Evening star., 1937-12-19
Workshops
as
Daily Aids
Cheap Material
And Personal
Skill Used.

NOW that so many Of you boys have
your own workshops, the general
problem is to find things to make that
are useful and easy to construct as we'll
as cheap in cost. Here is starting
off collection of four pieces that meet
all three OF these requirements.
Perhaps one of the most essential
things to any woodworker is tool
chest. chest prevents loss or mis-
placement of frequently used tools and
cures the bad habit of leaving your
tools everywhere in every ones way.
This practical tool chest is made Of
12-inch or y Inch material. The fol-
lowing pieces are required: Two end
pieces 10 inches by Is inches, two side
pieces 10 inches by 36 inches and two
pieces 36 inches by 16 inches for the
side and bottom.
Nail the side pieces securely to the
ends, making sure the ends are between
the sides. Nail the bottom on with
substantial nails, putting screws in
each corner. The top is fastened on
with medium-size hinges, which are
attached inside with quarter-inch
screws. If you wish, add metal side
brackets. lock and handles on each
end. Wooden partitions are generally
welcome additions, too
Modern tables are also very popular
with workshop owners Here are direc-
tions for making a modern all-purpose
table. For sides. two pieces "a inches
by IA inches of half-inch Cor more)
material are required. The top is Is
inches by 10 inches and the two
shelves are IA inches by 18 inches. The
top is first attached to the sides with
nails and glue. Five inches from the
top the first shelf is attached, leaving a
little space for placing magazines and
the like. thus eliminating the trouble
OF making a drawer The second shelf
is placed about inches from the first,
leaving space for books. Curve the
corner with sandpaper. Draw a half
inch line along both sides of the top
and sides. Sand the corners to reach
this line. Paint or varnish the fin
ished table in any desired color.
Flower stands always are welcomed
by mother. Follow these directions
TO make flower stand in modern de-
sign. Select a piece of semi-hard
material So inches long and inches
square for the base. Measure down
IL inches and mark it on each side. Do
the same for the next 2 feet. As the
material is to be turned ~on a wood
lathe, be sure the measurements are
accurate. After the material has been
fastened to the lathe, round he first
IL inches only until the wood has
completely taken shape. For the next
IL inches, round the material y inch
deeper than the first. Follow the
same procedure for the third, making
it &-inch deeper than the second.
Sand all three portions smooth with
a f1ne-grain sandpaper while running
on the lathe. eFor a table to hold
the flowers, an 8 by inch square
board is used Paint the entire stand
white. Caution: Use only small
flowers on it, so as not to upset the
balance of the stand.
An ordinary orange box can be con-
verted into fine bookcase. Select
an orange box that has only two
boards on each side, each being about
inches wide. Measure the top and
the bottom to find the middle, and
draw line with yardstick straight
down the side, letting the line be be-
ween the two side boards. Using this
line as guide, saw directly along
1t to cut the box in half. Remove the
middle partition from each of the
halves. Nail the two shelves about
8 inches apart in the half with the
back to it. These will accommodate
standardized books.
After the shelves have been nailed
in sand the sides and the entire
interior with medium grain sand
paper. Paint it any desired color.