Chapter II: Part I: is flexible enough so that the plan can be applied to most any

shop conditions.

The drawings of toys in Part II will suggest a variety of articles which may be used in carrying out the production work.

Of course, the success of organizing and conducting classes for this kind of work depends largely upon the instructor. He must know definitely what he is trying to get done. He must adopt and pursue such methods of dealing with both the members of the class and the material as will contribute directly towards the desired end.

Toy making carried on by the so-called productive plan, if handled properly, will bring out many of the essentials of an organization typical of the commercial industries. Together with its educational possibilities and its power to attract the attention of those engaged in this activity, toy making will rightfully take its place alongside other important subjects offered in a complete industrial arts course.

The author wishes to acknowledge his indebtedness to William E. Roberts, supervisor of manual training, Cleveland Public Schools, for valuable suggestions and inspiration; to Joseph A. Shelley, Jersey City, N. J., for suggestions on finishing kiddie car wheels; to the Eclipse Air Brush Company, Newark, N. J., for valuable information and photographs of air brush equipment; and to the American Wood Working Machinery Co., for the use of the illustrations showing the operation of the turning lathe, universal saw, and other woodworking machines.

D. M. MITCHELL

Cleveland, Ohio, 1921.

CONTENTS

PART I

OPERATIONS IN TOY MAKING

CHAPTER I. PRODUCTIVE WORK 11

1. Suggested plan for shop organization. 2. Grouping
of students. 3. The time clerk and tool-room clerk.
4. Recording attendance. 5. Time cards. 6. Using time
card. 7. Grading students. 8. Preliminary discussion and
preparation for shopwork. 9. Bazaars, toy sales, etc.

CHAPTER II. COLORING TOYS 21

10. Sanitation emphasized. 11. Preparation of surfaces.
12. Application of water colors. 13. Analine water stains.
14. Formulas for analine water stains. 15. Oil stains.
16. Shellacking. 17. Varnishing. 18. Points on Varnishing.
19. Colored varnish. 20. Another suggestion for finishing.
21. Use of paint. 22. Ingredients of good paint.
23. Application of paint. 24. Preparation of surface.
25. Tinting materials. 26. Mixing paints. 27. Paint formulas.
28. Formulas for making tinted paint. 29. Enameling.
30. The dipping method. 31. Polishing by tumbling. 32. Care of
brushes. 33. Paint application by means of compressed air.
34. Uses of pneumatic sprayers. 35. Construction of pneumatic
painting outfit. 36. Special attachments for different surfaces.
37. Cleaning pneumatic machines. 38. Directions for cleaning
machine. 39. Directions for operating pneumatic equipment.
40. Preparing colors.

CHAPTER III. COMMON WOODS USED IN TOY MAKING 42

41. Economy in selecting material. 42. Qualities of
different woods used.

CHAPTER IV. USE OF JIGS AND FIXTURES 43

43. Value of jigs and fixtures. 44. Cutting small wheels.
45. Turning wheels. 46. Use of wheel cutter. 47. Use of
coping saw. 48. Cutting sharp corners. 49. Removing the
saw-blade from frame. 50. Making heavy wheels. 51. Designs
for wheels. 52. Cutting wheels on band-saw. 53. Boring
holes in wheels.

CHAPTER V. OPERATION OF WOODWORKING MACHINES 54

54. Importance of machine operations. 55. Operating the
lathe. 56. Face plate turning. 57. The universal saw.
58. The hand jointer. 59. The sander.