Handy man's workshop and laboratory . Fig. 97—A chisel point prevents wood from splitting 86 HANDY MANS WORKSHOP AND LABORATORY. REMEDY FOR LOOSE WOOD SCREWS A convenient method of mak-ing a loose screw hold is illus-trated herewith. Take a softpiece of copper wire, and wind it-around the threads cf the screw-as shown, thus in effect increas-ing the diameter of the threadedpart. This will save plugging orusing a larger screw.—60WEATHERBOARD GAGEIt is customary, when cutting off weatherboarding, to fit upagainst the corner strips of a frame house, to use the long squareor carpenters rule. The s

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Handy man's workshop and laboratory . Fig. 97—A chisel point prevents wood from splitting 86 HANDY MANS WORKSHOP AND LABORATORY. REMEDY FOR LOOSE WOOD SCREWS A convenient method of mak-ing a loose screw hold is illus-trated herewith. Take a softpiece of copper wire, and wind it-around the threads cf the screw-as shown, thus in effect increas-ing the diameter of the threadedpart. This will save plugging orusing a larger screw.—60WEATHERBOARD GAGEIt is customary, when cutting off weatherboarding, to fit upagainst the corner strips of a frame house, to use the long squareor carpenters rule. The square is sometimes held along the edgeof the weatherboard, or down the side of the corner strip. Eithermethod necessitates carrying the square along, or fetching itfrom where it was laid down. Fig. 98—Remedy for loosewood screws

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