Woodworking for beginners; a manual for amateurs . nroof or with wire (Fig. 176). If these frames are fastened withscrews or screw-eyes and hooks, the whole can quickly be takenapart if desired, A very simple cage can be easily made, on the principle of thecommon chicken coop, with a few boardsor slats and a little wire netting (), but a house of this sort is not espe-cially desirable except for economy ofmaterials and labour. The constructionis too simple to require description. A much better form is that with uprightsides, or with one slanting side. and 179 show an excellent


Woodworking for beginners; a manual for amateurs . nroof or with wire (Fig. 176). If these frames are fastened withscrews or screw-eyes and hooks, the whole can quickly be takenapart if desired, A very simple cage can be easily made, on the principle of thecommon chicken coop, with a few boardsor slats and a little wire netting (), but a house of this sort is not espe-cially desirable except for economy ofmaterials and labour. The constructionis too simple to require description. A much better form is that with uprightsides, or with one slanting side. and 179 show an excellent arrangement, easily made. Itcan be made any desired size or proportions and is suitablefor quite a variety of animals. If small, | stock will bethick enough, but if large, J stock should be used. Theconstruction is similar to that of a common box (see Box-7naking^page 219). One corner of each end should be sawed off slant-ingly (Fig. 178), and a rectangular piece cut from the oppositecorner, as shown, before the box is nailed together. The bevel-. FiG. 177.


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