry. There are three
-common kinds, named, from the color of their berries,
-<i>red</i>, <i>black</i>, and <i>white</i>.</p>
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_110"></a>[110]</span></p>
-
-<p>It is the white mulberry whose leaves are the food of
-the silkworm. The leaves of this tree are quite regular,
-but those of the red and black vary apparently as they
-please. No two leaves seem to be alike either in size
-or shape, and they are very soft and downy.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp93" id="fig120" style="max-width: 31.25em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig120.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 120.</span> Red Mulberry,
- showing Variation in Leaf Form</p>
-</div>
-
-<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop">
-
-<div class="chapter">
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_111"></a>[111]</span></p>
-
-<h3 class="nobreak" id="CHAPTER_X">CHAPTER X<br>
-<span class="smaller">THE EVERGREENS</span></h3>
-
-</div>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp100" id="fig121" style="max-width: 31.25em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig121.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 121.</span> White Pines
- at Westbury, Long Island</p>
-</div>
-
-<p>The evergreen trees, so called because their needle-like
-leaves remain on the tree all winter, are fully as
-interesting as the broad-leaved trees. Without them
-our landscapes in winter would be much more barren
-and bleak, and their shade is very pleasant in summer.
-A pine forest with its fresh balsam air and needle-covered
-floor is a sight to be long remembered.</p>
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_112"></a>[112]</span></p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp53" id="fig122" style="max-width: 31.25em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig122.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 122.</span> A View showing how
- Evergreens help to enrich the Landscape. Arbor Vitæ Hedges</p>
-</div>
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_113"></a>[113]</span></p>
-
-<p>The wood of the evergreens is usually classed among
-the soft timbers, although the yellow pine is far from soft.</p>
-
-<p><b>59. White Pine.</b> The king among evergreens is usually
-admitted to be the white pine. Its soft, bluish-green
-foliage, the widespreading branches, and
-the value of its fine, even-grained wood
-give it the first rank.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp42" id="fig123" style="max-width: 12.5em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig123.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 123.</span> Needles and Cone of White Pine</p>
-</div>
-
-<p>Pines have needle-shaped leaves
-which grow in groups of two,
-three, or five. White pine needles
-grow in groups of five and
-are from three to four inches
-long. The cones which contain
-the seeds are about five inches
-long. The tree grows tall and
-straight, and formerly grew in
-great forests covering thousands
-of square miles; the wood is so
-free from pitch and is so easily worked with tools that
-these great forests have been almost annihilated by the
-lumberman’s ax, and white-pine timber has become quite
-expensive. It takes many years for a tree to grow large
-enough for timber, and unless we are more economical in
-the future white pine will be only a memory.</p>
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_114"></a>[114]</span></p>
-
-<p><b>60. Georgia Pine.</b> The southern yellow pine, or Georgia
-pine, is a very different tree from its northern cousin, the
-white pine, furnishing us with a resinous yellow wood,
-much harder than white pine, and a beautiful and valuable
-material for the interiors of buildings. It is also
-very durable and is frequently used for exposed places,
-such as the decks of ships.</p>
-
-<p>The needles are very long, measuring a foot and sometimes
-fifteen inches in length.</p>
-
-<p>The seed cones are from six to
-ten inches long, and the scales have
-little prickles on their ends. The
-tree grows throughout the southern
-states from Virginia to Texas,
-and the cutting of its timber is a
-valuable industry of the South.</p>
-
-<p><b>61. Yellow Pine.</b> The common
-yellow pine must not be confounded
-with the long-leaved Georgia pine. The former has
-needles growing three in a bunch, and the latter short
-needles three or four inches long, growing two and sometimes
-three in a group. The cone of the common yellow
-pine is also very much smaller, being only two inches
-long.</p>
-
-<p>Its wood is very valuable and is used for flooring,
-ceiling, and interior finishing.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp75" id="fig124" style="max-width: 15.625em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig124.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 124.</span> Hemlock</p>
-</div>
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_115"></a>[115]</span></p>
-
-<p>There are several less important kinds of pine, such
-as the northern and Jersey scrub pines, and the red,
-or Norway pine.</p>
-
-<p>Spruce, hemlock, and fir are well-known members of
-the evergreen family.</p>
-
-<p><b>62. Hemlock</b> is a graceful, dainty-looking tree, with
-drooping branches and little needles not over half an
-inch long. It is a northern tree except along the
-Allegheny Mountains, where it extends as far south as
-Alabama. The seed cones are the tiniest brown things
-to be found among the common trees. They are no
-longer than the hemlock needles.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp100" id="fig125" style="max-width: 31.25em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig125.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 125.</span> The Influence of
- Hemlock on the Winter Landscape. Snow Scene</p>
-</div>
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_116"></a>[116]</span></p>
-
-<p>The wood is not as valuable as pine, splitting very
-easily and being afflicted with <i>shakes</i>, a defect caused
-by the annual layers or rings breaking away from each
-other when the trees are swayed by the winter storms.
