Farm and home mechanics : some things that every boy should know how to do and hence should learn to do in school . ys. l:/ ? .^*. v^ - V ?r. s ? »: ? ; rr^ K :, -^r: ? ?^^ iMM^ ^?:- ^. €^^^^^ • i A-;->^0^;^.|M^ ^Jli^:^^ / \ /^ rvA-)^ ^:-^. WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE1911 a. Liiftt ^^ v.^ i. V-U ^\\ This publication is distributed free only to the officers ofthe United States Indian Service. Persons desiring copiesfor their personal use may obtain them from the Superin-tendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Wash-ington, D. C, for 15 cents. 2 CONTENTS. Page. Preface 5 In
Farm and home mechanics : some things that every boy should know how to do and hence should learn to do in school . ys. l:/ ? .^*. v^ - V ?r. s ? »: ? ; rr^ K :, -^r: ? ?^^ iMM^ ^?:- ^. €^^^^^ • i A-;->^0^;^.|M^ ^Jli^:^^ / \ /^ rvA-)^ ^:-^. WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE1911 a. Liiftt ^^ v.^ i. V-U ^\\ This publication is distributed free only to the officers ofthe United States Indian Service. Persons desiring copiesfor their personal use may obtain them from the Superin-tendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Wash-ington, D. C, for 15 cents. 2 CONTENTS. Page. Preface 5 Introduction 7 Lists of tools 9 Cost of equipment for wood-working classes 10 Split-log drag 11 How to use a drag 11 Setting posts 12 Building fence 12 Planting trees 12 Oiling and mending harness 13 Caring for farm and other tools 13 Pruning 13 Protecting trees 14 Putting handles in tools 14 Nailing on horseshoes 14 Sharpening plows 15 Mixing mortar _ 15 Laying cement walks 15 Laying stone wall 17 Hanging doors 17 Setting locks 18 Painting and glazing 18 Building roads 19 Glueing 20 Soldering 20 Harnessing, hitching, and unhitching horses 21 ILLUSTRATIONS. Page. Plate I. Cheap workbench 48 II. Manual training workbench 48 III. Details o
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