Educational woodworking for home and school (1908)
Park, Joseph C · New York, MacMillan · leaf 157
f the screw and the size of the wire out of whichit is made. The length varies all the way from a quarterof an inch to six inches, while the size of the wire variesfrom naught to thirty. Screws are made of steel, butmay be finished in a variety of ways. They may be bright,blued, brassed, bronzed,… … FOR HOME AND SCHOOL 139 screw is a better fastening device than the nail, otherthings being equal, for when it works loose, it may betightened, while nails have to be redriven. The use ofscrews, however, is not so great as the use of nails be-cause they are more expensive and it is more of an…
Manual training · Woodwork
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