-The bark is valuable, however, as it is rich in tannin.</p>
-
-<p><b>63. Spruce.</b> The tall, dark, cone-shaped evergreen
-trees which ornament so many of our old farm dooryards
-are usually some species of spruce. The spruce
-is sometimes mistaken for the balsam fir, which is so
-commonly used for Christmas trees, but they are so
-different that they need never be confused.</p>
-
-<p>There are several varieties of spruce, including the
-red, black, white, and Norway, but they all bear a family
-resemblance.</p>
-
-<p>Looking at the end of a spruce twig, it will be found
-that the needles completely surround it. This is not
-true of the fir. Then the spruce needles are sharp at
-the tip, while the fir needles are blunt.</p>
-
-<p>This family is distinctly a northern group, being
-found as far north as Hudson Bay and forming dense
-forests, particularly on mountain sides. One may often
-see on the steep slopes the dividing line between the
-broad-leaved trees and the evergreens, the dark spruces
-extending clear up to the summit.</p>
-
-<p>The red spruce is found as far south as Tennessee,
-but in that latitude it grows only at high elevations.<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_117"></a>[117]</span>
-It has cones about one and a half inches long, and its
-wood is light, soft, and close-grained. The wood is used
-for the sounding-boards of musical instruments and for
-the frames of buildings.</p>
-
-<p>The black spruce is the northern brother of the red,
-and is really a Canadian tree which occasionally reaches
-down into the United States. It reaches the Mackenzie
-River on the north and covers large areas in Manitoba.</p>
-
-<p>It takes its name from the dark,
-somber color of its foliage, which seems
-almost black against the snowy hillsides.</p>
-
-<p>The cones are the same size as on the
-red spruce, but they persist in remaining
-on the tree for several years. The wood
-is soft and weak and is used for sounding-boards,
-pulp, and light framing for
-houses.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp50" id="fig126" style="max-width: 12.5em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig126.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 126.</span> Black Spruce</p>
-</div>
-
-<p>The white spruce is similar to the other two, but
-lighter in color, cones a trifle longer and softer, and
-needles more slender. It is a northern tree; its wood
-is very white and clear-grained, and is used for finishing
-the interior of houses.</p>
-
-<p>Norway spruce, as its name implies, is an importation
-from Europe, where its majestic height graces the
-mountains from the Alps to Norway and Sweden. It<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_118"></a>[118]</span>
-grows very tall, sometimes a hundred and fifty feet, and
-flourishes as well in America as in Europe. The cones
-are four or five inches long. Its wood is known in
-Europe as <i>deal</i>.</p>
-
-<p><b>64. Cypress.</b> In the swamps of our southern states,
-from Maryland south along the Gulf of Mexico, are
-found great dark forests of
-the bald cypress.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp57" id="fig127" style="max-width: 15.625em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig127.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 127.</span> Cypress</p>
-</div>
-
-<p>They grow directly out
-of the water and are famous
-for a peculiar formation of
-the roots called <i>cypress
-knees</i>,—lumpy growths
-which come up out of the
-water as if they were in
-search of air. The cypress
-is a tall, spirelike tree,
-which has the most delicate,
-feathery needles imaginable.
-They drop off in the fall, so that the tree
-is sometimes called <i>deciduous cypress</i>. The cones are
-roundish and about an inch long. The timber furnished
-by this tree is very handsome in grain and valuable for
-many parts of buildings, especially inside finishing.</p>
-
-<p><b>65. The Balsam Fir</b>, or our famous Christmas tree, is
-noted for its great healing qualities. In fact, sanitaria<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_119"></a>[119]</span>
-for invalids, especially consumptives, are frequently
-built in the midst of great fir forests, that the sufferers
-may inhale the pure mountain air, laden as it is with
-the odors of the balsam fir. The needles are often used
-to fill pillows, which are said to soothe tired and worn-out
-people to sleep.</p>
-
-<p>We are all familiar with the sweet, <i>woodsy</i> smell of
-the Christmas tree. No other tree can take its place.
-It brings visions of the country, of the woods and fields
-and flowers, and it will always
-be dear to us.</p>
-
-<p>The balsam fir can always
-be distinguished from the
-spruce by the fact that the
-needles only come out at
-the sides of the twig instead
-of from all directions, as in
-the spruce, and its end is
-blunt, whereas that of the
-spruce is sharply pointed.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp75" id="fig128" style="max-width: 15.625em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig128.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 128.</span> Balsam Fir</p>
-</div>
-
-<p>The bark of the tree is gray and has tiny blisters
-which contain the balsam, <i>Canada balsam</i> it is usually
-called, well known for its healing qualities.</p>
-
-<p>The cones are from two to four inches long, stand
-upright on the branches, and the wood is not very
-valuable.</p>
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_120"></a>[120]</span></p>
-
-<p><b>66. The Cedars.</b> No list of evergreen trees would be
-complete without the cedars. In this group is the well-known
-hedge tree, arbor vitæ, sometimes erroneously
-called <i>white cedar</i>. It is famous for its flattened, bright
-green, scaly leaves, with their strong, pungent odor.</p>
-
-<p>This tree is usually so trimmed that we have very
-little knowledge as to its real shape and height if
-allowed to grow naturally; but
-it is said to reach a height of
-fifty feet under favorable conditions.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp53" id="fig129" style="max-width: 15.625em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig129.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 129.</span> Arbor Vitæ</p>
-</div>
-
-<p><b>67. White Cedar.</b> The real
-white cedar has a more delicate
-leaf and is fond of cool
-swamps.</p>
-
-<p>It has a conical shape and is
-much larger than the arbor vitæ,
-reaching sometimes ninety
-feet. The wood is very valuable,
-being soft but durable, and is used for shingles,
-posts, and boats. It has the property of enduring the
-changes such as posts or other structural members are
-obliged to withstand in contact with the soil, and ranks
-next to yellow locust in this particular.</p>
-
-<p><b>68. Red Cedar</b> is the tree which supplies our lead
-pencils. It is remarkable for its straight, even grain,<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_121"></a>[121]</span>
-and the ease with which it can be worked. This is the
-familiar tree of our roadside, where the birds who feast
