Show I 1 handicraft FOR BOYS AND GIRLS by A NEELY HALL and DOROTHY PERKINS copyright by A neely boll A HOMEMADE HOME MADE BOBSLED BOBBLED to make a strong substantial sled it Is ie best beat to use UBO heavy material two ly by tours fours for the runners and tor for blocks tor for connect connecting ng the sleds to the seat two by tens tene for the sled tops and seat and ono one by two material for cross 4 L pieces Is tho the right sort bort of stuff for hardware you will need heed somo some two inch and aich nails a live ivo eighths inch carriage carr lago bolt boll eight inches long and birco iron washers for tho the bolt a pair of 0 four by four luch wrought stool steel hinges four two inch stove bolts and eight screws ono inch and quarters long and a piece of iron jack chain three feet long the four runners of ilia two sleds should bo be prepared first figure 3 shows a pattern draw this out upon a piece of two by four sloping the bow from a distance stanco dl of about ten inches back of at the end and rounding and 30 A A A E R A h LJ LJ slanting the stern in the manner shown N notches etches A are tor for cross crosspieces pieces A which should be ono inch thick and two inches wide locate tho the first notch eight inches from the bow the third notch near the stern and tho the second notch halfway between the first and third after marking out the runner cut it out carefully then us use it tor for a pattern for marking out tho the other oilier throe three make cross crosspieces pieces A fourteen inches long and nail them fast in the notches 11 out cut for them fig 4 then cut th the sled tops twenty inches long out of inch stuff and fasten them to cross pieces A nailing through the underside und oraldo of the cross pieces into them fig flab Fl gB 6 cross piece D B fig 6 Is the on the bow sled bled on oil the stern sled a similar cross piece fourteen teen inches long forms a brace figures 0 and 7 we are cross sections showing how bow the bow and stern sleds plods are P connected P to the plant plank seat cut BOLT D A HER B E WASHER LJ F BOLTS r CHAIN blocks 0 and nd D figs 0 and 8 two to inches square and nail 0 to the ilia under side of the plank seat and D to the top of tho the tow bow sled then bore a live eighths inch hole through the conter center of 0 and tho the plank seat and through D and the sled top in connecting place a washer between the bolt licad bead and the seat plank another between blocks C and D and a third between the sled top and the bolt nut cut block B H fig 9 out of a piece at 0 tab bevel its top edge as shown in fig 7 and tomitsu the pair a 0 hinges binges to the wider edge bore holes through the block for bolting the hinges through their center holo hole drive screws through tho the other holes then fasten the other halt of the hinges to tho the plank flank seat boat using bolts for tho the center holes and screws for the outer holes and spike tho block to the sled top tho the hinge arrangement ran gement is necessary so the stern sled filed will riso rise and fall as it runs over uneven ground ot at the bow sled connect tho the bow of tho the stem sled with the seat plank by 18 16 inch pieces of chain attached to td figs 2 and 7 cross pieces F figs 8 6 and 7 support tho the handlebars handle bars fasten them to tho po under fide odthe of the seat plank use kroom broo m handled FOR YOUR SCHOOL DESK every girl should have a holder for fo pencils and pen penholder holder to keep then them from scattering about in her school desk cretonne of a dark color with a i small pattern Is the best beat material to t use for the holder shown in fig 1 first cut a piece of cloth 7 inches wide and 8 9 inches long mg fig 3 then turn down 2 inches of its length A figs 3 and 4 and stitch the th turned over edgo edge as indicated by the th A V Y t n row of small dote etota in fig 4 the heavy dotted line alno in fig 4 indicates where to make the second fold to bring side U B over to tho the side the pockets are partitioned oft off with up and down rows ot of fine stitching sow bow a short piece of tape to the center of one side of at the holder to provide for tying the holder in a roll fig 1 and 2 some of you girls will peter the holder shown in fig 6 5 because of its pocket for erasers asera cr pencil sharpener penknife pen knife pens pencil stubs etc figure 6 chows the pattern by whid which to cut the cloth also how the edges should bo be turned over slightly or else be ba bound with a narrow braid to t A ij ac r A C 0 conceal the raw edge the dotted lines tho the folding the outer third A folds over on to the center third nto lorm form tho the pocket and it t la Is stitched to 11 along the top and bottom edges and the outer third C to Is provided with small pockets for pencils the pen wiper shown in fig 7 la is composed of 0 four layers of lightweight flannel 4 H 3 3 and avi 2 inches in diameter sawed together through their centers with a fancy button sewed to tho the top figure 8 avows tho the tour four cir oAlar pieces placed one on top of tho the other this diagram also shows by dotted lines how to prepare the pieces by first folding over a square of cloth now from top to bot bottom tont then from side to side and then from corner to corner into the ilia form ot of fig 8 9 cut off tho the upper corner on an tire arc it f a circle as Indic b by dotted line ithe in fig 9 and notch the folded edges fig 10 use two colors of flannel alte alternating r them and you will wl 1 l have a most moot attractive pen wiper never carry a pointed instrument in your pocket or lay it away in our desk without protect protecting inc the points A cork pushed tar far enough ohto the paints to hold fast makes a good pro lection rigs figs 11 and 12 |