Excerpt from The Handy Boy: A Modern Handy Book of Practical and Profitable PastimesA 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.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.