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Little more than a miter-box and a back saw provides at least a chance for independence.
When Is Entry "Easy"?, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Mitered joints are the easiest to make, for the joints can be cut in a miter-box, Fig. 181, p. 104, and glued in a picture-frame-vise, Fig. 172, p. 101.
Handwork in Wood William Noyes
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The _iron miter-box_, Fig. 181, with the saw adjustable to various angles, insures accurate work.
Handwork in Wood William Noyes
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The _miter-box_, Fig. 180, is a similar device with the addition of
Handwork in Wood William Noyes
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