Woodworking Woodwork Exercises 19 



Erecting may now be accomplished by dipping the tongue of 

 the large piece in hot glue, hammering it well in up to the shoulder, 

 dipping the wedges in glue, inserting these in the cuts already 

 prepared for them, and hammering them in till tight. The back 

 stay now has its tongue dipped in glue, is inserted in its place, 

 and the screw is well driven home before the glue sets. It only 

 remains to screw in the two smaller screws at C and D (counter- 

 sunk holes should be prepared for them) and the stand is complete. 

 Care should be taken to have all work done before erection is com- 

 menced, in order that this may be completed before the glue sets. 



FlG. 13. End and front 

 elevation of upright portion. 



FIG. 14. View of completed 

 stand. 



Holes for screws are drilled with a " spoon bit " ; a gimlet is 

 not recommended. The tops of these holes are countersunk for 

 the screwhead by a special " bit " of a different pattern for hard 

 and soft woods. 



When the glue has thoroughly set, which will take twenty- four 

 hours, as a rule, during which time the apparatus should be kept 

 in a warm place, the projecting ends of the wedges may be sawn 

 off, and the bottom cleaned with a smoothing plane set rather 

 coarsely, or a finely set jack plane. 



Supports for beakers may readily be cut from the remaining 

 piece of f " wood, by means of a bow saw, the shape recommended 

 being that shown in Fig. 15, and they may be fastened to the base, 



