The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-12-14
A PAcklNe-cAsE DOLLHOUSE.

A PACkiNG-cASE DOLLHOUSE.
A substantial appearing dog-house,
placed in a prominent part OF the
yard, will oftitself furnish to resi-
dence considerable protection from
thieves, inasn,uch as the average thief
will much prefer to pass by that house
than to run the chances Of encounter
ing the dog, which he will naturally
assume to be somewhere upon the
premises I do not mean to suggest
that you boys build dog-house II you
| do not own dog-althOugh this might
| furnish a good excuse for getting
dog later, but II you have dog do
not fail to take advantage of this
means of making known its presence
| to all passersby.
The size of the house will depend
largely upon the breed of your dog,
but in any case it is better to get the
quarters too large than too cramped
for space. In the case OF pup, be
sure to provide for its full growth.
The house shown in Fig. i Is "a
! inches wide, "a inches high at the
lowest point, and AZ inches long, which
is about right for dog of medium
size, The easiest way to build it is by
using a packng-case. One OF these
can usually be obtained at a shoe
| store or drygpods store for rs or 30
cents. You can probably get one OF
| very nearly the dimensions given
! above. but If all you come across are
! too large one way or another it will
not take long to cut one down.
| The first step In the construction
of the house should be the cutting OF
the doorway. For house of the d.
mansions given, this will be about u
inches wide and 20 inches high. Mark
1t out eupon the end OF the packing
case, with an arched top, as shown
| Zig. q; then with your bit and bit
stock lore a series Of holes close to-
gether and just inside Of the line, and
with a compass-saW or other small
saw connect the holes and saw gut
the entire opening. A wood file and
/ the opening When the opening has
been cus, it will be necessary to bind
! together the remaining ends Of the
/ boards on each side Of it with vertical
battens. Place these upon the inside
/ &c, Fig. ~. The end of one or more
of the bottom boards will also have
to be connected to the boards adjoin-
ing by means OF batten fastened
across the under side.
The dog-house may have either
peaked roof or a lean-to roof. The
latter is the better form II you fasten
the house against wall or fence, as
in Fig. 1, which Is good plan ii you
place 1t to one side OF the yard. A
well-made packing-case is REINFORCED
at the ends with vertical battens, as
shown Id Fig. 2, and for the purpose
Of extending these ends to meet the
slanted roof, sayeral inches OF the up
per ends of these battens should be
probably will have to be removed. Cut
| the triangular extension pieces A Gig.
| 81 Of the length of the ends, between
6 and 8 inches wide at the high end,
and slanted down to nothing at the
/ other end. Then prepare the battens
and c OF the right lengths to ex-
tend from the upper edge of pieces A
j down to the tops Of the sawed of ends
Of the battens of the packing-case, and
after mailing them to pieces A set
pieces A in position on the ends OF
the packing-case and nail the lower
ends Of B and Czto the case. FIJI in
the board B between pieces A, on
the high side of the house.
The roof may be covered In any ono
OF several ways. The main thing to
look out for Is that it will be water
tight. The method shown in Fig. I
Is to nail on covering Of boards.
fitted close together, and SO cut as to
form projection OF several inches
over the ends and one side OF the
house, and then cover these with a
/ piece of table oilcloth, tar paper or
heavy canvas. The latter should be
painted after it has been tackled on, to
make 1t waterproof. The method OF
putting on two layers OF boards, with
the edges of the upper boards Tapped
about one inch over the edges OF the
lower boards fF1g, is a good one,
while il you can get a few shingles;
/ you can have q splendid shingled roof.
i If you single the roof, split up the
/ shingles into marrow widths to make
them Of smaller proportions: also ey-