Excerpt from Carpentry Mechanics for Boys: Up-to-the-Minute Handicraft
When the author produced "The Boy Craftsman," "Handicraft for Handy Boys," "The Handy Boy," and "Home-made Toys for Girls and Boys," he presented his latest developments in handicraft. These books have been recognized generally as the most up-to-date publications of their kind. Boys" handicraft, however, has felt wars influence as has everything else. Wireless telegraphy, that most popular of boys hobbies, has been shelved for the duration of the war, because of Government restrictions, and other activities have suffered on account of the scarcity as well as the cost of materials. But new fields of endeavor have been created. Aircraft, sea-craft, undersea-craft, and land-craft are being reproduced in miniature; in fact, there is no phase of modern warfare which boys are not investigating. With universal military service for young men established in this Country, and strong prospects of its becoming a permanent institution, junior war mechanics is a hobby likely to be perpetuated.
Because of boys" interest in these new lines of handicraft, the author has been persuaded to bring out "Carpentry and Mechanics for Boys." In this volume will be found plans for toy battleships, a submarine, airplanes, miniature warfare, toy artillery, a machine-gun, drill-guns, periscopes, etc. In addition to the war mechanics, Part I presents workshop ideas, including plans for household conveniences, furniture, and novelties. Part II presents plans for mechanical toys, and Part III plans for backyard and camp.
Gardening has received an impetus never before known, as the result of the food situation created by the war, so a number of chapters have been devoted to plans for making garden accessories.
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