e some sawing
lessons for your own benefit, until you can judge whether the saw is
held true or not.

It is better to saw up a half dozen boards in making the test than
commit the error while working on a job.

GLOSSARY OF WORDS USED IN TEXT OF THIS VOLUME

$Acute.$ Sharp, to the point.

$Adjuster.$ A tool which measures distances and relative spaces.

$AEsthetic.$ The theory of taste; science of the beautiful in nature and
art.

$Abstract.$ That which exists in the mind only; separate from matter; to
think of separately as a quality.

$Alligator jaws.$ A term used to designate a pair of serrated bars which
are held together in a headpiece, and capable of clamping bits between
them.

$Analyzed.$ Separated into its primitive or original parts.

$Anchor.$ Any device for holding an object in a fixed position.

$Angle dividers.$ A sort of double bevel tool so arranged that an angle
can be made at the same time on both side of a base line.

$Angularly disposed.$ Forming an angle with reference to some part or
position.

$Archivolt.$ The architectural member surrounding the curved opening of
an arch. More commonly the molding or other ornaments with which the
wall face of an arch is changed.

$Artisan.$ One trained in some mechanic's art or trade.

$Beaded.$ A piece of wood or iron having rounded creases on its
surface.

$Beam compass.$ A drawing compass in which the points are arranged to
slide on a rod, instead of being fixed on dividers.

$Belfry.$ A bell-tower, usually attached to a church.

$Bevel square.$ A handle to which is pivotally attached a blade, which
may be swung and held at any desired angle.

$Bisected.$ To divide, mark, or cut into two portions.

$Bit.$ A small tool, either for drilling, or for cutting, as a plane
iron.

$Braced collar.$ A form of roofing truss, in which the upper cross
member is supported by a pair of angled braces.

$Breast drill.$ A tool for holding boring tools, and designed to have
the head held against the breast for forcing in the boring tool.

$Bridle joint.$ A form for securing elements together which provides a
shallow depression in one member, and a chamfered member at its end to
fit therein.

$Bungalow.$ A Bengalese term; originally a thatched or tiled house or
cottage, single story, usually surrounded by a veranda.

$Bushing.$ A substance of any kind interposed, as, for instance, a
wearing surface between a mandrel and its bearing.

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