A shorter course in woodworking; a practical manual for home and school . ow- and door-casings and all similarjoints should be protected by stripsof sheet-lead, the upper edges ofwhich are slipped up under the clap-boarding (Fig. 509) or the shingles,thus covering the crack where thecasing joins the side of the build-Fig. 507 Fig. 508 ing, and shedding the is important, as the rainwill drive through such cracks, even though they seem and grooving (page 156) can be used in such cases, butflashing with lead is a simpler process. The same precaution shouldbe taken where
A shorter course in woodworking; a practical manual for home and school . ow- and door-casings and all similarjoints should be protected by stripsof sheet-lead, the upper edges ofwhich are slipped up under the clap-boarding (Fig. 509) or the shingles,thus covering the crack where thecasing joins the side of the build-Fig. 507 Fig. 508 ing, and shedding the is important, as the rainwill drive through such cracks, even though they seem and grooving (page 156) can be used in such cases, butflashing with lead is a simpler process. The same precaution shouldbe taken where roofs or other attachments join a building. Zinc andeven tin can be used, but are inferior to lead. Copper is good butexpensive. 143. Repairing Furniture.—To repair thoroughly and leave nosign of the mending often requires more skill and ingenuity and moregeneral knowledge of woodworking than to make new articles. Togive complete directions for repairing would be to describe the majorityof operations used in woodworking. One or two suggestions may,however, be of Fig. 509 To replace the arm of a chair, for example, first clean off all the old glue,next make the parts fit together, adding new wood if necessary, and finally Operations in Shaping, Fitting, and Finishing i8i contrive some arrangement—hand-screws, clamps, a rope twisted, or someother device — to hold the parts firmly in place while the glue isdrying. The suggestion in Fig. 510 may be of use in curved or angularwork. Rubbing chalk on the inside of the jaws of hand-screws helpsto prevent their slipping. In patching holes and defects in old work with new wood, the woodshould match if possible. Trim off the new pieces after they have beenglued in place rather than before, asa rule, but not until the glue hasdried thoroughly. Staining (page189) to match the older parts is of-ten required. A repaired joint maynot be quite so strong as a new one,therefore it is well to reinforce itwith a block or brace glued and
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