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frame work will act as reinforcing for the concrete lantern 
so that it will carry the weight of the concrete cap with 
safety. 
The rods may be held in their proper 
places by small pieces of Y%-inch wood, = x --r- 
the holes in which should be made to fit 
snugly around the rods. Be sure that : 
these pieces are flush with the top of the 
mold, as shown at ‘“‘a”’ in illustration 
marked ‘“D,” in Fig 1.. They may be 
held firmly in position by a small wire 
brad, as indicated, so that they will not 
be dislodged when the concrete is poured 
into the mold. 
If preferred, one large hole can be 
made in each four sides of the lantern 
for the windows, instead of the four 
small holes as shown. The core for this 
hole should also be made of clay. Then 
when the lantern is complete four win- 
dow frames of wood can be made just 
large enough to fit into the opening 
snugly. On the inside of these frames 
parchment paper should be secured. 
The majority of the real Japanese 
stone lanterns are made in this way. In 
Japan they use a small vegetable oil | 
lamp to produce light. A short thick 
candle known as a night candle will be 
found a good substitute. 
The next mold to make is the lantern 
top or cap mold. This is made in exactly the same way as 
explained for making the base mold. The only difference 
being that no center core is used and the dimen- 
sions shown in Fig. 8 should be followed instead of those 
in Fig. 5, which latter illustrate the popular type. 
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Sas = Dies 
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Fig. 2—Outline sketch giving general 
dimensions 
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After having completed the various molds for the lan- 
tern, as described above, sand paper the inner surfaces of 
them and give them two coats of shellac. Let this dry 
thoroughly and then oil the surface with 
a fairly thin oil, so that the concrete on 
setting will not adhere to the sides 
of the molds. When all of the molds 
have been prepared as above they are 
ready to receive the concrete mixture. 
The mixture to be used for this work 
should consist of one part Portland ce- 
ment, two parts of good clean sand, not 
too coarse, and three parts of trap rock, 
crushed to a size ranging from that of a 
pea up to three-eighths of an inch. 
A very pleasing, light colored effect, 
similar in appearance to limestone, can 
be produced by using a mixture of one 
part cement to two parts of light colored 
sand and three parts of limestone screen- 
ings. The latter can be secured at almost 
any limestone quarry or stone yard. 
Mix the sand and cement together 
while they are dry. Then add the stone, 
which has previously been sprinkled or 
wet down with water. Incorporate the 
stone thoroughly throughout the dry sand 
and cement, and then gradually add wa- 
ter. At the same time keep on mixing the 
ingredients until the whole mass is of the 
consistency of a heavy slush or paste. 
First, the base mold should be filled. Place it in the 
position shown in Fig. 3 at “A,” and pour the mixture 
into it until it is filled to the top. Jar or rock the mold 
until the air bubbles no longer come to the surface of the 
mass and then level the top of the soft concrete flush 
Fig. 3—A purely Japanese design 
Fig. 4—A home-built lantern 
Fig. 5—-A popular type of lantern 
