. Blakelee's industrial cyclopedia, a simple practical guide ... A ready reference and reservoir of useful information. More than two hundred illustrations. ot at all necessary. Ru§tie Paper Rack.—Cedar is the best material to use, its roughbark and many knots rendering it especially picturesque. A rustic music rackor newspaper stand can be made of five stout cedar canes, the knots cut closeor nearly so, and the bark peeled off. Cross four of the canes, two and two,making two Roman XXs; connect these by a fifth and a shorter cane, andfasten them together with long, slender screws. Varnish the
. Blakelee's industrial cyclopedia, a simple practical guide ... A ready reference and reservoir of useful information. More than two hundred illustrations. ot at all necessary. Ru§tie Paper Rack.—Cedar is the best material to use, its roughbark and many knots rendering it especially picturesque. A rustic music rackor newspaper stand can be made of five stout cedar canes, the knots cut closeor nearly so, and the bark peeled off. Cross four of the canes, two and two,making two Roman XXs; connect these by a fifth and a shorter cane, andfasten them together with long, slender screws. Varnish the frame in the nat-ural color, or stain black to represent ebony, as you prefer. The ends should be left open, but the sides, if you choose, may be filled inwith sheets of birch, or hemlock, or other flexible bark; or, better still, withstout gray linen or canvas bound with colored braid, lined with colored flannelto match, and with some quaint design, or else your monogram applique in flan-nel in the center of each side. In miniature this stand will serve as a letter orcard rack, the sides in such case being of fancy cardboard worked in
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