The Handy Boy - A Modern Handy Book of Practical and Profitable Pastimes #252716

A workshop structure need not be Of elaborate design, nor Of proportions larger than are necessary to house your bench and other equipment, a small stove, and provide comfortable working-space. You can get along with a shop which measures 8 feet square inside, with 6 feet 6 inches head-room at the lowest point; and the material required for such a shop will not make the construction expensive. Building Material. New lumber is not necessary. Sec ond-hand lumber can be purchased cheaply, and Often it can be had for the cost of hauling it away, where a building is being wrecked or altered, and the building contractor is anxious to get it quickly out Of his way. With a little watchfulness, you may uncover such a bargain in your vicinity.