Show jj handicraft FOR R BOYS AND GIRLS py A NEELY HALL and d DOROTHY DORO THY PERKINS PE R N S t by A neely hall HANDY THINGS TO MAKE FOR MOTHER for tho the sleeve board fig 1 you awill will require wood three abreo quarters or lone one inch thick out of which to cut pieces A and D figs 2 and 3 and a carpenters dorel stick about two feet long from which to cut four pieces five inches long tor for connecting A and 13 figs 2 and 3 show the meas J Jure ur emonts mento for cutting pieces A and D 5 co 7 4 and the location of the one half inch holes for the do dowels which should extend entirely through the pieces coat the ends of the dowels with glue and fasten them with finishing nalla malls driven through the edges of A and U B fig 4 shows chows a unique rack tor for dish towels with the back board so hinged that when the towels hung upon them have dried and been put away the arms may bo be dropped out of the way as in fig 5 mg fig 6 shows the dimensions tor for board aboard A fig 7 the dimensions tor for board D and fig 8 the length of the broom handlo arms C the holes in board D must be of the exact diameter of the broom handles coat the ends of the arms with glue and drive a nail through the edge of board B into each one pair of hinges Is sufficient for hinging board B to A they should be screwed to the edges as shown at D fig 6 screw eyes E and F fig G a r 11 it BEVEL C C 6 are provided for pin 11 II to slip through when the arms have been raised to hold bold them in that position fig 4 screw one screw eye into the edge of at board B D E fig 6 5 and two screw eyes into board A F mg fie 5 in the right positions so when the arms are raised screw eye 10 will come between screw eyes F screw eyes 0 figs figo 4 and 6 5 are provided for hangers bangers the purpose of at the bread slicing board fig 9 Is to make it easy to slice a loaf of bread so eo each slice Is of equal thickness on all edges fig 10 40 shows shown the dimensions for base A and fig 11 the dimensions tor for uprights 13 clock block C will keep uprights B B 4 A c C D 1 B the right distance apart for the slot for the bread knife nail uprights B in place then slip er a saw through the slots blots and cut a small email groove in base A D figs 8 9 and 11 so the knife will cut through tho the bottom bread crust easily strip B 13 fig FIB 8 9 la Is nailed to the tha tar far edgo of baso base A to push the bread against when cutting and strip F fig 0 9 fits between uprights B on the end of baso base A and should be of the proper width BO there them will bo be exactly five sixteenths of at on an inch space between lu its imjoo idge and slot oot A CORK TOYS it if you will save sava tho the cork from every empty bottlo battle before it is thrown out or disposed of to the ragman you will soon have enough shapes and sizes to provide an afternoons tun fun of at it you do not want to watt wait until enough corks have accumulated mutated by this thin means you can get what you will need at a drug store lu la addition to corks you must have some soma cardboard some worsted beads toothpicks burnt matches pins and glue por for cutting the corks use a very sharp knife tho the horse fig 1 has a body made of two tapered corks with the small ends glued together use the pattern in fig 2 for or tho the head and glue this in a slot cut across tho the end of 0 the body the tha legs may be toothpicks or matches glue them into holes in C G 0 ce the cork body the tall Is made 09 0 several strands of worsted tied to a plu pin mg fig 3 which la Is stuck into tha body the tunny funny little porcupine fig 4 has a tapered cork body fig 5 toothpick legs a cardboard head fig 6 and toothpick quills birds and animals alq funny tunny creatures at boat best it is proper to devise varieties other than those found in zoos fig 7 shows a pe cullar specimen ho he a dandy with his ornamental back five glass beads strung upon A toothpick form the neck tho the cardboard head bead 0 mg fig 8 sticks upon the end of the toothpick neck and the toothpick legs have beads glued upon their ends tho the duck pig fig 9 Is one of the many floating toys which can be made fig 10 shows the head and neck pig fig 11 the tall tail and fig lt 15 the keel fastened to the under side of the body to prevent upsetting the keel should be of 0 cardboard coated with paraffin tapering corks malco make splendid pots for toy plants for a doll house bouse fig 15 and plants can be made of paper or pieces of artificial ferns it if you have never made a cork javelin to toss at a target you have missed lots of fun mg fig 18 shows how to e make one by inserting a needle in the bottom of a tapered cork and a feather in tho the top enough cork furniture can bo be d do a to furril furnish sh a dolls dolla house completely ely fig 17 shown a bed this has baa a cardboard mattress cork cord feet and a pillow of two tapering cot cockx |