-on the cedar berries have stood on the fence rails and
-unconsciously planted rows of cedars for future generations
-by dropping the seeds on the ground.</p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp100" id="fig130" style="max-width: 31.25em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig130.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 130.</span> Red Cedar growing along
- Roadside from Seed dropped by Birds</p>
-</div>
-
-<p>The red cedar seems to grow where other trees cannot
-exist, but like other trees responds to good treatment
-and reaches its best development in the balmy
-and luxuriant South.</p>
-
-<p>It is found from Maine to Florida and from the
-Atlantic to the Pacific. In the North it rarely grows<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_122"></a>[122]</span>
-over twenty feet high, and is of compact growth, but in
-Florida it reaches eighty feet.</p>
-
-<p>The leaves are remarkable in that there are two
-shapes, the sharp or awl-shaped, and the scale-shaped,
-growing upon the same branch.</p>
-
-<p>The wood is valuable for many purposes and has been
-used so extensively that it is becoming scarce.</p>
-
-<p>Florida has furnished the world with red cedar for
-lead pencils for years, and it is said that during the
-Civil War, when the whole southern coast was blockaded,
-the European manufacturers were obliged to scour
-the world to find a substitute for the Florida cedar.</p>
-
-<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop">
-
-<div class="chapter">
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_123"></a>[123]</span></p>
-
-<h3 class="nobreak" id="CHAPTER_XI">CHAPTER XI<br>
-<span class="smaller">THE BIG TREES</span></h3>
-
-</div>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp100" id="fig131" style="max-width: 31.25em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig131.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 131.</span> Big Trees scarred by
- Fire at the Base. Redwood Meadow, California</p>
-</div>
-
-<p>Each section of country has its own peculiar trees,
-and those described have been mainly representative
-of the eastern states; but no list of American trees
-would be complete without the “big trees,” as they are
-commonly called, of California. The annual rings of
-these giants show them to be from two thousand to
-four thousand years old.</p>
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_124"></a>[124]</span></p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp37" id="fig132" style="max-width: 21.875em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig132.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 132.</span> Big Trees, “General
- Grant” and “General Sherman,” Calaveras County, California</p>
-</div>
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_125"></a>[125]</span></p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp100" id="fig133" style="max-width: 31.25em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig133.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 133.</span> “General Grant,” a
- Big Tree, Mariposa Grove, California</p>
-</div>
-
-<p>It is hard to realize this great age. It means that
-for centuries and centuries before the white men came
-these kings of the forests looked down on generations
-and generations of Indian tribes. They may even have
-seen the coming of the first Indians. What wonderful
-tales they might relate if they could only talk!</p>
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_126"></a>[126]</span></p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp100" id="fig134" style="max-width: 43.75em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig134.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 134.</span> Redwood Logs in
- Humboldt County, California</p>
-</div>
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_127"></a>[127]</span></p>
-
-<p>On that fateful day over four hundred years ago,
-when the three little caravels of Columbus sighted the
-West Indies, these hoary old trees were twenty-five hundred
-years old. They should be sacred to every American,
-and not one should ever be cut down for lumber.</p>
-
-<p>There are two distinct kinds of big trees, the redwood
-and the so-called “big trees,” which are the largest trees
-in the world. They both belong to the cone-bearing
-(coniferous) group, and the needles are only three quarters
-of an inch long and the little cones an inch.</p>
-
-<p>The wood is reddish, as the name implies, not unlike
-red cedar, but is softer and is used for many purposes
-on the Pacific coast.</p>
-
-<p>The big trees are now carefully guarded by the
-government. One grove alone which contains seven
-hundred of these fine trees, called the Mariposa Grove,
-has been reserved as a national park, and is watched
-carefully to keep out forest fires, etc.</p>
-
-<p>Many of the best known of these trees are given
-names. One is called “Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” because of
-a peculiar opening at the base.</p>
-
-<p>The most famous perhaps is the “Grizzly Giant.”
-This one is ninety-three feet in circumference at the
-ground, and its first branch is two hundred feet above
-the earth and eight feet in diameter. It is considered
-the largest tree in the world.</p>
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_128"></a>[128]</span></p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp100" id="fig135" style="max-width: 43.75em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig135.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 135.</span> Redwood Logs blasted
- apart for Easier Handling (a very wasteful method)</p>
-</div>
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_129"></a>[129]</span></p>
-
-<p>We can get some idea of what these figures represent
-when we know that it takes five men three weeks to
-cut one down, and that the cost of felling one of these
-monsters is five hundred dollars.</p>
-
-<p>A stump of one of these trees is so large that dances
-have been held on it, and on one very large one a ballroom
-has been built for this special purpose.</p>
-
-<p>As one Californian has said, “The redwood forests
-are apparently imperishable, except through the ax, as
-the trees are rarely injured by fire. The redwood is
-the only lumber that can take the place of the white
-pine, answer as a satisfactory substitute for mahogany
-and black walnut, displace oak for railroad ties, cypress
-and cedar for shingles, and surpass all other woods for
-durability when in contact with the earth or when
-exposed to moisture.”</p>
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_130"></a>[130]</span></p>
-
-<div class="figcenter illowp100" id="fig136" style="max-width: 31.25em;">
- <img class="w100" src="images/fig136.jpg" alt="">
- <p class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig. 136.</span> Immense Flock
- of Sheep being herded illegally in a United States Government Forest
- Reservation. (They kill the young seedling trees)</p>
-</div>
-
