Show 1 I A LL A 53 SOME XMAS HINTS FOR BOYS aust THE THING ron pon A G OITT 7 TO 0 OR SISTER sure to plea please ake botter better than anything you can cam buy and all your own handiwork everybody would undoubtedly like to lo mako mak somo something thing as aa 96 christmas present tor for its his mother and there are a treat at 0 at many naturally handy avith tools to W ho it would be b a pleasure to con duct some odd bit ot of useful furniture f for or tho the home Alot mothers bers always take pride in their boys and their work mid and anything they make mak la is prized more highly than articles walk which h can be purchased at uio the stores several such pieces are shown in the illustration nn 1 a plans of divan and the description script de ion riven given win will enable any an smart art hoy boy to make them without N muc much I 1 I 1 trouble and at small cost thero lue a peat many kinds kind 5 of 0 av wood m b tell may bo be used as it Is not always easy to procure and work hard th the IS divan Comple completed teiL wood it will probably b be e better belter to take pine pin or white wood and finish it in paint especially as aa tho the paint will hide hado tiny any little Imperfect io in the joint work dvork TO MAKE A D DIVAN 4 th the divan shown in lit taft ll I agrani gr should bo b a thirty elit ihre in inches che inne ili thirty inches high and fifteen inches ulde ide tho the seat scat being fiutem inches high from roni 11 sc d holes made in the top of each up UN tight 1 h it stick slick but before holes are cut it t will viii be necessary to g glue ue a aall piece ece of 0 wood to the 1 lop 11 erid end of 0 each balck I 1 1 that att din cai A afterward ft erward be rounded off with akl h a drawknife draw knife so as aa to appear as shown hown in the ali II The square hole may then be cut to ra depth ot of halt mix inch with S a sharp chime clil fl anti and after boring holes at regular distances along the tit 1 un under ler side of each top tail rail and the top edge of tho the end box boards tw ards as shown in fits firs D and E tile may tc be t c brought together and firmly anchored with glue and screws dowel sticks tire are generally 9 little fresh slid and green when well cared for or potted polled plants plant and ad 1 inos may be arranged up and down the casings to IN windows by means of 0 brackets and aloni along tho the sill bill they arn are best beat accommodated c urnie in boxes similar to th that a t shown lit in the illustration any boy can maka such A box and as a christmas present it will be very acceptable cep table to mother or sister fissler fils ler tills this box must of 0 course bo be made to 11 fu athe the window it li is designed to occupy in I 1 leneth nath it should conform to the sill bill in width N edth it may bo be from live five to seven inches while a depth or of four our or five ilk Q 0 aa ID 0 CD A window box bos rough and win will require sandpapering sand papering the bit used use to bore tho the I 1 holes bic s made to receive the ends of these must have the exact diameter of 0 the stocks when the he framework la Is finished all rough places should be sandpapered sand papered and the crevices puttied putted up then two or three liucci asive thin coats of oc paint mus must bo be applied alter after il velch aich the sur our faan should ito u id be gone over with m ith very tile line sandpaper er end and treated to one or lu two 0 coats coata or hard oil finish RING inside tho the top rail oll all around and for an inch donn dov n front from the top lop screw an inch square strip it would bo be well to use a layer of glue alno to add to the strength 0 of the fastening across the seat across the ralls rails from roin top lop to top stretch and tack such as if 13 1 3 commonly used tor for upholstering upholster lne purposes which may inay be obtained for a few ew cents a yard A firm none ins ing Is to be made mada of this material then cover I 1 it t alth curled hair front from an ail old mat tram I 1 re I 1 it f thit that la 13 not available aval lable excel 5 for may be used though III U IN in n not or so 40 good al a the hair be ge pe generous ex nerous e 1 ous valli tho the hair and over the top of it draw ame unbleached muslin tacking it to tho he inside of each cecil side and end board cover the iho mumin lit in with any good food UP upholstery hols tery material and tack tacit it down in A bifilar manner short ihen lah alth buttons and string threaded in a park pack n decd ee am e 80 abw W through the cushion and t tie e tho the ends of the string to the under milo aid so 80 that tile the tufted and upholstered effect cited will I 1 ill bo be had at a hardware store obtain four cas alvrn tors mith elih squat square e rs for an inch and a halt post cut away the wood so that they will nt fit on the ends of thet the legs lee I 1 11 here they may be permanently fastened nalla nails or berens small brass or gilt rosettes at the top 0 of each post m ill end a finished appearance to tile the neck that projects cabo aboc 0 tile the top rail there then tho the divan as shown in th illustration hill aim be ready tor for christmas A WINDOW DOX BOX lit in the winter time growing plants in the house are very cheerful and de inches will be sufficient to accommodate any plant of medium size construct it from pine or white wood boards boarde throe three quarters ot of an inch in thickness planed on both sides an and make the points with nith long slender leeel x alre ire nails point the inside of the box ni ith two or three coats of 0 asphaltum varni alt bv means of 0 shellac attach tac it a piece of floh netting to the front and ends and when dry go over the surface with a coat of oc paint in some light shade lit order to rive the netting a good hold on nix tho the surface 0 of the wod it n be we well to drive short steel n wire ire nails into the wood through each knot this will pre preclude clulo and nil possibility of its borning becoming detached on it a piece of smooth brown paper draw the size of the front and in soft ait oit lead pencil mart mark the scroll design indicated in the pic picture tuve then lay the paper on tile box and ami drive large oval he aided carpet tacks lacks along tile the lines at regular gular d distances alst nc do not let drive the tacks ck I 1 in more to thin halt half way at first drat holover ho vever mover and when the design ha bas ben thus followed out tear aay the TI paper Ir then holding a flat lion on the aft f the iho board to drive against hammer tile the tack lit in until tile the heads touch the wood th tho tacks ratty may have the heads painted black more before they aro used esith ith good effect have a tinsmith make a zinc lining for the box I 1 with I 1 ili two small email vasto pipes at the bottom these of course extend down through holes made in the bottom boardo of the wooden box bo small cups placed under the box will catch any drippings droppings drip pings that may leak through from the moist earth the object of the lining Is to keep tile tho wet earth from direct contact with the wood in this manner warping of the lie boards and looe of the joints Is avoil avoided led ky by means of two brackets against the wall nall under the window enI editing ting tho box boic may he hold held securely lit in I 1 place 1 ace and when nhen filled with aith grouling plants ants this little bit or of useful furniture will make it a verv attractive orn ornament amont J HARRY ADAMS 7 all reserved I 1 |