Woodworking for beginners; a manual for amateurs . ch to haul in the boat must, of course, come about andjibe once in every rotation of the with rather fine sandpaper (see Sand-paper)^ and paint as you wish (see Painting).The whole affair is balanced and pivoted on topof a pole in the same manner as the windmills justdescribed, which see. A steamer with screw propeller can be madefrom a piece of board on edge, shaped as shownin Fig. 162, a small windmill with short and broadfans (Fig. 163), serving for the screw. Before beginning work read carefully Mark- ings Ru
Woodworking for beginners; a manual for amateurs . ch to haul in the boat must, of course, come about andjibe once in every rotation of the with rather fine sandpaper (see Sand-paper)^ and paint as you wish (see Painting).The whole affair is balanced and pivoted on topof a pole in the same manner as the windmills justdescribed, which see. A steamer with screw propeller can be madefrom a piece of board on edge, shaped as shownin Fig. 162, a small windmill with short and broadfans (Fig. 163), serving for the screw. Before beginning work read carefully Mark- ings Rule, Square, Saw,Knife, Spoke shave, andlook up any other ref-erences. This boatmust be made of aboard so as to give athin section (Fig. 164),in order that the screwmay not be shieldedfrom the wind, for thisvessel must alwayshead to windward orthe screw will not re-volve. To ensure thisthe fore and aft sailmust always be keptset and the sheet close-This sail answers the purpose of the weather-vaneswindmills just described. It can be made of tin or. Fig. 162. Fig. 164. hauled,of the ii6 Wood-Workinor for Beginners any sheet metal, or even of thin wood. The rest of the riggingand the smokestack you can arrange as you wish. The bottomof the rudder can be supported by a little strip extending aftfrom the keel. For the other details of the work, see the wind-mills already described. Water-wheels.—An undershot wheel, turned by thewater passing beneath (), can be easily made. Itcan be of any desired size,and of any wood readilyworked. Before beginning work readcarefully Marking^ Rule,Square^ Saii\and look upany other ref-erences. One likeFig. 166 canbe made bysimply nail-ing a set of small boards or paddles in a radial arrange-ment between two disks of wood. A dowel or broomstickwill do for the shaft and should be fitted tightly m thehole bored through the wheel (see Bori7ig), but should turnfreely in the bearings at the side. It will make ar I rather neater job to shape the p
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