-<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop">
-
-<div class="chapter">
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_131"></a>[131]</span></p>
-
-<h2 class="nobreak">INDEX</h2>
-
-</div>
-
-<ul>
-
-<li class="ifrst">Annual rings, <a href="#Page_59">59</a></li>
-
-<li class="indx">Ash, <a href="#Page_92">92</a></li>
-
-<li class="indx">Aspen, <a href="#Page_107">107</a></li>
-
-<li class="ifrst">Band saw, <a href="#Page_58">58</a></li>
-
-<li class="indx">Basswood, <a href="#Page_103">103</a></li>
-
-<li class="indx">Beech, <a href="#Page_99">99</a></li>
-
-<li class="indx">Bench, care of, <a href="#Page_3">3</a></li>
-
-<li class="indx">Bench hook, <a href="#Page_15">15</a></li>
-
-<li class="indx">Bevel, <a href="#Page_10">10</a></li>
-
-<li class="indx">Big Trees of California, <a href="#Page_123">123</a></li>
-
-<li class="indx">Birches, <a href="#Page_96">96</a></li>
-
-<li class="indx">Bit, auger, <a href="#Page_27">27</a></li>
-<li class="isub1">auger, details of, <a href="#Page_28">28</a></li>
-<li class="isub1">center, <a href="#Page_27">27</a></li>
-<li class="isub1">countersink, <a href="#Page_29">29</a></li>
-<li class="isub1">gimlet, <a href="#Page_29">29</a></li>
-
-<li class="indx">Black walnut, <a href="#Page_89">89</a></li>
-
-<li class="indx">Brace, common forms of, <a href="#Page_26">26</a></li>
-<li class="isub1">and bit, <a href="#Page_27">27</a></li>
-
-<li class="indx">Bract of linden, <a href="#Page_105">105</a></li>
-
-<li class="indx">Buckeye, <a href="#Page_87">87</a></li>
-
-<li class="indx">Butternut, <a href="#Page_89">89</a></li>
-
-<li class="indx">Buttonwood, <a href="#Page_101">101</a></li>
-
-<li class="ifrst">Cap iron, <a href="#Page_17">17</a></li>
-
-<li class="indx">Cedar, <a href="#Page_120">120</a></li>
-
-<li class="indx">Chisel, cutting angle of, <a href="#Page_23">23</a></li>
-<li class="isub1">firmer, <a href="#Page_24">24</a></li>
-<li class="isub1">framing, <a href="#Page_24">24</a></li>
-<li class="isub1">methods of using, <a href="#Page_24">24</a></li>
-<li class="isub1">sharpening, <a href="#Page_25">25</a></li>
-
-<li class="indx">Clamp iron of plane, <a href="#Page_18">18</a></li>
-
-<li class="indx">Compound leaves, <a href="#Page_85">85</a></li>
-
-<li class="indx">Cottonwood, or Carolina poplar, <a href="#Page_108">108</a></li>
-
-<li class="indx">Cutting tools, <a href="#Page_11">11</a></li>
-
-<li class="indx">Cypress, <a href="#Page_118">118</a></li>
-
-<li class="ifrst">Dovetail. <i>See</i> <a href="#Joint">Joint</a></li>
-
-<li class="indx">Drawing board, <a href="#Page_45">45</a>, <a href="#Page_62">62</a></li>
-
-<li class="ifrst">Elm, American, <a href="#Page_94">94</a></li>
-
-<li class="indx">Evergreens, <a href="#Page_111">111</a></li>
-
-<li class="ifrst">Felling trees, <a href="#Page_52">52</a></li>
-
-<li class="indx">Fir, balsam, <a href="#Page_118">118</a></li>
-
-<li class="indx">Framing square, <a href="#Page_8">8</a></li>
-
-<li class="ifrst">Gang saw, <a href="#Page_55">55</a></li>
-
-<li class="indx">Glue, use of, <a href="#Page_39">39</a></li>
-
-<li class="indx">Grain of wood, <a href="#Page_59">59</a></li>
-
-<li class="indx">Groups of tools, <a href="#Page_4">4</a></li>
-
-<li class="indx"><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_132"></a>[132]</span>Gum, sweet, or liquid amber, <a href="#Page_101">101</a></li>
-
-<li class="ifrst">Hammer, claw, <a href="#Page_31">31</a></li>
-<li class="isub1">use of, <a href="#Page_32">32</a></li>
-
-<li class="indx">Hand screw, use of, <a href="#Page_40">40</a></li>
-
-<li class="indx">Hemlock, <a href="#Page_115">115</a></li>
-
-<li class="indx">Hickory, <a href="#Page_87">87</a></li>
-
-<li class="indx">Honey locust, <a href="#Page_91">91</a></li>
-
-<li class="indx">Hornbeam, <a href="#Page_100">100</a></li>
-
-<li class="indx">Horse-chestnut, <a href="#Page_86">86</a></li>
-
-<li class="ifrst">Ironwood, <a href="#Page_100">100</a></li>
-
-<li class="ifrst" id="Joint">Joint, definition of, <a href="#Page_39">39</a></li>
-<li class="isub1">dovetail, <a href="#Page_47">47</a></li>
-<li class="isub1">end lap, <a href="#Page_44">44</a></li>
-<li class="isub1">middle lap, <a href="#Page_38">38</a></li>
-<li class="isub1">miter, <a href="#Page_41">41</a></li>
-
-<li class="indx">Joint edge, <a href="#Page_37">37</a></li>
-
-<li class="indx">Jointers, <a href="#Page_21">21</a></li>
-
-<li class="ifrst">Laying out work, <a href="#Page_38">38</a></li>
-
-<li class="indx">Linden, or basswood, <a href="#Page_103">103</a></li>
-
-<li class="indx">Locust, <a href="#Page_91">91</a></li>
-
-<li class="indx">Log boom, <a href="#Page_55">55</a></li>
-
-<li class="indx">Log jam, <a href="#Page_53">53</a></li>
-
-<li class="indx">Logs, redwood, <a href="#Page_126">126</a></li>
-
-<li class="indx">Lumbering and milling, <a href="#Page_51">51</a></li>
-
-<li class="ifrst">Mallet, <a href="#Page_33">33</a></li>
-
-<li class="indx">Maple, ash-leaved, <a href="#Page_82">82</a></li>
-<li class="isub1">Japan, <a href="#Page_84">84</a></li>
-<li class="isub1">Norway, <a href="#Page_78">78</a></li>
-<li class="isub1">red, <a href="#Page_80">80</a></li>
-<li class="isub1">silver, <a href="#Page_78">78</a></li>
-<li class="isub1">striped, <a href="#Page_81">81</a></li>
-<li class="isub1">sugar, <a href="#Page_76">76</a></li>
-<li class="isub1">sycamore, <a href="#Page_80">80</a></li>
-
-<li class="indx">Maple keys, <a href="#Page_82">82</a></li>
-
-<li class="indx">Marking gauge, <a href="#Page_8">8</a></li>
-
-<li class="indx">Mechanical drawing, <a href="#Page_43">43</a></li>
-<li class="isub1">of end lap joint, <a href="#Page_44">44</a></li>
-<li class="isub1">of cylinder, <a href="#Page_44">44</a></li>
-
-<li class="indx">Medullary rays, <a href="#Page_59">59</a></li>
-
-<li class="indx">Miscellaneous tools, <a href="#Page_31">31</a></li>
-
-<li class="indx">Mortise, cutting a, <a href="#Page_34">34</a></li>
-
-<li class="indx">Mulberry, <a href="#Page_109">109</a></li>
-
-<li class="ifrst">Nail set or punch, <a href="#Page_32">32</a></li>
-
-<li class="indx">Nails, cut and wire, <a href="#Page_41">41</a></li>
-<li class="isub1">method of using cut, <a href="#Page_41">41</a></li>
-<li class="isub1">withdrawing, <a href="#Page_32">32</a></li>
-
-<li class="ifrst">Oak, black and black-jack, <a href="#Page_69">69</a></li>
-<li class="isub1">chestnut, <a href="#Page_74">74</a></li>
-<li class="isub1">live, <a href="#Page_75">75</a></li>
-<li class="isub1">mossy-cup, <a href="#Page_68">68</a></li>
-<li class="isub1">pin, <a href="#Page_72">72</a></li>
-<li class="isub1">post, <a href="#Page_67">67</a></li>
-<li class="isub1">red, <a href="#Page_70">70</a></li>
-<li class="isub1">scarlet, <a href="#Page_71">71</a></li>
-<li class="isub1">white, <a href="#Page_66">66</a></li>
-
-<li class="indx">Oilstone, use of, <a href="#Page_25">25</a></li>
-
-<li class="ifrst">Pecan, <a href="#Page_89">89</a></li>
-
-<li class="indx">Perspective drawing and constructive drawing compared, <a href="#Page_43">43</a></li>
-
-<li class="indx">Pine, Georgia, <a href="#Page_114">114</a></li>
