Woodworking for Beginners
A Textbook for Use in the Trade Schools and School Shops of the Philippines (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Woodworking for Beginners: A Textbook for Use in the Trade Schools and School Shops of the Philippines<br><br>Every effort has been made to keep the English so simple that the average seventh-grade boy can read and understand it without the aid of a dictionary. This object has been pursued throughout, and, if at a sacrifice of literary merit, it is believed with a consequent gain along practical lines.<br><br>Parts I and II have been adapted from Goss's "Bench Work in Wood" and changed to suit local conditions. Part III was taken largely from Bulletin No. 10 of the Bureau of Forestry, was reviewed by Mr. E. E. Schneider, wood expert of that Bureau, and was corrected to meet his approval. In preparing Part IV use was made of an American textbook, "Wood Finishing," by LeMair, and of notes furnished by Mr. Bartolome Pascual, of the Philippine School of Arts and Trades. This part was approved for use and published in The Philippine Craftsman (Vol. I, No. 8). Part V was compiled from information furnished by local authorities, while the questions in Part VI have been taken from the text matter herein. Part VII was adapted from an American textbook, "Wood Turning," by Ross.<br><br>The judicious selection of this material, as well as its subsequent adaptation and arrangement in suitable form, was made by Mr. Frank W. Cheney, acting superintendent Philippine School of Arts and Trades, for which reason the name of Mr. Cheney may not inappropriately figure as the author-compiler of this work.<br><br>This text, together with the Manual in Woodworking now current, shall be considered as official; the former was authorized for use as soon as published. Woodworking for Beginners and A Manual in Woodworking for Philippine Public Schools will supersede all other publications and circulars on the subject heretofore issued by the Bureau of Education.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.