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Show LEAVES" from Camp Equipment? Make It Yourself The blatantly "tough" customer proclaims that when he goes camping camp-ing he prefers to "rough it," but the fact is, nevertheless, that camping, for most people, is far pleasanter if the "roughing" is smoothed down a bit by means of a few conveniences. conveni-ences. Any temporary shelter by lake or stream can be made into a livable home. SOURCES OF MATERIAL FOR CAMP CONSTRUCTION The grocery store, hardware establishment, es-tablishment, department store, or indeed in-deed almost any commercial business busi-ness may serve as a source of supply, sup-ply, since all of them have a constant con-stant supply of wooden containers of various kinds of which they are usually glad to dispose of at a small price. It is true that boxes, barrels, bar-rels, orates and so forth are of cheap lumber and that most of such material ma-terial is in narrow widths and short lengths; nevertheless such containers contain-ers can be made to serve satisfactorily satisfac-torily in the construction of camp equipment. Moreover, lumber yards will always sell odd pieces of lumber lum-ber at less cost than they would require for regular yard stocks. If the containers are knocked down they, as well as short lengths from the lumber yard, will be easy to transport. Tools listed below will constitute a fairly complete outfit and many perhaps most of them will be found in the tool-box of the average householder: TOOLS REQUIRED 1 claw hammer, I3-ounce 1 screw driver, 4-inch 1 two-foot folding rule 1 crosscut saw, 22-inch 1 try and miter square, 6-inch 2 chisels, Vt and inch. 1 marking gauge 1 jack plane, 11 inch 1 ratchet brace, 8-inch sweep 2 auger bits, and inch 1 oilstone 1 jackknife. Materials of the sort suggested, aside from the short lengths of lumber lum-ber from the lumber yard, will usually usu-ally be found to be defaced with pencil markings, or with dents and scratches. A plane for the deeper blemishes, and sandpaper for lesser ones will remove such markings and give to the material a smooth and attractive surface. FOLDING TABLE TOP For this table top the builder will require four boards by 7 by 48 inches, together with six flat hinges. The boards should be planed to smoothness and sandpapered; then hinged together, the two center hinges being placed on one side of the top, fastening center boards together, to-gether, and the other four on the other side. The top may then be folded up so that the boards will lie on top of each other. With a pair of wooden horses for a base, such a table will be serviceable for many purposes in the life of the camp, yet can be folded and put out of the way FIREPLACE WOOD BASKET To help in gathering firewood and also to facilitate tidy housekeeping, it is desirable to have a wood-basket. Such a receptacle is easily made, given only two pieces of material ma-terial each -fg by 12 by 28 inches for the sides, one piece & by 16 by 28 inches for the bottom, and one wooden barrel hoop to serve as a handle. Plane the materials, sandpaper sand-paper and finish in an attractive color, or simply stain a wood brown. Round the corners of the side pieces to an attractive curve; nail the sides to the bottom; attach the barrel hoop handle, running the ends of the hoop clear to the bottom of the side pieces, for strength. TRASH CONTAINER For further service in keeping a tidy camp, cover a bushel basket or a peach basket inside and out, with cretonne for an attractive waste-paper waste-paper basket; and for a trash container, con-tainer, any wire-bound plywood crate can be made to serve just by removing remov-ing one end. FINISHING THE ARTICLES Most of the materials herein suggested sug-gested will be of soft wood which will take stains well, consequently the ordinary varnish stains will usually usu-ally be satisfactory. These finishes stain and varnish the wood in one operation, are easy to apply and dry quickly. It is important to remember that lacquering or painting work should be done in a place where there is good ventilation and where there are no flames. For extensive information in this fasci nating Held, together with many drawings and exact directions tor construction, send ten cents to Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D. C, asking for U. S. Dept. of Commerce pamphlet entitled "You Can Make It for Camp or Cottage," volume II. SQUAB PRODUCTION A rather new breed of pigeon for the production of squabs (new to the United States, that is) is the French Mondain. This is one of the largest breeds, weights for a young hen and young cock being about 26 ounces and 27 ounces, respectively. re-spectively. TREATMENT OF HARD SEEDS Both sweet clover and crotalaria, which are frequently used for green manure crops, are extremely hard. Consequently, to facilitate germination, germina-tion, such seeds should be scarified. |