-<li class="isub1"><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_133"></a>[133]</span>white, <a href="#Page_113">113</a></li>
-<li class="isub1">yellow, <a href="#Page_114">114</a></li>
-
-<li class="indx">Plan of work, <a href="#Page_4">4</a></li>
-
-<li class="indx">Plane, <a href="#Page_17">17</a></li>
-<li class="isub1">adjustments on, <a href="#Page_18">18</a></li>
-<li class="isub1">block, <a href="#Page_21">21</a></li>
-<li class="isub1">block, method of using, <a href="#Page_22">22</a></li>
-<li class="isub1">jack, <a href="#Page_19">19</a></li>
-<li class="isub1">smooth, <a href="#Page_20">20</a></li>
-<li class="isub1">wooden, <a href="#Page_22">22</a></li>
-
-<li class="indx">Plane iron in action, <a href="#Page_17">17</a></li>
-
-<li class="indx">Poplars, <a href="#Page_106">106</a></li>
-
-<li class="ifrst">River driving, <a href="#Page_53">53</a></li>
-
-<li class="indx">Rule, use of, <a href="#Page_6">6</a></li>
-
-<li class="ifrst">Sandpaper, use of, <a href="#Page_34">34</a></li>
-
-<li class="indx">Sassafras, <a href="#Page_108">108</a></li>
-
-<li class="indx">Saw, back, <a href="#Page_15">15</a></li>
-<li class="isub1">circular, <a href="#Page_57">57</a></li>
-<li class="isub1">method of holding, <a href="#Page_14">14</a></li>
-<li class="isub1">turning, <a href="#Page_16">16</a></li>
-
-<li class="indx">Saw tapers, <a href="#Page_14">14</a></li>
-
-<li class="indx">Saw teeth, shape of, <a href="#Page_13">13</a></li>
-
-<li class="indx">Saw tooth action, <a href="#Page_11">11</a></li>
-
-<li class="indx">Saw tooth set, <a href="#Page_13">13</a></li>
-
-<li class="indx">Sawmill, <a href="#Page_55">55</a></li>
-
-<li class="indx">Saws, <a href="#Page_11">11</a></li>
-
-<li class="indx">Scale drawing, <a href="#Page_48">48</a></li>
-
-<li class="indx">Screw-driver, <a href="#Page_33">33</a></li>
-
-<li class="indx">Screws, varieties of, and methods of using, <a href="#Page_42">42</a></li>
-
-<li class="indx">Sections of red oak, <a href="#Page_70">70</a></li>
-
-<li class="indx">Set screw of plane iron, <a href="#Page_17">17</a></li>
-
-<li class="indx">Shake in wood, <a href="#Page_60">60</a></li>
-
-<li class="indx">Shrinkage, <a href="#Page_61">61</a></li>
-
-<li class="indx">Spokeshave, <a href="#Page_29">29</a></li>
-
-<li class="indx">Spruce, <a href="#Page_116">116</a></li>
-
-<li class="indx">Stock, squaring up, <a href="#Page_36">36</a></li>
-
-<li class="indx">Sycamore, <a href="#Page_101">101</a></li>
-
-<li class="ifrst">T square, use of, <a href="#Page_45">45</a></li>
-
-<li class="indx">Timber and lumber, <a href="#Page_58">58</a></li>
-
-<li class="indx">Trees, broad-leaved, or deciduous, <a href="#Page_65">65</a></li>
-
-<li class="indx">Triangles, use of, <a href="#Page_45">45</a></li>
-
-<li class="indx">Try-square, use of, <a href="#Page_6">6</a></li>
-
-<li class="indx">Tulip, or whitewood, <a href="#Page_102">102</a></li>
-
-<li class="ifrst">Warping, <a href="#Page_61">61</a></li>
-
-<li class="indx">Weather checks, <a href="#Page_60">60</a></li>
-
-<li class="indx">Willow, <a href="#Page_106">106</a></li>
-
-<li class="indx">Working face, <a href="#Page_37">37</a></li>
-</ul>
-
-<div style='display:block; margin-top:4em'>*** END OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK ELEMENTARY WOODWORKING ***</div>
-<div style='text-align:left'>
-
-<div style='display:block; margin:1em 0'>
-Updated editions will replace the previous one&#8212;the old editions will
-be renamed.
-</div>
-
-<div style='display:block; margin:1em 0'>
-Creating the works from print editions not protected by U.S. copyright
-law means that no one owns a United States copyright in these works,
-so the Foundation (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United
-States without permission and without paying copyright
-royalties. Special rules, set forth in the General Terms of Use part
-of this license, apply to copying and distributing Project
-Gutenberg&#8482; electronic works to protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG&#8482;
-concept and trademark. Project Gutenberg is a registered trademark,
-and may not be used if you charge for an eBook, except by following
-the terms of the trademark license, including paying royalties for use
-of the Project Gutenberg trademark. If you do not charge anything for
-copies of this eBook, complying with the trademark license is very
-easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose such as creation
-of derivative works, reports, performances and research. Project
-Gutenberg eBooks may be modified and printed and given away&#8212;you may
-do practically ANYTHING in the United States with eBooks not protected
-by U.S. copyright law. Redistribution is subject to the trademark
-license, especially commercial redistribution.
-</div>
-
-<div style='margin-top:1em; font-size:1.1em; text-align:center'>START: FULL LICENSE</div>
-<div style='text-align:center;font-size:0.9em'>THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE</div>
-<div style='text-align:center;font-size:0.9em'>PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK</div>
-
-<div style='display:block; margin:1em 0'>
-To protect the Project Gutenberg&#8482; mission of promoting the free
-distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work
-(or any other work associated in any way with the phrase &#8220;Project
-Gutenberg&#8221;), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full
-Project Gutenberg&#8482; License available with this file or online at
-www.gutenberg.org/license.
-</div>
-
-<div style='display:block; font-size:1.1em; margin:1em 0; font-weight:bold'>
-Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg&#8482; electronic works
-</div>
-
-<div style='display:block; margin:1em 0'>
-1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg&#8482;
-electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to
-and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property
-(trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all
-the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or
-destroy all copies of Project Gutenberg&#8482; electronic works in your
-possession. If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a
-Project Gutenberg&#8482; electronic work and you do not agree to be bound
-by the terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person
-or entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8.
-</div>
-
-<div style='display:block; margin:1em 0'>
-1.B. &#8220;Project Gutenberg&#8221; is a registered trademark. It may only be
-used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who
-agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few
-things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg&#8482; electronic works
-even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See
-paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project
-Gutenberg&#8482; electronic works if you follow the terms of this
-agreement and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg&#8482;
-electronic works. See paragraph 1.E below.
