FARM HANDICRAFT FOR SCHOOLS. 



EXERCISE I. NAIL BOX. 



A nail box will be needed in connection with the woodworking ex- 

 ercise. The one shown in figure 18 is equipped with two compartments 

 and a handle; it will be found convenient for use in the school and 

 about the farm. 



The material required is one-fourth pound of 8-penny finishing 

 nails and a piece of lumber 1 by 6 inches by 8 feet 6 inches. This 

 piece is cut with finished dimensions as follows : 



Use. 



Number of 

 pieces. 



Finished dimen- 

 sions. 





2 

 2 

 2 

 1 

 2 



Inches. 

 J by 5J by 14. 

 3 by 5f by 8J-. 

 J by 5 by 14. 

 1 by 5% by 12|. 

 1 by 5f by 3|. 









Partitions 



Cut the pieces called for, allowing \ inch in width and \ inch in 

 length on each one ; remem- 



ber that finished dimensions r ' 



are given above. Plane one / Yv / _\ 



of the surfaces of a side / v? LAV " . 



smooth and flat to form the / ^ Z-Sl 



working face and test it *- - /- _. JL 



with a try square. When //i\ // \v //)' 



finished, mark it with a cross c __M-^% 



( X ) . Plane one of the edges Sw'^^ V' ZSs 



square with the working face 



to form the working edge. * 



Test with the try square. \ ft csjfe? 



When finished, mark it with \ // // \\/y 



a check (V) to designate it as r/ro/vr wcw 



the working edge. Gauge "^ 



° .; . ° Fig. 19.— Working drawing. 



lor thickness by setting the 



marking gauge at f inch and marking a line from the working face 

 along the edges. Plane the board down to this gauge line and square 

 the side with the working edge. Gauge for width in the same way, 

 measuring from the working edge. Square a pencil line across the 

 working face and working edge near one end, saw the board just 

 outside this line, and plane carefully to the line. Measure the fin- 

 ished length. Finish the other end of the piece in the same way. 



Follow the same plan in making the ends and bottom. 



To assemble the frame, nail the sides to the end pieces, as shown in 

 the drawing. Plane the edges if necessary to make them fit evenly. 

 Fasten the bottom to the frame. To do this fit the bottom boards to 

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