The San Francisco call., 1907-03-31

I'm the center OF is tue hole for the
wise screw, which may be in this case,
too. of iron or wood, as preferred.
The way / made my bench TO fit this
wise l cut TWO holes in the front OF the
bench which the pieces (y) fit into Be
careful TO get them the right size and
the right distance apart and the right
distance from the top edge of the bench,
so that when the wise is showed clear in
the top edge of the wise it will be just
at the edge of the bench and not below
or above.
Now inside the bench in under, nail
two two-by-fours running back So that
the pieces % viii slide right along their
faces between them.
%. b. Fig show these pieces and the
lower sketch or the same figure shows
how the strips (s) are fastened to the
two-by-four so that the piece w will be
steered between.
Though not very large the pieces (v)
and Isl can be dimly seen in the upper
Fig, A. The white spot between the two
by-fours is the screw Of the wise.
This runs. OF course, through the cen
tral hole of V. then through similar
hole in the apron Of the bench. the front
board d. TO the back Of which the nut
is fastened.
There's a little groove in the screw
piece S, where it is inside V. and if
you drive a spike alongside through he
edge of the hole the screw piece fits
through, so that the spike fits in the
groove. then the jaw of the wise viii
follow the movements Of the screw out
and in without your having to pull IL out
separately.
Now YOU see how the screw will pull
the wise jaw V in toward the bench,
The pieces ND sliding between the guides
(s) win steer it straight ana when you
unscrew the wise it slides easily out.
For the bench toprthat makes kitch-
en- table INTO workbench so that when
you boys haven't a place 10 have a shop
you can fix up the kitchen. Proceed as
follows:
First make a top OF inch boards just
the size Of the table top. bracing it uh-
derneath with two-by-four eross-pieces at
the ends and one extra one for the see
ond wise guide as at Cbl. and just far
enough away from the other piece (b) at
the end so that the pieces er) on your
wise will fit snugly between them
When this top Is done then rail on
end pieces G which stick down an inch
or so below the lower edge OF the end
two-by-fours so that they will keep the
bench top from sliding endwlse whea you
are using The piano or the like.
This done nail ON the piece r at the
back. sticking down toe little below the
twe-by-four edges in back and six inches
above the bench top on top SO as you can
rut little tool rack ir) on it IL you want.
The apron In front should be six or
eight inches deep and put on as shown,
nailed to the front edge OF the board top
we've made andxo the ends of the ends
{. Holes are cut in it as l have told you
about before. for the wise.
"A second inch piece 3 twelve inches
wide is now fastened ON top Of the first
bench top A along the front edge as
shown, the screws that fasten II In place
being screwed up from beneath SO that
there VIII be no nah or screw heads on
the surface OF the bench for plane or
ehisels 10 knock against
1T is a surprisingly handy thing to
fix a second wise at the right hand end
of the bench. Then you can make the
square holes th) in line down the bench
and all the same size, and put one in the
wise jaw V at r the same way and then
when you are planning UP a board that
wants TO slip around sidewse you can
put 1t between the peg in the end wise
and a peg p in the hole that's nearest
the length of the board, and when you
tighten up the wise the board viii be held
tight from both ends. The peg. p on the
right in Fig. is the bench stop to put
the boards up against that you are plan
ing.
Fig shows the kind of bench stop
that has a spring attached to hold it firm
in the hole. and yet so that it may be
easily taken out. a common square peg
will do very well though, one that will
nt tightly and can be regulated in height
by driving it up from beneath.
Figure shows the old fashioned tenn
porary bench stop that will hold boards
too. on edge when they are forced into
the, ",
THE holes in the front apron or the
bench-the board D--are for a peg to fit
into to hold board when you are for
instance planning II on edge. One end will
be firmly held In the wise and the other
held from slipping down by peg. One
Is shown in place in Fig. ?.
Now about that store bench again in
Fig. /.
This is made almost the same as the
table top bench I've just told you about
only there'll be the legs added.
These should be Of two by four and
fastened at the joints as at tk) with lag
screws which may be bought of the
right size al any hardware store for a
few cents.
Little strips (a) at the ends of the
toa A between the edge of s and the
back hoard will keep things from rolling
off the bench ends.
'The back board of the bench is fixed
up as a tool rack. ID is brace held by
little hooks: 90 Is bit rack which