-</div>
-
-<div style='display:block; margin:1em 0'>
-1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation (&#8220;the
-Foundation&#8221; or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection
-of Project Gutenberg&#8482; electronic works. Nearly all the individual
-works in the collection are in the public domain in the United
-States. If an individual work is unprotected by copyright law in the
-United States and you are located in the United States, we do not
-claim a right to prevent you from copying, distributing, performing,
-displaying or creating derivative works based on the work as long as
-all references to Project Gutenberg are removed. Of course, we hope
-that you will support the Project Gutenberg&#8482; mission of promoting
-free access to electronic works by freely sharing Project Gutenberg&#8482;
-works in compliance with the terms of this agreement for keeping the
-Project Gutenberg&#8482; name associated with the work. You can easily
-comply with the terms of this agreement by keeping this work in the
-same format with its attached full Project Gutenberg&#8482; License when
-you share it without charge with others.
-</div>
-
-<div style='display:block; margin:1em 0'>
-1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern
-what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are
-in a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States,
-check the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this
-agreement before downloading, copying, displaying, performing,
-distributing or creating derivative works based on this work or any
-other Project Gutenberg&#8482; work. The Foundation makes no
-representations concerning the copyright status of any work in any
-country other than the United States.
-</div>
-
-<div style='display:block; margin:1em 0'>
-1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg:
-</div>
-
-<div style='display:block; margin:1em 0'>
-1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other
-immediate access to, the full Project Gutenberg&#8482; License must appear
-prominently whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg&#8482; work (any work
-on which the phrase &#8220;Project Gutenberg&#8221; appears, or with which the
-phrase &#8220;Project Gutenberg&#8221; is associated) is accessed, displayed,
-performed, viewed, copied or distributed:
-</div>
-
-<blockquote>
- <div style='display:block; margin:1em 0'>
- This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and most
- other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions
- whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms
- of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online
- at <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org">www.gutenberg.org</a>. If you
- are not located in the United States, you will have to check the laws
- of the country where you are located before using this eBook.
- </div>
-</blockquote>
-
-<div style='display:block; margin:1em 0'>
-1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg&#8482; electronic work is
-derived from texts not protected by U.S. copyright law (does not
-contain a notice indicating that it is posted with permission of the
-copyright holder), the work can be copied and distributed to anyone in
-the United States without paying any fees or charges. If you are
-redistributing or providing access to a work with the phrase &#8220;Project
-Gutenberg&#8221; associated with or appearing on the work, you must comply
-either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 or
-obtain permission for the use of the work and the Project Gutenberg&#8482;
-trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or 1.E.9.
-</div>
-
-<div style='display:block; margin:1em 0'>
-1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg&#8482; electronic work is posted
-with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution
-must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any
-additional terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms
-will be linked to the Project Gutenberg&#8482; License for all works
-posted with the permission of the copyright holder found at the
-beginning of this work.
-</div>
-
-<div style='display:block; margin:1em 0'>
-1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg&#8482;
-License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this
-work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg&#8482;.
-</div>
-
-<div style='display:block; margin:1em 0'>
-1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this
-electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without
-prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with
-active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project
-Gutenberg&#8482; License.
-</div>
-
-<div style='display:block; margin:1em 0'>
-1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary,
-compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including
-any word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access
-to or distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg&#8482; work in a format
-other than &#8220;Plain Vanilla ASCII&#8221; or other format used in the official
-version posted on the official Project Gutenberg&#8482; website
-(www.gutenberg.org), you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense
-to the user, provide a copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means
-of obtaining a copy upon request, of the work in its original &#8220;Plain
-Vanilla ASCII&#8221; or other form. Any alternate format must include the
-full Project Gutenberg&#8482; License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1.
-</div>
-
-<div style='display:block; margin:1em 0'>
-1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying,
-performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg&#8482; works
-unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9.
-</div>
-
-<div style='display:block; margin:1em 0'>
-1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing
-access to or distributing Project Gutenberg&#8482; electronic works
-provided that:
-</div>
-
-<div style='margin-left:0.7em;'>
- <div style='text-indent:-0.7em'>
- &#8226; You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from
- the use of Project Gutenberg&#8482; works calculated using the method
- you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is owed
- to the owner of the Project Gutenberg&#8482; trademark, but he has
- agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the Project
- Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments must be paid
- within 60 days following each date on which you prepare (or are
- legally required to prepare) your periodic tax returns. Royalty
- payments should be clearly marked as such and sent to the Project
- Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the address specified in
- Section 4, &#8220;Information about donations to the Project Gutenberg
- Literary Archive Foundation.&#8221;
- </div>
-
- <div style='text-indent:-0.7em'>
- &#8226; You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies
- you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he
- does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg&#8482;
- License. You must require such a user to return or destroy all
- copies of the works possessed in a physical medium and discontinue
- all use of and all access to other copies of Project Gutenberg&#8482;
- works.
- </div>
-
- <div style='text-indent:-0.7em'>
- &#8226; You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of
- any money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the
- electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days of
- receipt of the work.
- </div>
-
- <div style='text-indent:-0.7em'>
- &#8226; You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free
- distribution of Project Gutenberg&#8482; works.
- </div>
-</div>
-
-<div style='display:block; margin:1em 0'>
-1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project
-Gutenberg&#8482; electronic work or group of works on different terms than
-are set forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing
-from the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the manager of
-the Project Gutenberg&#8482; trademark. Contact the Foundation as set
-forth in Section 3 below.
-</div>
-
-<div style='display:block; margin:1em 0'>
-1.F.
-</div>
-
-<div style='display:block; margin:1em 0'>
-1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable
-effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread
-works not protected by U.S. copyright law in creating the Project
-Gutenberg&#8482; collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg&#8482;
-electronic works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may
-contain &#8220;Defects,&#8221; such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate
-or corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other
-intellectual property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or
-other medium, a computer virus, or computer codes that damage or
-cannot be read by your equipment.
-</div>
-
-<div style='display:block; margin:1em 0'>
-1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the &#8220;Right
-of Replacement or Refund&#8221; described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project
-Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project
-Gutenberg&#8482; trademark, and any other party distributing a Project
-Gutenberg&#8482; electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all
-liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal
-fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT
-LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE
-PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH 1.F.3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE
-TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE
-LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR
-INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
-DAMAGE.
