Woodworking for beginners; a manual for amateurs . d, and about i from the rear end a piece of 3 x 4 joistis fitted between the stringers and held in place by a bolt passedthrough it and the stringers. This should be loose enough toallow the block to turn. The spring-board can be made of five strips of f stock, 4 wideand 6 long, screwed to a cleat at the forward end, and securelybolted to the block at the rear end. This apparatus can be finished as in the cases described above. ^=^^- Fig. 272. Vaulting-Horse.—A simple affair (Fig. 273) can be easily Implements for Outdoor Sports 171 arranged b
Woodworking for beginners; a manual for amateurs . d, and about i from the rear end a piece of 3 x 4 joistis fitted between the stringers and held in place by a bolt passedthrough it and the stringers. This should be loose enough toallow the block to turn. The spring-board can be made of five strips of f stock, 4 wideand 6 long, screwed to a cleat at the forward end, and securelybolted to the block at the rear end. This apparatus can be finished as in the cases described above. ^=^^- Fig. 272. Vaulting-Horse.—A simple affair (Fig. 273) can be easily Implements for Outdoor Sports 171 arranged by making a box, perhaps 5 long and 8^ or 10square, which can be supported by flaring legs of joist as shown in the illustrations. First make the box (see Box-making^ in Part II.). Thecorners and edges should berounded (Fig. 274), and thewhole padded and covered withsuch materials as you may haveat hand or can afford for thepurpose. Laying out and saw-ing the bevels for the tops of thelegs is the hardest part of thejob. Transfer the bevels care-. FiG. 273. fully from yourworking draw-ing tothewood,and saw as ex-actlytothelinesas you can. SeealsoUnless Scribing. you
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