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Show I HANDICRAFT FOR BOYS AND GIRLS $ A. NEELY HALL and DOROTHY PERKINS (Copyright, by A. Neely Hall.) HANDY THINGS TO MAKE FOR MOTHER. ! For the sleeve board (Fig. 1) you 'will require wood three-quarters or one Inch thick, out of which to cut rpieces A and B (Figs. 2 and 3), and a carpenter's "dowel" stick about two feet long from which to cut four pieces five Inches long for connecting 1A and B. Figs. 2 and 3 show the measurements meas-urements for cutting pieces A and B, U 15" H Tt' ALtl J L(fp and the location of the one-half Inch holes for the dowels, which should extend entirely through the pieces. Coat the ends of the dowels with glue, and fasten them with finishing nails driven, through the edges of A and li. Fig. 4 shows a unique rack 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 be dropped out of the way as In Fig. 5. Fig. 6 shows the dimensions for board A, Fig. 7 the dimensions for board B, and Fig. 8 the length of the broomhandle arms C. The holes in board U must be of the exact diameter of the broomhandles. 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. I I - H i 1 T 4 ; ji b m i m is- 1 6) are provided for pin H to slij through when the arms have beer raised, to hold them in that poBitlor (Fig. 4). Screw one screw eye Into the edge of board B (E, Fig. 6), and two screw eyes Into board A (F, Fig. 5), In the right positions so when the arma are raised screw eye E will come betweer screw eyes F. Screw eyes G (Figs, i and 5) are provided for hangers. The purpose of the bread-sllclnf board (Fig. 9) Is to make It easy te slice a loaf of bread so each slice li of equal thickness on all edges. Fig. 10 shows the dimensions foi base A, and Fig. 11 the dimensions fo: uprights B. Block C will keep up 1 fffT B0 jrfj I ! rights U the right distance apart fo the slot for the bread knife Nail up rights B in place, then slip a Bav through the slots, and cut a smal groove in base A (D, Figs. 9 and 11) si the knife will cut through the botton bread crust easily. Strip E (Fig. 9) is nailed to the fa edge of baso A, to push the breai ngain6t when cutting, and strip I (Fig. 9) fits between uprights 13, oi the ens' of base A, and should be o the proper width so there will be es ectly five-sixteenths of an inch spac between 1U inside idge and slot L CORK TOYS. If you will save the cork from every empty bottle before It is thrown out or disposed of to the ragman, you will soon have enough shapes and sizes to provide an afternoon's fuu of toymaking. If you do not want to wait until enough corks have accumulated accu-mulated by this means, you can get what you will need at a drug store. In addition to corks, you must have some cardboard, Borne worsted, beads, toothpicks, burnt matches, pins and glue. For cutting the corks use a very sharp knife. The horse (Fig. 1) has a body made of two tapered corks, with the small ends glued together. Use the pat-torn pat-torn In Fig. 2 for the head, and glue this in a slot cut across the end of the body. The legs may be toothpicks or matches; glue them into holes in l ill jfjcV Aril Otf WWV1 ) I flfttr the cork body. The tail is made of several strands of worsted tied to a pin (Fig. 3), which is stuck into tha body. The funny little porcupine (Fig. 4) has a tapered cork body (Fig. 6), toothpick legs, a cardboard heat) (Fig. 6), and toothpick quills. Because cork birds and animals are funny creatures at best, it is proper to devise varieties other than those found in zoos. Fig. 7 shows a peculiar pe-culiar specimen. Isn't he a dandy with his ornamental nock? Five glass beads strung upon a toothpick form the neck, the cardboard head (Fig. 8) sticks upon the end of the , toothpick neck, and the toothpick legs have beads glued upon their ends. The duck (Fig. 9) Is one of the many floating toys which can be made Fig. 10 shows the head and neck, Fig II the tail, and Fig 11 the keel fas tened to the under side of the body to prevent upsetting. The keel should be of cardboard coated with paraffin Tapering corks make splendid pots for toy plants for a doll house (Fig 15), and plants can be made of papei or pieces of artificial ferns. If you have never made a cork jave lin to toss at a target, you have missec lots of fun. Fig. 16 shows how tc r make one by inserting a needle in tn :I bottom of a tapered cork, and a feati "f er in the top. n Enough cork furniture can be d f vised to furnish a doll's Louse cor : pletely. Fig. 17 shows a bed. Th e has a cardboard mattress, cork fee . and a pillow of two tapering corks. |