ARBORS AND OTHER 



They are light, and easy to handle, and take a 

 nail as readily as pine. And then — ^their aromatic 

 odor makes it a constant delight to work among 

 them to those who like sweet, fresh, wild-woody 

 smells. But all kinds of poles can be substituted 

 for cedar if that is not obtainable. The kind 

 of wood used in the construction of rustic work is 

 not a matter of prime importance, though it may 

 be, and is, largely a matter of taste. But when 

 we cannot do as we would like to we must do the 

 best we can. 



Provide yourself with a good saw, a hammer, 

 a square, and a mitre-box. These will be all the 

 tools you will be likely to need. Use spikes to 

 fasten the larger timbers together, and smaller 

 nails for the braces and ornamental work of the 

 design. Speaking of ornamental work reminds 

 me to say that the more crooked, gnarled, and 

 twisted limbs and branches you can secure, the 

 better will be the effect, as a general thing, for 

 formality must be avoided as far as possible. 

 We are not working according to a plan of 

 Nature's but we are using Nature's material, 

 and we must use it as it comes from Nature's 

 hand in order to make it most effective. 



Take pains in making joints. If everything is 

 cut to the proper length and angle, it will jSt 



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