A shorter course in woodworking; a practical manual for home and school . Fig. 262 saw. As the edge used against the gauge must be straight it is wellto first joint the other edge with the saw. Then reverse the piece andjoint the edge which is to be glued, to remove any slight irregularityleft by the plane, reversing the edges more than once if saw must be very sharp for this Sharpening, page 136. Foot- (and hand-) power machines (Figs. 262 and 263) are very usefulwhen the usual power-driven ones are not available. Such comparatively Common Tools and Their Uses lOI inexp


A shorter course in woodworking; a practical manual for home and school . Fig. 262 saw. As the edge used against the gauge must be straight it is wellto first joint the other edge with the saw. Then reverse the piece andjoint the edge which is to be glued, to remove any slight irregularityleft by the plane, reversing the edges more than once if saw must be very sharp for this Sharpening, page 136. Foot- (and hand-) power machines (Figs. 262 and 263) are very usefulwhen the usual power-driven ones are not available. Such comparatively Common Tools and Their Uses lOI inexpensive machinesmay not do so accurateand varied work, nor doit so quickly, as themost costly power-ma-chines, but they will dogood work for ordinarycases, within the limitsof their capacity, and areto be recommendedwhen power-machinery isout of the question. Itshould be borne in mindthat no power is gainedby foot-power machines—that no greater forcecan be used than issupplied by the if thick wood,or hard wood, is used the. Fig. 263


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