Bench work in wood: a course of study and practice designed for the use of schools and colleges (1902)
Goss, W. F. M. (William Freeman Myrick), 1859-1928 · Boston, Ginn & company · leaf 39
cutting edge be as acute as themetal will allow without breaking, when fairly used. A littleexperience with a given tool is the readiest means of findingthe angle suited to a given class of work. Carriage makers, 24 BENCH WORK IN WOOD. who work almost wholly in hard woods, are in the habit ofusing… … in the right hand, and the fingers of the left hand resting onthe blade near its cutting edge, apply the chisel to the stone.Fig. 50, as shown by the dotted outline ^, and then raise theright hand until the proper angle is reached, a position indi-cated by the full outline b. See that there is a…
Woodwork (Manual training)
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