Mechanical Drawing Self-Taught Comprising instructions in the selection and preparation of drawing instruments, elementary instruction in practical mechanical drawing; together with examples in simple geometry and elementary mechanism, including screw threads, gear wheels, mechanical motions, engines and boilers

** "Mechanical Drawing Self-Taught" by Joshua Rose is a guidebook from the past intended to teach people how to make mechanical drawings on their own. This book gives a walkthrough of the tools needed for drawing and how to use them correctly. It introduces the basics of geometry and mechanical design. People who want to get better at mechanical drawing will find this book useful, because Rose concentrates on the types of projects that machinists would have seen every day. The book promises to help beginners learn how to make these drawings by themselves, concentrating on techniques that teach how to put the drawing tools to their best use, and stresses the need to start with a small drawing to get better gradually as they learn the instruments. **