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sions given in Fig. 42. This is a working 

 drawing, and gives you the facts you will need 

 to know. The parts are nailed together with 

 small brads, and two holes are bored near the 

 upper corners of the back, so the box may be 

 securely hung. When the parts are nailed 

 together, a coat of white underlay paint is 

 applied. When this is dry, the box is given a 

 coat of white enamel. This is allowed to dry 

 thoroughly. The box illustrated in Fig. 43 is 

 decorated with the balanced design given in 

 Fig. 26. The balanced unit is painted orange, 



Stock 

 White V\hod 



Fig. 42 



Fig.43 



and the marginal band is dark blue. The 

 flowerlike forms on the lower part of the box 

 are orange, and the stems below them are blue. 



A match box of this kind is useful in a 

 kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, living room, or 

 wherever matches are necessary. A box can 

 be painted in any color scheme desired to 

 match the colors in a particular room. 



Problem 7; A Painted Box for Small Silver- 

 ware. With your growing ability to design, 

 and to make objects of use and beauty, you 

 will become a desirable member of any family, 

 for such articles as those just described are 

 enjoyed by rich and poor alike. The next 

 problem is even more interesting, for it de- 

 velops a small wooden box or tray for holding 

 spoons, and surely every family in the land has 

 use for such conveniences. 



Quarter-inch white wood' is the stock from 

 which the box is made. Fig. 44 is a working 

 drawing, giving the dimensions of all the parts. 

 The joining of the parts is by means of the 

 simple butt joint, and small brads are used to 

 nail the parts togetlier. The openings at the 

 ends of the box add considerably to the dif- 

 ficulty. These may be omitted if you like, 



though they make the box look a little more 

 like a tray. When the box is finished, it is to 

 be painted white, both inside and out, first 

 with a coat of underlay and then with a coat 



Fig.,45 



of white enamel. When this last coat is dry, 

 the box is ready to be decorated. Any border 

 rhythm or balanced unit that you like may be 

 used for the decoration. Fig. 45 shows three 

 units that were cut from folded paper.- Any 

 of these units might have been used instead 

 of the triangular shape that appears on the 

 box in Fig. 46. 



Your box may be lined throughout with 

 velveteen or velvet paper, or you may simply 

 line the bottom. The easiest way to do this 

 is to cut a piece of cardboard a little smaller 

 than the inside measurement of the box. Cover 

 this with velvet paper or velveteen in a color 

 that matches or harmonizes with the color of 

 your decoration. The velvet paper or vel- 

 veteen should be cut about an inch larger in 

 each dimension than the cardboard, and should 

 be mitred at the corners, brought smoothly 

 over the edges of the cardboard, and pasted 

 down flat to the underside. This covered 

 cardboard should fit snugly into the box, and 

 should be glued to the bottom. A piece of 

 woolen cloth or felt should be cut a very 



Fig. 44 

 lolet enamel paint 



Green velveteen 



'White enamel paint 



Fig. 46 



little smaller than the outside measurement 

 of the box, and should be glued to the bottom 

 to protect the polished surface of the dining 

 table, where the little tray will undoubtedly 

 be used. Two tones of violet enamel paint 

 may be used in painting the units and the 

 marginal bands in Fig. 46. Green velveteen 

 was used for the lining, which covers the entire 

 inside of the box. 



