Seat Weaving #263004

Woodworking shops in manual training schools far outnumber those for other manual activities, and as a result, courses in wood work have come to be termed the stable courses in a handwork curriculum. However, experience in woodwork alone is not suf ficient, and needs to be supplemented by other and more varied activities to give to the boy a proper foundation for choice of vocation. A definite way to produce necessary variety as applied to wood work, especially if woodwork is the only course offered, is thru the use of such mediums as cane, reed, rush, splints and allied materials in correlation with the wood. These materials add life to the problems and generally arouse interest and enthusiasm in the work at hand. The result is careful application to construction details, with resultant appreciation of constructive design.