Show 0 handicraft FOR BOYS AND GIRLS a by A NEELY HALL and DOROTHY PERKINS v 0 o A noly hall 1111 C pr glit by A HOME WORKBENCH WORK BENCH it will aill be worth your while to save up nickels and dimes for the material necessary to build the workbench work bench in fig 1 because with such a bench you can make many things that would not be possible otherwise fig 2 shows how the framework is constructed the legs A are two by fours two toot feet long the top plates 13 are two by fours the length ot of P which will III be determined by the width you decide to make the bench the end cross rails C are one by tours fours ot of the same length as pieces B the side cross rails E are one by fours the length of 0 which will be determined by the length you decide to make the bench and the diagonal braces D and F are one by tours fours after sawing legs A and top plates D to the proper lengths spike the plates to the top of the legs and nail end rails C to the sides four inches above the bottom fig 3 then cut diagonal braces D and nail one on each side of the legs as in fig 3 connect the end frames with the side rails E fig 2 and then with tto diagonal braces P F the bench top should have at least one two inch plank in it along the E B A front back of f this plank one inch boards may be used to save on the cost of material A strip of wood of the proper thickness should ie be nailed to plates B to raise the boards to the height of the plank the side edges of the bench top should come even with plates B when the top has been fastened to the framework nail an apron G fig 4 to the front of the bench cut this out of an eight inch board ot of the length of the bench and trim off each end on the diagonal as shon the bench vise visa requires an iron bench screw fig 5 this will cost 60 50 cents at a hardware store cut the law jaw H fig 6 out of a piece 0 of L two by six 20 inches long boro bore a hole ani through the center of one face six inches below the top for the bench screw to stick through bevel off the top tol as shown and notch the lowe cor nor for a sliding strip 1 I a piece one inch thick three inches wide 14 inches long and bore a hole through aarol Q G the lefthand left hand bench leg at and exactly the same distance below the bench that the hole in the jaw J aw ala was borad top S below I 1 Us ts top then enlarge enla gess this hole upon the inside of the leg Is as much a as is necessary tor for the iron threaded thread socket fig 4 41 to fit in and fas fasten the socket bocket in the hole with screws HOMEMADE HOME MADE POTTERY first you must get the clay model ing clay can be purchased wherever artists materials are sold you must have a small board to work upon a pie life tin on which to build a knife a short stick flat on one end and pointed on the other and a ruler begin tho ao little jar in fig 1 with its base put a handful of 0 clay on tho the board r d pa pat t i it out nv with I 1 t h Y your 0 band u until n t il tur chaan the hoa i inch n c b t thick 1 c and s smooth m 0 0 off the s surface u r fig 2 then take a coffee cup invert it upon the base and with your knife trim away the clay outside ot of the rim fig 3 to build up the walls walla put a handful of 0 clay on the work board and smooth it out into a MW 4 L A n 1 long strip IL 4 inch thick then with knife and ruler trim off one edge of the piece and cut a number ot of strips inch wide fig 4 taking one ona strip stand it on top of 0 the base and rub its edge into the base fig 5 continue building the walls walla by placing one strip upon another loining joining each to the one beneath and smoothing over the joints as you go until the walls are as high as you want them to be fill uneven places with bits of 0 clay and smooth out rough places with your fingers m moistened ened with water when you have learned how to build with clay you will be able to construct any of the articles shown in figs 6 to 17 to make the candlestick fig 6 prepare a round base Vs 4 inch thick Z L figs 7 and 8 then aben put a lump ol of clay in the center work nork it into the base place another lump on top and work it into the lower portion fig 9 and continue in this way until the candlestick Is as high as you want it then force a candle into the moist clay tv twisting asting it around until it has made a deep enough socket for or itself itsell fig 10 A cardboard with one edge trimmed to the proper shape makes it easy to get the walls symmetrical and projections equal fig 11 when you must leave a piece unfinished cover it with a wet cloth to keep ICI the clay from rom hardening pottery that you buy is glazed and then fired hard in a kiln but we ae cannot use this process and it Is unnecessary the clay will dry hard enough and the tha Z Z Z 15 only thi thing n 9 we must look after Is waterproofing ter proofing the pieces that are to bold water this can be done with bathtub enamel the enamel may be mixed with pigments tor for outside surfaces and by experimenting you will be able to get some very pretty color effects try ornamenting your pottery by drawing designs upon it with ith A pointed stick |