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THE YOUNG SCIENTIST. 
by bradding the wood together, seeing 
that the brads pierce only those parts of 
the design that are cut away, and work- 
ing those portions the last. For the up- 
rights (Fig. 3) a thicl^er piece of wood 
should be chosen, 4 to 1 of an inch. One 
of these for the bade would be best left 
solid, tlie outline only cut; this gives 
more weight to tlie base. Two pieces 
( Fig. 4) should be worked in the thickness 
of tlie uprights. These pieces and the 
standards are notched into each other, as 
shown at e, e, in Figs. 3 and 4. BetNvecn 
simple, and within everyone's reach, that 
it is not necessary to explain the construc- 
tion ; the ribbon is fixed in its place with 
glue. A peg fitting tightly connecting 
the uprights (at a, a, as in the design) is 
first i^assed through one upright, then 
through the holes a of the leaves, and fits 
into the back upright. If preferred it 
may be longer than the whole thickness 
it connects, and fixed with a peg through 
a hole at either end. A peg or brass nail 
hung at the back by a cord can be used to- 
keep the fan shut up. By closing the- 
leaves and passing the peg' through the 
holes B, the fan will be kept closed 
when not recpiired for use. 
For alternative treatment the fan leaves 
might be cut in solid wood, and painted 
with any suitable design. In this case- 
the uprights should be more simply made,, 
probably the necessary uprights, in a 
simple form, based on this— J_, would be 
best. The monotony of the work may be 
Fig. 5. 
Fig. 4. 
these, when put together, fit a square 
block of wood weighted, or else stand the 
whole on a wood block for the base, to 
which it should be fixed. To put the 
leaves together, thread them with ribbon 
like an ordinary lady's fan. This is so 
relieved by the leaves left solid between c 
and D (save the holes b), affording space 
for a spray of flowers to be painted. 
If the uprights (Fig. 3) of the fan-screen 
are made much higher, and the lower 
part of the design is cut and placed at 
right angles, as shown in Fig. 5, the frame 
