McKinney High School - Lion Yearbook (McKinney, TX)

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x69 S O6 0,7 -. Uhr 'bi 06? 13151111 X If fflyvlvexl 49+ MACHINE WORK IN WOOD Machme work IS the most mterestlng part of Manual The machme work IS begun by the second year class The cxrcle saw IS used for cuttlng the blocks that are to be made mto exerclses The turnmg lathe IS used by the second year class There are several exerclses that are made first After the boy learns to run the machme he begins to make DICCCS that are useful such as pm trays card trays puff boxes button boxes and collar boxes The thlrd year class beglns to make furnxture They are free to use any ma chmeln the shop The surfacer IS used for planlng lumber The lumber IS started ln carrled through by rollers and planed a unlform thlckness The band saw IS used for the fancy work of the furnlture It sometlmes IS used for rxp pmg lumber It has a small thm blade that runs around two large wheels The Jomer one of the oldest machlnes ln the shop IS used for Jolnlng and squarmg the edges of the lumber that are to be glued The hollow chisel mortlser IS a very mterestlng machme It cuts a square hole wlth a round but After the boys have learned to make the mortlses and tenons on the bench they can use the mortlser and save much tlme In conclusion ll may be sald that the value of Manual tralmng as a whole and the machme work ln partlcular cannot be overestlmated . . . . 4, ,, . . 4, . N . . . . l, . ,, . ' w v v . 1 1 - - - 1- ,v - at - n - - - - - It vw , , . . . . . 4. . . ,, . . . . . . In - - u -4 - n v v .4 - n - - . . . 4. ,v - n - n n - ,. .I uv 1 ' . . . - - , . Q 1 . . . I . , , , , 1 , .

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ca - O40 we SCIVOO ,, Q h r em P56 illtaun INNG4 19+ BENCH WORK IN WOOD To many boys manual lsthe most lnterestlng branch of the Hlgh School course When once a boy becomes lnterested ln thus work he 1s not satlsfied with hls work half done The first work lll manu ll lS maklng the exercises on the bench work along thls hne must be abso ut ly accurate The fir t QXPTLIQC IS the one ln whlch the boy learns to plane the block square saw the end square and mark ll Qlfdlgllf The second exerclse lS the beglnnlug of the mortlse JOIHIS The cross half IIIOFIIQB IS the suuplest exerclse of the bench work The thlrd ex erclse IS another mortlslng exercise on thls one the boy learns to mark and chlsel the mortlse to the deslred sxze and shape After the boy learns to clnsel the mortlse correctly the tenon must be made to fit One essentlal of good furnl ture IS the c-lose fittlng teuons whxch makes good glue j0lI1lS The last exer use more Kllffltllll than the one just fimshed but when they have finlsheci the last one they wlll agree that the false clove tul Jomt ls the most dlfllcult exer use By his bench work the boy lc urns Ile use of m ny tools 'lhele are two planes the Jack plane anci the smootluug plane The Jack plane IS used for small work The smoothmg plane IS used for f'lIllSh1llg larger wo k The hammer IS used very llttle the first year The mallet IS used to chlsel the momses The back saw lS used for sawmg finlsh Jomts and squarlng ends of blo ks Th dlvlders are used tomlrk th angles and curv ed faces c f the work and so on each tool has tts partxcul nr use ' 1 ' . ' . ' ' ' r ' ,. s 21 ' crise ol the work bench is the false dove tail joint. The boys think each exer- :' . ' ' ' , 'z t 1 . , a . ' ' , I 1 T ' I - l Q a T L 4. x . H . 1.4 1 ' ,, . ' I . . . . . .. 2 H Q.. . . N a 3 V I - r ' 2 . , . . , ' . ' 2 .

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