-</div>
-
-<div style='display:block; margin:1em 0'>
-1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a
-defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can
-receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a
-written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you
-received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium
-with your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you
-with the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in
-lieu of a refund. If you received the work electronically, the person
-or entity providing it to you may choose to give you a second
-opportunity to receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If
-the second copy is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing
-without further opportunities to fix the problem.
-</div>
-
-<div style='display:block; margin:1em 0'>
-1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth
-in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you &#8216;AS-IS&#8217;, WITH NO
-OTHER WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT
-LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE.
-</div>
-
-<div style='display:block; margin:1em 0'>
-1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied
-warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of
-damages. If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement
-violates the law of the state applicable to this agreement, the
-agreement shall be interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or
-limitation permitted by the applicable state law. The invalidity or
-unenforceability of any provision of this agreement shall not void the
-remaining provisions.
-</div>
-
-<div style='display:block; margin:1em 0'>
-1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the
-trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone
-providing copies of Project Gutenberg&#8482; electronic works in
-accordance with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the
-production, promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg&#8482;
-electronic works, harmless from all liability, costs and expenses,
-including legal fees, that arise directly or indirectly from any of
-the following which you do or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this
-or any Project Gutenberg&#8482; work, (b) alteration, modification, or
-additions or deletions to any Project Gutenberg&#8482; work, and (c) any
-Defect you cause.
-</div>
-
-<div style='display:block; font-size:1.1em; margin:1em 0; font-weight:bold'>
-Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg&#8482;
-</div>
-
-<div style='display:block; margin:1em 0'>
-Project Gutenberg&#8482; is synonymous with the free distribution of
-electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of
-computers including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It
-exists because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations
-from people in all walks of life.
-</div>
-
-<div style='display:block; margin:1em 0'>
-Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the
-assistance they need are critical to reaching Project Gutenberg&#8482;&#8217;s
-goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg&#8482; collection will
-remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project
-Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure
-and permanent future for Project Gutenberg&#8482; and future
-generations. To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary
-Archive Foundation and how your efforts and donations can help, see
-Sections 3 and 4 and the Foundation information page at www.gutenberg.org.
-</div>
-
-<div style='display:block; font-size:1.1em; margin:1em 0; font-weight:bold'>
-Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation
-</div>
-
-<div style='display:block; margin:1em 0'>
-The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non-profit
-501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the
-state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal
-Revenue Service. The Foundation&#8217;s EIN or federal tax identification
-number is 64-6221541. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg Literary
-Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent permitted by
-U.S. federal laws and your state&#8217;s laws.
-</div>
-
-<div style='display:block; margin:1em 0'>
-The Foundation&#8217;s business office is located at 809 North 1500 West,
-Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887. Email contact links and up
-to date contact information can be found at the Foundation&#8217;s website
-and official page at www.gutenberg.org/contact
-</div>
-
-<div style='display:block; font-size:1.1em; margin:1em 0; font-weight:bold'>
-Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation
-</div>
-
-<div style='display:block; margin:1em 0'>
-Project Gutenberg&#8482; depends upon and cannot survive without widespread
-public support and donations to carry out its mission of
-increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be
-freely distributed in machine-readable form accessible by the widest
-array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations
-($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt
-status with the IRS.
-</div>
-
-<div style='display:block; margin:1em 0'>
-The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating
-charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United
-States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a
-considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up
-with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations
-where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To SEND
-DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any particular state
-visit <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/donate/">www.gutenberg.org/donate</a>.
-</div>
-
-<div style='display:block; margin:1em 0'>
-While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we
-have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition
-against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who
-approach us with offers to donate.
-</div>
-
-<div style='display:block; margin:1em 0'>
-International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make
-any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from
-outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff.
-</div>
-
-<div style='display:block; margin:1em 0'>
-Please check the Project Gutenberg web pages for current donation
-methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other
-ways including checks, online payments and credit card donations. To
-donate, please visit: www.gutenberg.org/donate
-</div>
-
-<div style='display:block; font-size:1.1em; margin:1em 0; font-weight:bold'>
-Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg&#8482; electronic works
-</div>
-
-<div style='display:block; margin:1em 0'>
-Professor Michael S. Hart was the originator of the Project
-Gutenberg&#8482; concept of a library of electronic works that could be
-freely shared with anyone. For forty years, he produced and
-distributed Project Gutenberg&#8482; eBooks with only a loose network of
-volunteer support.
-</div>
-
-<div style='display:block; margin:1em 0'>
-Project Gutenberg&#8482; eBooks are often created from several printed
-editions, all of which are confirmed as not protected by copyright in
-the U.S. unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not
-necessarily keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper
-edition.
-</div>
-
-<div style='display:block; margin:1em 0'>
-Most people start at our website which has the main PG search
-facility: <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org">www.gutenberg.org</a>.
-</div>
-
-<div style='display:block; margin:1em 0'>
-This website includes information about Project Gutenberg&#8482;,
-including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary
-Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to
-subscribe to our email newsletter to hear about new eBooks.
