THE CRAFTS 
WOOD CARVING AND PYROGRAPHY. LEATHER AND METAL. BASKETRY, ETC. 
Under the management of Miss Emily Peacock, Room 2j, 22 East i6th St.. Nezv York. All inquiries in regard to the various 
Crafts are to be sent to the above address, but ivill be ansivered in the magazine under this head. 
All questions must he received before the 10th day of month preceding issue and will be answered under -'Answers to Inquiries" only. Please do not send stamped 
envelope for reply. The editors will answer questions only in these columns. 
Illustration No. 1. 
CARVED WOOD TRAYS. 
Haswell Clarke Jeffery 
THE trays illustrated are cut from various hard woods. 
The upper one at the left is maple wood and has a 
finish of green stain with wax. The lower one at the right 
is of Circassian walnut, beautifully clouded in separate grain 
which the wax and turpentine coat develops. The two cen- 
tral ones are of Chinese tonquin wood of a dull gold color 
tending toward brown. The other two at opposite corners 
are of English oak in rich browns and yellows. 
All the patterns are cut first with a small veiner, the 
background lowered a little for shadow, and a touch of sand 
paper used to soften the edges. 
No. 6. .JAR COVER. BY EMILY PE.i COCK 
FOR CHRISTMAS GIFTS 
Emily Peacock 
AT this season when so many are thinking of making 
Christmas things, workers will probably be glad to 
have suggestions in different branches of handicraft. 
For the workers in wood , the carved trays, Illus. No. i ., 
by Mr. Haswell Jeffery with instructions for^ carving, are 
simple in design, and if the turned trays can be bought, are 
quickly and easily' *made. Simply carved paper cut- 
No. 2. Address Book. Made and 
designed by GUT D. HOWLETT. 
No. 3. Modeled Leather Table Centre. 
Made and designed by EDITH L. NICHOLS. 
No. 4. Magazine Cover. 
Made and designed by NELLBERT MURPHY. 
