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Show i HANDICRAFT FOR BOYS AND GIRLS J A. NEELY HALL and DOROTHY PERKINS . "V,m (Copyright, by A. Ncely Hall.) A TOY MOTOR BOAT. The toy motor-boat shown in the Illustrations is propelled by a tin propeller pro-peller run by a rubber-band motor. First cut out the hull from a piece ' of wood 1 inch thick, making it of the shape r.r.d dimensions shown in Fig. 3. Be careful to curve the side edges the same. The stern end should be sawed off on a bevel as shown In Fig. 4. The sides of the boat (B, Figs. 4 and 5) are tbin strips 2Vs Inches wide. Nail one to one edg of the hull, then saw off the bow end on a line with the bow of the hull, and the stern end on the same slant as the bevel cut on the stern of the hull. With one side in place, nail on the second side and trim off Its ends. The stern piece (C, Figs. 6 and 6) should be cut next to fit the slanted ends of the sides. The propeller (E, Fig. 6) is cut from the side of a tin can. Cut a piece 3 inches long and inch wide, round Its ends, and with the point of a nail pierce a hole through it each side of the center of the length of the piece (Fig. 7)."T'o finish the propeller, it is only necessary to take hold of the two ends and twist the piece into the shape rhown In Fig. 8. The propeller 3 is mounted upon a short wire shaft, one end of which is bent into a hook (F, Fig. 8). Stick the long end of this shaft through one hole in the propuller, and the hooked end through the other hole, then twist the hooked end over on to the main part of the shaft, as shown in Fig. 9. The propeller is'supported upon the bearing plate G (Figs. 6 and 10). Cut this out of a piece of tin i inches wide by 3 inches long, bend it In half crosBwiBe to g'ie it stiffness, and then bend i( engthwise to the angle shown bo it will fit over the slanted stern cf the boat. Punch two holes through the upper end for naiBng to the stem, and a hole at the lower end for the propeller shaft to run through. A couple of beads must be slipped over the shaft between the propeller and plate G, to act as a "thrust bearing" (H, Figs. 9 and 11). Probably you can find a couple of glass beads In your mother's button bag. -Vi . 6 l 'W!Hr j lO ' yf j 7 U After slipping the beads on to the shaft, and sticking the shaft end through the hole la bearing plate G bend the end of the shaft into a hook; then screw a small screw-hook into the bottom of the hull of the boat at the bow ena (I, Fig. 6), and you vill be ready for tDe rubber-band motor. mo-tor. Rubber bands about iy2 inches In length are best for the purpose. Loop these together end to end (Fig 12) to form a strand that will reach from hook I to the hook on the propeller-shaft; then form three more strands of this same length, and slip the end loops of all four strands over the hno' MINIATURE GREENHOUSE FOR STARTING SEEDS INDOORS. Small boxes are better than large ones, because the earth makes the boxes heavy and the smaller thej are the easier they are to handle. Starch boxes are of a good size. Fig. 1 shows the simpler form of miniature greenhouse Cut the tops of the starch box ends slanted so that the front edge is about 2V4 inches high and the rear edge 5 inches high, and cut down the front and back even with the edges of the ends, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 2. Many of you girls will find it no trick at all to cut down the starch box in this way, but. if you think you cannot do it, ask fa ther or brother to lend a hand. With the cutting done, get a piece of glasf large enough to fit over the top and project a trifle over the front and ends. Possibly you can find an un used picture frame with a glass of the right size, or several camera platev that can be fastened together witb passepartout paper to make a pieci large enough to cover the box; If not a painter will sell you a piece for e nickel. The model shown In Fig. 4 look; more like a florist's nursery green house. The starch box which form: ; the foundation must be cut down as li dicated by dotted lines in Fig. 5, s the remaining depth will be about twe and one-half inches (Fig. 6). With the box thus prepared, cut two end piece out of thick cardboard (A, Fig 7), and tack these to the bo: ends. Make the peak of each f inches above the bottom edge. Thi box may be stood on end upon th-cardboard th-cardboard for the purpose or marklnj out the lower portion of end pieces A When the cardboard ends have beei marked out, cut, and tacked to the bo. ends, procure two pieces of glass o: the right size to project over thi ends A and sides of the box, as showr in Fig. 4. Join these two pieces (I-and (I-and C, Fig. 8) at the peak with a strij of tape lapped over them (D, Fig. 8) Unless the boxe- are lined witl metal they are likely to leak after yoi water the planted seeds, so it is t good idea to place a cake tin or some thing of the sort beneath to catch thi drippings, and to attach hpool fee: to keep the bottoms high' and dry Give the owtside of the boxes a couple of coats o white enamel. Select the loamlest soil that you can find in Isst summer's garden for filling fill-ing your miniature greenhouses; alsc get some pebbles or broken stone Scatter layer of the stone over tr-; tr-; box bo'tom, then spread the soil to a depth of B or 6 inches on top ol the stone. Plant your seeds not closer than 2 in-hes apart, and not deeper than four diameters or tin seeds. Water frequently to keep th soil continuously moist, ir' alio rlenty of sunlight to enter ttroui the glass roofs. |
