FARM HANDICRAFT FOR SCHOOLS. 



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Cut the seat and seat brace from the 21-inch board and square 

 up the pieces to the dimensions given in the bill of stock. Place the 

 seat brace in position on the bottom of the seat, having the grain of 

 the seat brace crosswise of the grain of the seat. Nail the two 

 pieces together, driving the nails from the top and clinching them 

 on the bottom of the brace piece. Lay out the mortise on both sides 

 of the two pieces, as shown in the drawing. Bore three holes with 

 a f-inch bit inside of the lines and trim to these lines with a f-inch 

 chisel. 



Cut the leg from the piece of 2 by 4 inch, squaring it up to dimen- 

 sions and beveling it as shown in the drawing. Lay out the tenon 

 on the end as called for in the drawing. Saw to the lines and trim 

 the tenon smooth with a f-inch chisel. See that it will fit snugly 

 into the mortise of the seat. Saw a slot in the tenon for a wedge. 

 This should be made lengthwise and through the center of the tenon. 



To assemble the leg and seat, slip the tenon into the mortise and 

 drive a small hardwood wedge into the slot of the tenon. This will 

 hold the leg and seat together firmly. 



Bore a f-inch hole in the leg near the end to provide a means for 

 hanging up the stool when it is not in use. 



EXERCISE XXI. CALF STANCHIONS. 



When calves run together in a pasture or feed lot, a row of stanchions 

 should be provided in order that each calf may be held until it gets 

 the proper quantity of feed and to prevent it from sucking the next 

 one's ears. Figure 40 illustrates this exercise and describes a prac- 

 tical row of stanchions for this purpose. White pine, spruce, or 

 hemlock may be used. The bill of material is as follows: 



Quantity. 



Dimensions. 



Quantity. 



Dimensions. 





1 by 5 inches bv 12 feet. 





1 by 8 inches by 12 feet. 

 | by 3 J inches. 



1 piece 



1 piece. 





3 bolts . . 



1 : ; by 4 inches by 12 feet. 

 1} by 4 inches by ;0 feet, 

 li by 5 inches by 7 feet. 



3 pair light strap 

 hinges. 



2 pounds eijht- 

 penny com- 

 mon nails. 



1 piece 





From the piece of 1{ by 5 inches by 7 feet cut two pieces 3 feet 

 6 inches long, and from both the 1 by 5 inches by 12 feet and 1 by 4 

 inches by 12 feet cut two pieces 6 feet long. Then nail the ends of 

 the 1 by 4 inch by 6 foot pieces to the top of the 1^ by 5 inch by 3 

 foot 6 inch pieces, as shown, nailing the 1 by 4 inch pieces on each 

 side of the upright. Nail the two pieces of 1 by 5 mches by 6 feet 

 in the same way, 18 inches below the top board. 



From the 1J by 4 inches by 10 feet and 1\ by 4 inches by 12 feet 

 cut the stanchion boards, as shown. Nail a piece of 1| by 4 inch 



