FARM HANDICRAFT FOR SCHOOLS. 9 
EXERCISE I. NAIL BOX. 
A nail box will be needed in "connection with the woodworking ex- 
ercise. The one shown in figure 18 is equipped with two compartments 
and a handle; it will be found convenient for use in the school and 
about the farm. 
The material required is one-fourth pound of 8-penny finishing 
nails and a niece of lumber 1 by 6 inches by 8 feet 6 inches. This 
piece is cut with finished dimensions as follows: 
Use. 
Number of 
pieces. 
Finished dimen- 
sions. 
Sides 
2 
2 
2 
1 
2 
Inches. 
f by 5^ by 14. 
| by 5f by 8£. 
f by 5 by 14. 
f by 5| by 12J. 
! by 5| by 3|. 
Ends 
Handle 
Partitions 
inch in 
Cut the pieces called for, allowing | inch in width and 
length on each one ; remem- 
ber that finished dimensions 
are given above. Plane one 
of the surfaces of a side 
smooth and flat to form the 
working face and test it 
with a try square. When 
finished, mark it with a cross 
( X ) . Plane one of the edges 
square with the working face 
to form the working edge. 
Test with the try square. 
When finished, mark it with 
a check (V) to designate it as 
the working edge. Gauge 
for thickness by setting the 
marking gauge at f inch and marking a line from the working face 
along the edges. Plane the board down to this gauge line and square 
the side with the working edge. Gauge for width in the same way, 
measuring from the working edge. Square a pencil line across the 
working face and working edge near one end, saw the board just 
outside this line, and plane carefully to the line. Measure the fin- 
ished length. Finish the other end of the piece in the same way. 
Follow the same plan in making the ends and bottom. 
To assemble the frame, nail the sides to the end pieces, as shown in 
the drawing. Plane the edges if necessary to make them fit evenly. 
Fasten the bottom to the frame. To do this fit the bottom boards to 
80746°— Bull. 527—17: 2 
Fig. 19.— Working drawing. 
