. Elementary woodworking. Woodwork; Trees. mlscellajSteous tools axd of AVOKK 33 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 sxu-face 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 deUver a blow which shall be less concentrated than that of the. Fig. 45. The Mallet hammer. It is used in certain kinds of heavy chise


. Elementary woodworking. Woodwork; Trees. mlscellajSteous tools axd of AVOKK 33 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 sxu-face 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 deUver a blow which shall be less concentrated than that of the. Fig. 45. The Mallet 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. The use of the mallet is well illustrated hj the mak- ing 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 occasion- ally a round or fluted handle is Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Foster, Edwin W. Boston, New York [etc. ] Ginn & company


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