Woodworking for beginners; a manual for amateurs . Fig. 190. page 219), with the exception of the roof. The constructionis similar to that of the houses already described. It can be made of | or J stock. The dimensions of thebottom can be made to agree with those of any baking-pan youjiiay have, as shown, The slide in the roof can be made of zinc Houses for Animals 137. Fig, 191. or tin. That in the side can be of either zinc or wood. Afterthe wire cloth has beennailed on a strip of wood canbe nailed around the frontedge as a moulding. Thelittle sleeping-box in the up-per corner can be readily
Woodworking for beginners; a manual for amateurs . Fig. 190. page 219), with the exception of the roof. The constructionis similar to that of the houses already described. It can be made of | or J stock. The dimensions of thebottom can be made to agree with those of any baking-pan youjiiay have, as shown, The slide in the roof can be made of zinc Houses for Animals 137. Fig, 191. or tin. That in the side can be of either zinc or wood. Afterthe wire cloth has beennailed on a strip of wood canbe nailed around the frontedge as a moulding. Thelittle sleeping-box in the up-per corner can be readilyreached from the slide in theroof and connects with thefloor of the house by a littledoor and a flight of steps(Fig. 191). The latter -canbe made as shown in Fig. 173. The most difficult part of thishouse to make nicely is the joining of the roof-boards. Thesemust be bevelled at the ridge and the tops of the ends must alsobe bevelled where they join theroof (see Bevelling). For otherdetails, see the houses alreadydescribed. A more elaborate affair,shown below, can be made quitelarge and will give roomfor a whole familyof squirrels. Thishouse is, however,consider-ably moredifficult tomake thanthe othersshown inthis chap-ter, and ifyou have
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