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100 1 _aZerbe, James Slough,
_d1849-1921
245 1 0 _aCarpentry for Boys :
_bIn a Simple Language, Including Chapters on Drawing, Laying Out Work, Designing and Architecture With 250 Original Illustrations
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2007
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2007-03-07
508 _aProduced by Ross Wilburn, Curtis Weyant and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Carpentry for Boys" by James Slough Zerbe is an instructional manual aimed at teaching young boys the fundamentals of carpentry, written in the early 20th century. The book is designed as a practical guide that encompasses various topics, including the use and care of tools, design principles, and the steps necessary to create a variety of woodworking projects. It aims to foster both practical skills and creative thinking, encouraging boys to develop their own designs rather than merely replicate existing works. The opening of the manual introduces the value of carpentry as a foundational skill that can benefit young learners in various trades and occupations. Zerbe emphasizes the significance of understanding tools and their proper usage while also discussing the necessity of systematic training in manual skills. He outlines that the knowledge of carpentry fosters both physical and mental development, setting a comprehensive educational framework that combines practical demonstrations with theoretical explanations. The introduction serves as a prelude to the more detailed chapters that follow, which promise to instruct young readers on everything from basic tool application to advanced design techniques. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aCarpentry
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/20763
999 _c61998
_d61998