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This book is one of the series ofhandbooks on industrial subjectsbeing published by the PopularMechanics Co. Like the magazine, thesebooks are "written so you can understandit," and are intended to furnishinformation on mechanical subjects at aprice within the reach of all.
The texts and illustrations have beenprepared expressly for this HandbookSeries, by experts; are up-to-date, andhave been revised by the editor of PopularMechanics.
The dimensions given in the stocklist contained in the descriptionof each piece of furniture illustratedin this book call for materialmill-planed, sanded and cut to length.If the workman desires to have a completehome-made article, allowancemust be made in the dimensions forplaning and squaring the pieces. S-4-Sand S-2-S are abbreviations for surfacefour sides and surface two sides.