Foster, Edwin W. [from old catalog] · Garden City, N.Y., Doubleday, Page & company · leaf 312
ut from a solid piece of wood 1% inches thickor built up of two J^-inch pieces of red gum, blackwalnut, or mahogany. The outline having beendrawn on the planed surface, one must saw as closeto the line as possible, and finish the line with chisel,gouge, file, and sand-paper. The circular… … Fig. 171. Mantel clock the circular block can be turned with great accuracy.The outline can be cut with the chisel after beingsawed close to the line, and finished in the sameway as the base. Glue this block in position, resting it in thesemicircular opening provided in the base, andmaking it…
Carpentry · Woodwork
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