THE YOUNG MECHANIC
Reading edition
CONTAINING DIRECTIONS FOR THE USE OF ALL KINDS OF TOOLS, AND FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF STEAM ENGINES AND MECHANICAL MODELS, INCLUDING THE ART OF TURNING IN WOOD AND METAL.
BY THE AUTHOR OF “THE LATHE AND ITS USES” “THE AMATEUR MECHANIC’S WORKSHOP,” &c.
FROM THE ENGLISH EDITION, WITH CORRECTIONS, &c.
G. P. PUTNAM’S SONS
NEW YORK 27 WEST TWENTY-THIRD ST.
LONDON 24 BEDFORD ST., STRAND
The Knickerbocker Press
1896
Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1871, by G. P. PUTNAM & SONS, in the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington.