THE YOUNG SCIENTIST. 
Ill 
mains only the last process to go through, 
and we begin this by first of all carefully 
finishing the moulding, which in this 
-case is simply a flat hollow, and then 
proceed to carefully finish off the leaves 
and stem, and rectify any little irregular- 
ities of the groundwork. 
In doing this we shall find the advan- 
tage of the frequent use of the hard brush 
to brush out the small chips and cuttings. 
When this is done, we commence to use a 
punch for the groundwork, until it has all 
been gone over, and then the veins of the 
.. • Fig. 2. 
leaves require to be put in with a veiner, 
,and the stems require to be roughed, so 
as to give a natural appearance to the 
work. The various tools have been pre- 
viously described, and it will be found 
It will be an easy matter, in this design, 
to continue it to any length. I would ad- 
vise the amateur to procure a natural 
leaf of the ivy, and study it closely during 
his operation on this example. 
Fig. 3. 
that about eighteen will be necessary to 
"work this design. When the work is fin- 
ished, it may be either brushed over with 
boiled linseed oil or left plain, as may be 
<Jesired, but sand-paper, on no account, 
should be used. Fig. 1 shows the design 
"drawn on the surface. Fig. 2 a part of the 
design blocked out, and Fig, 3 a portion 
of the panel completed. 
A School-Boy's " Handy Case." 
BY EDWAED DEWSON. 
HIS simple and useful little case 
may be put together almost en- 
tirely with screws, so as to be 
readily taken apart if desired, a 
mode of construction which is termed 
"knock-down," and is oftentimes very 
convenient, but requires a little more care 
in getting out the various parts than does 
the more common method of "gluing- 
up." 
The top space is filled by two doors, 
lapping one over the other, on a i inch 
rebate, shutting against the centre parti- 
tion, and hung with simple brass hinges, 
allowing the doors to swing entirely 
clear, for reasons that will be shown 
shortly. The cupboard partition should 
be made separately in box form, as 
shown by Sketch No. 4, of i inch white 
wood, planed and smoothed down to an 
even 3-16 inch ; follow the measurements, 
and let them be housed or set into the 
sides, as shown, and finished witn one 
coat of white shellac, rubbed smooth. 
This method will be found handy, as the 
box may be readily removed when the 
space is wanted for books or larger ob- 
jects, and be put carefully by for further 
use. The doors are allowed to swing 
clear, that this box may slip readily into 
place. 
Below this cupboard is a shelf, allowing 
an inch clear space for the school-books 
in constant use, where they may be placed 
every night, to be readily found in the 
morning, and so obviate the necessity of 
hunting the house over at the last mo- 
ment for a missing book, as is very often 
the case with school-boys. Below the 
shelf is a little box 2k inches deep on the 
inside, to hold the pencils, tops, marbles 
and numerous other odds and ends per- 
taining to boyhood. Make of any good 
wood, ash or cherry preferred, as being 
