The boy craftsman; practical ad profitable ideas for a boy's leisure hours . sh for the bottom (see Fig. 49). 54 PROFITABLE PASTIMES Fasten four trunk-casters, such as are shown in Fig. 50,to the bottom of the frame, and fit a broom-stick in oneft ^-^ fi side for a handle. A slot must be cut in^^^^^ the end of the box for the handle to fit in. Fig. 50. A Bread-board may be made out of a Trunk-caster, geven-eighths inch maple board about ten by eighteen inches, with the surface planed perfectly smooth and the edges bevelled or rounded. A hole should be bored near one edge, so it may be hung up
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The boy craftsman; practical ad profitable ideas for a boy's leisure hours . sh for the bottom (see Fig. 49). 54 PROFITABLE PASTIMES Fasten four trunk-casters, such as are shown in Fig. 50, to the bottom of the frame, and fit a broom-stick in oneft ^-^ fi side for a handle. A slot must be cut in^^^^^ the end of the box for the handle to fit in. Fig. 50. A Bread-board may be made out of a Trunk-caster, geven-eighths inch maple board about ten by eighteen inches, with the surface planed perfectly smooth and the edges bevelled or rounded. A hole should be bored near one edge, so it may be hung up in the pantry. The dining-room is not complete without A Plate-rack for the display of pretty pieces of china.Figures 51 and 52show the detailsfor the construc-tion of a rack ofthree shelves, andin size three feetlong and two feetten inches high.Although the de-sign is very simplein outline, it issuch as will makea pleasing pieceof furniture whenneatly carried out. Prepare the two side-pieces the shape and size shownin Fig. 52, and cut the shelves two feet ten inches long. THE BOY ABOUT THE HOUSE 55 by the widths given in the drawing (Fig. 52). Onegroove should be made in shelf A and two in shelves Band C, for the edges of plates to stand in. Thesegrooves are cut with a chisel, and should be made V-shaped as shown. Narrow strips of wood may be nailedalong the shelves as substitutes for the grooves if youwish, but the work required to plane up the strips willamount to about as much, K-4H w:mM and they do not presentas neat an appearance. Having cut out theshelves and side-pieces, you are ready to put therack together. For thispurpose you should usefinishing-nails so theirheads will not make verylarge holes in the surfaceof the wood. Fasten thebottom shelf (C) between the side-pieces seven inches above the bottom, themiddle shelf {B) ten inches above that, and the topshelf {A) nine inches above the middle shelf. Theinner edofes of the shelves should be fastened flushwith the edges