StNicholas [serial] . DOLLS FURNITURE. EACH PIECE CUT FROM ONE BLOCK. Photographed with thimble and spool to show comparative size. (All work illustrated on this page was made by Mr. George W. Lockwood.) 78 NATURE AND SCIENCE FOR YOUNG FOLKS [Nov., as well as for the careful sharpening of his pen-cils. When in the woods he always cut a walk-ing-stick with the same exquisite care. I remem-ber that the teacher commended his circles andother geometrical figures. They often lookedbetter than those in the book. In later years Ihave noted that his lifes work is better done thanthat of most of the ot
StNicholas [serial] . DOLLS FURNITURE. EACH PIECE CUT FROM ONE BLOCK. Photographed with thimble and spool to show comparative size. (All work illustrated on this page was made by Mr. George W. Lockwood.) 78 NATURE AND SCIENCE FOR YOUNG FOLKS [Nov., as well as for the careful sharpening of his pen-cils. When in the woods he always cut a walk-ing-stick with the same exquisite care. I remem-ber that the teacher commended his circles andother geometrical figures. They often lookedbetter than those in the book. In later years Ihave noted that his lifes work is better done thanthat of most of the other members of the , a jack-knife or even the sharpening of apencil shows something of character. Let themboth be the best possible. Young people in the country and all nature. INTRICATE LINKED CHAIN.(Photograph from Mr. Day Allen Willey. From whittling by F. Clay.) lovers find many uses for a sharp it the smaller parts of plants may be dissec-ted, samples of woods may be selected andsmoothed to show the grain, souvenirs may becut and carved. The woodsman, especially theNew England woodsman, is proverbially a whit-tler, and through practice he becomes exceedinglyexpert in the use of the implement. For thosewho do especially skilful whittling, the favoritestunts are to make concentric rings withincubes of wood, to originate furniture, fans,chains from broomsticks, and peach-stone bas-kets. Some of these broomstick chains become
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