The Home Craftsman 



An Extra Drainboard for the 

 Kitchen Sink 



A SUPPLEMENTARY drainboard 

 combined with a handy utensil 

 cabinet can be attached to a kitchen sink 

 which has only one inadequate drain- 

 board. One end of the new drainboard 

 rests upon the edge of the sink, while 



The extra drainboard and cabinet is 



easy made and fills a space that is not 



needed as a rule 



the other is supported by legs construct- 

 ed as shown in the accompanying draw- 

 ing. Beneath the drainboard, shelves 

 for plates and tinware can be installed 

 and a curtain hung in front of them to 

 improve the appearance. 



To Lengthen the Life of a Necktie 



A GREAT many people who are 

 users of four-in-hand ties are 

 more or less bothered by the tie's be- 

 coming useless after it has been worn 

 a few times. 



Take the wide end of the tie with 

 seam up and lay it fiat upon a table. 

 Then thrust in the finger and seize the 

 lining. Take the silk cover in the 

 other hand and pull it over the lin- 

 ing, about half of its length. A hot iron 

 is then run over the lining to straighten 

 it out. 



To bring back the silk to its original 

 shape is very easy. Lay the tie flat 

 upon a table and pull the silk cover 

 back very gently. Then after the tie 

 is back to its original shape a hot iron 

 is run over the whole. 



Wood Box Arrangement Saves Many 

 Steps from the Dining Room 



THE task of bringing in wood for 

 several stoves, which is supposed 

 to have caused anguish to almost every 

 small boy, can be solved in an ingenious 

 way, provided the woodshed adjoins the 

 house. If a houseowner is fortunate 

 enough to have an arrangement of 

 rooms, such as is indicated in the draw- 

 ing, he can save many steps, by the ex- 

 pedient suggested here. At the juncture 

 of the two walls a hole large enough to 

 accommodate a kindling wood box 

 should be sawed. The box may or may 

 not be provided with lids, as desired. 

 When wood is needed for the stoves in 

 either the dining room or kitchen it can 

 be taken from the box. The box can be 

 easily replenished from the woodpile. 



How a wood box can be built into a 



house and connected with the wood 



shed, so as to save useless walking 



from room to room 



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