Handy man's workshop and laboratory . ,which sketch also shows the grooves in which the sash tongue-and-groove connection should be made where the twosashes meet, or a strip of wood should be nailed on either, tooverlap the other, and keep out the wind and rain. HANDY MAN S WORKSHOP AND LABORATORY The flooring,. which can be made of ordinary boards or acheaper grade of tongue-and-groove boards, planed on one sideonly, are cut to fit close up to the sides, and around the studdingor posts, and nailed to the joists with eightpenny nails. Thejoists are 2x4, notched 1 inch, as shown. It wil
Handy man's workshop and laboratory . ,which sketch also shows the grooves in which the sash tongue-and-groove connection should be made where the twosashes meet, or a strip of wood should be nailed on either, tooverlap the other, and keep out the wind and rain. HANDY MAN S WORKSHOP AND LABORATORY The flooring,. which can be made of ordinary boards or acheaper grade of tongue-and-groove boards, planed on one sideonly, are cut to fit close up to the sides, and around the studdingor posts, and nailed to the joists with eightpenny nails. Thejoists are 2x4, notched 1 inch, as shown. It will be noticed that the first board of the sides, nearest thehouse, is notched all the way down, to fit up snugly against theweather boards. This is done by means of a pencil and a smallstick, held as in Fig. 8. The stick is traced along the outline ofthe weather boarding, while the pencil, being held against theupright board of the shop, makes an exact copy of the outline, asa guide for the saw. Narrow boards, sometimes called plates,. ^ ^ Fig. 8—Tracing a profileof the weather boards Fig. 9—Sills for the door and windows 3 are nailed all around the top of the sides, under the eaves of theroof, notching them out where the joists of the roof come door can be made of the same stuff as the sides, strength-ened with battens as shown in Fig. 1. A diagonal batten can beput on also, letting it bear top and bottom against the horizontalbattens, and taking care to let it slope in the right direction, thelower end being near the hinges. Hinges and a latch, also adraw-bolt, are all the furnishings necessary for the inside, anda padlock for the outside. A plain narrow frame can be putaround the outside of the windows, and a sill made (Fig. 9)from 1-inch stuff, for the door and windows, will improve theappearance. A door-step can be made from the same stuff asthe sides, or from i-inch boards, nailed to the front of the shop,before the tread is put on. The ground should be mad
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