Enquire within upon everything

Robert Kemp Philp · 1894 · 1000 pages

Enquire within upon everything

Robert Kemp Philp211

311. Nails. Also an assortment of nails of various sizes, from large spikes down to small tacks, not forgetting some large and small brass-headed nails. 312. Screws. An assortment of screws, likewise, will be found very convenient, and iron hooks of different sizes on which to hang things. 313. Container. The nails and screws should be kept in a wooden box, made with divisions to separate the various sorts and sizes, for it is very troublesome to have them mixed. 314. Maintain Supply. And let care be taken to keep up the supply, lest it should run out unexpectedly, and the deficiency cause delay and inconvenience at a time when some are wanted. 315. Tool Closet. It is well to have somewhere, in the lower part of the house, a roomy light closet, appropriated entirely to tools, and things of equal utility, for executing promptly such little repairs as may be required from time to time, without the delay or expense of procuring an artisan. This closet should have at least one large shelf, and that about three feet from the floor. 316. Drawer. Beneath this shelf may be a deep drawer, divided into two compartments. This drawer may contain cakes of glue, pieces of chalk, and balls of twine of different size and quality. 317. Shelves. There may be shelves at the sides of the closet for glue-pots, paste-pots and brushes, pots for black, white, green, and red paint, cans of oil and varnish, paint-brushes, &c. 318. Hanging Tools.

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