Popular Science Monthly 



933 



and requires very little work, and it gives 

 the greatest possible amount of usable 

 space. If properly put in, it will never 

 bind because the points of contact are 

 small and any swelling or shrinking of the 

 working parts are automatically compen- 

 sated. Therefore, an extremely close fit 

 can be made without any fear of trouble 

 later. This method is far superior to the 

 usual way of hanging such drawers by 

 grooves in the sides which engage tongues, 

 and where any slight warping or swelling 

 of either side or tongue immediately pro- 

 duces binding, unless a very loose fit has 

 been made. It makes for good appear- 

 ance, too, there being no unsightly grooves 

 to show in the sides when the drawer is 

 pulled out. — Henry Simon. 



How to Make a Pocket Plumb and 

 Level in a Block 



THE only materials necessary to make 

 this most serviceable little tool are 

 a plain level glass and a small hardwood 

 block. The block should be from 3^2 to 

 ^s in. thick and triangular in shape, the 

 angle of one corner being a right anglg 

 and the sides equal. 

 Draw the hypoth- 

 enuse and on it 

 mark the center 

 of the sight-hole. 

 Through this, and 

 parallel with one 

 side, draw a line 

 •and square it 

 across one edge. 

 Mark the center 

 and bore a hole 

 just large enough 

 to admit the level glass, keeping the bit 

 straight by sighting along the pencil line. 

 The bore should go just deep enough so 

 that the center of the level glass will co- 

 incide with the center of the sight-hole. 



Now bore the sight-hole with a ^-in. 

 bit. Put a few drops of glue into the end 

 of the bore for the glass, slip the glass 

 into place, drop a little glue on its end, 

 and seal the hole with a dowel. 



The level should now be left untouched 

 until the glue is set, and then the edges 

 trued up with a block-plane, care being 

 taken to true up the long edge also. 



This level is very light and fits the 



A level glass set in a 

 triangufar wood piece 



pocket. It accomplishes with one level- 

 glass what it ordinarily takes two to do 

 and not only that, but it permits truing- 

 up work inclined at an angle of 45 deg. 

 to the horizontal, which is at times ex- 

 tremely useful. It has another advantage, 

 too — it can be used to lay out miters when 

 no other tool happens to be at hand. 

 — Henry Simon. 



Making Camp Hammocks from 

 Gunny Sacks 



PERSONS contemplating camp life 

 during vacation in almost inaccessi- 

 ble spots may, with a little forethought. 



Two bran or peanut sacks sewed together 

 with a hanger at each end for a hammock 



provide themselves with some of the 

 luxuries of the home. For instance, the 

 hammock, which is difficult to carry, can 

 be made from large bran or peanut sacks 

 in which the outfit may be packed for 

 transports. At the camp cut round sticks 

 as long as the sack are wide, attaching a 

 strong cord for a hanger at either end and 

 drop one into the bottom of each sack, 

 passing the cords out between the 

 meshes at the corners. Sew the tops of 

 the sacks together with strong twine or 

 string and the result will be a hammock 

 that, when suspended between two trees, 

 is a near approach to a spring bed. The 

 sacks may be used for the duffle on the 

 return trip — Gale Pinchney. 



A Cement for Mending Valuable 

 China Dishes 



VALUABLE china may be mended 

 with the following mixture, and 

 when dry it will resist hot water and 

 ordinary usage. Mix a teaspoonful of 

 alum and a tablespoonful of water. Place 

 in a hot oven until it is quite transparent. 

 Wash the broken pieces in hot water, 

 dry and put them into the oven until 

 they are warm; and while still warm coat 

 the broken edges with the mixture thinly 

 and quickly as it sticks instantly. 