-</div>
-
-</div>
-</body>
-</html>
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/cover.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/cover.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index bb57594..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/cover.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig001.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig001.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index d161f14..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig001.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig002.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig002.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 98fd64c..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig002.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig003.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig003.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index dc9833b..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig003.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig004.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig004.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 8ec6948..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig004.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig005.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig005.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 85a5987..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig005.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig006.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig006.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index add2874..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig006.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig007.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig007.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 9dcb6c1..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig007.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig008.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig008.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index b83869b..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig008.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig009.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig009.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 7bceb42..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig009.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig010.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig010.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 578fd0a..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig010.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig011.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig011.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 5bfee0a..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig011.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig012.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig012.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 1734f8e..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig012.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig013.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig013.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index b156035..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig013.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig014.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig014.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 378d526..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig014.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig015.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig015.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index fe23c27..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig015.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig016.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig016.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index ad72503..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig016.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig017.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig017.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 722df7d..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig017.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig018.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig018.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index c8b1da2..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig018.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig019.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig019.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 8eb90b5..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig019.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig020.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig020.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index b8abc50..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig020.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig021.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig021.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 401124b..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig021.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig022.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig022.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index ac852c5..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig022.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig023.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig023.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index a6e1a6b..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig023.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig024.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig024.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 844cea1..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig024.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig025.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig025.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index fbca2b6..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig025.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig026.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig026.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 56e37f0..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig026.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig027.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig027.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 07884d4..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig027.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig028.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig028.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index d343ca7..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig028.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig029.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig029.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 973f50b..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig029.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig030.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig030.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 4ffb069..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig030.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig031.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig031.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 2eb4207..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig031.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig032.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig032.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 7257654..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig032.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig033.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig033.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 6e8ee64..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig033.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig034.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig034.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 9696b26..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig034.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig035.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig035.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 451bc72..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig035.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig036.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig036.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 6b1693b..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig036.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig037.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig037.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 1d33427..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig037.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig038.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig038.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index f6edbeb..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig038.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig039.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig039.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 2656917..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig039.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig040.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig040.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index c3fa67b..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig040.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig041.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig041.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index bff0a96..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig041.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig042.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig042.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 8521d2e..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig042.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig043.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig043.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 03b94de..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig043.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig044.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig044.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 8e41776..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig044.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig045.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig045.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 1e5fca8..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig045.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig046.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig046.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index aee8be7..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig046.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig047.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig047.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 5e1ee36..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig047.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig048.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig048.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 5822f00..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig048.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig049.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig049.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 72caff8..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig049.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig050.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig050.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 134a05b..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig050.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig051.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig051.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index a7fa7b6..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig051.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig052.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig052.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 88be1dc..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig052.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig053.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig053.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 20be4c4..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig053.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig054.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig054.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 8e3e62d..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig054.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig055.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig055.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 9d6d9a3..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig055.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig056.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig056.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 25db9d7..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig056.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig057.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig057.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 1d49c30..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig057.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig058.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig058.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index d1b0f18..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig058.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig059.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig059.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 64ff484..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig059.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig060.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig060.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index cf12acb..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig060.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig061.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig061.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 588e51d..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig061.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig062.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig062.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 2c7d51a..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig062.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig063.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig063.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 0022def..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig063.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig064.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig064.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index f0da270..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig064.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig065.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig065.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 11d6c3b..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig065.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig066.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig066.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 17ced4d..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig066.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig067.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig067.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index ee244fe..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig067.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig068.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig068.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 30877a8..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig068.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig069.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig069.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 66b77f0..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig069.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig070.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig070.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index d96eeb9..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig070.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig071.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig071.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index a2631d7..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig071.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig072.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig072.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 47df2c1..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig072.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig073.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig073.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index d080b0f..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig073.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig074.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig074.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 8f72937..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig074.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig075.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig075.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 4da9aa0..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig075.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig076.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig076.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 65c86e3..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig076.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig077.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig077.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 7998b16..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig077.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig078.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig078.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 375550a..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig078.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig079.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig079.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index aed4643..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig079.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig080.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig080.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 4bfd742..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig080.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig081.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig081.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 958d32e..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig081.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig082.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig082.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 610ac12..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig082.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig083.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig083.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 2cccfef..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig083.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig084.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig084.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index bb08791..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig084.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig085.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig085.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index bfce711..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig085.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig086.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig086.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index fcd6d27..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig086.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig087.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig087.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index dbbd5ee..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig087.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig088.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig088.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index fc09f1d..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig088.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig089.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig089.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index cd6e407..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig089.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig090.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig090.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 2ab58fd..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig090.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig091.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig091.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 2f54020..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig091.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig092.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig092.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 7ad4426..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig092.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig093.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig093.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 9f2a950..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig093.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig094.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig094.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index f0f31a8..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig094.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig095.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig095.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 603b8af..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig095.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig096.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig096.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 64a3c64..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig096.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig097.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig097.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 2a55acc..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig097.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig098.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig098.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 5e97ddd..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig098.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig099.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig099.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 4ff620e..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig099.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig100.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig100.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 42ba57a..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig100.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig101.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig101.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 9f875d0..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig101.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig102.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig102.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 84ec269..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig102.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig103.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig103.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 5254d76..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig103.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig104.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig104.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 7673070..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig104.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig105.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig105.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 33ced04..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig105.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig106.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig106.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 23c2819..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig106.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig107.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig107.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 8195e14..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig107.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig108.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig108.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index b30731b..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig108.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig109.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig109.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 4e5193c..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig109.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig110.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig110.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 5529d0a..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig110.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig111.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig111.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index ffa249e..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig111.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig112.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig112.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 64333c4..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig112.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig113.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig113.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index d2956a9..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig113.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig114.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig114.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 011c9f9..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig114.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig115.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig115.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index a8b45e5..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig115.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig116.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig116.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index d8cead6..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig116.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig117.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig117.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 907064c..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig117.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig118.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig118.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index a20fe88..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig118.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig119.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig119.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 3df77b0..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig119.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig120.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig120.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 27a2d2f..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig120.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig121.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig121.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 3848aef..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig121.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig122.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig122.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 2cc682c..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig122.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig123.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig123.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index a1fd38d..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig123.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig124.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig124.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 9acde38..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig124.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig125.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig125.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 0ce23ed..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig125.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig126.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig126.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 35a8df6..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig126.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig127.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig127.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 50eeee4..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig127.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig128.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig128.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 027cd4c..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig128.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig129.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig129.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 1baf712..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig129.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig130.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig130.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 096045b..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig130.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig131.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig131.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 8a070da..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig131.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig132.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig132.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index f7ab4dd..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig132.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig133.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig133.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 0c3ff3c..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig133.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig134.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig134.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 2def464..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig134.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig135.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig135.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 25853e6..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig135.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/fig136.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/fig136.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index cdc9779..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/fig136.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/old/69725-h/images/frontispiece.jpg b/old/69725-h/images/frontispiece.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 16e51e7..0000000
--- a/old/69725-h/images/frontispiece.jpg
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