Woodworking for beginners; a manual for amateurs . Fig. 182. desired. These openings can be cut as shown on page get out the framework for the open end and fasten it inposition. A door can be fitted wherever desired and the roofput on, as just shown. A house or cage, chiefly open-work, with two sleeping-boxesor nests (Fig. 183) is similar in general construction. This issuitable for indoors (as inan outbuilding). If to beleft exposed to the weather,a solid roof can be added,or it can be covered withcanvas or something of thesort when necessary. Theconstruction is similar tothat of tho
Woodworking for beginners; a manual for amateurs . Fig. 182. desired. These openings can be cut as shown on page get out the framework for the open end and fasten it inposition. A door can be fitted wherever desired and the roofput on, as just shown. A house or cage, chiefly open-work, with two sleeping-boxesor nests (Fig. 183) is similar in general construction. This issuitable for indoors (as inan outbuilding). If to beleft exposed to the weather,a solid roof can be added,or it can be covered withcanvas or something of thesort when necessary. Theconstruction is similar tothat of those already de-scribed. This cage can beused for pigeons and other. Fig. 183. pets, and can be made of any size, according to the door, see Doors and Hinges^ in Part V. The box at-tachments can best be made at the same time, just alike I ;2 Wood-Working for Beginners (see Box-niakingy page 219), and fastened to the sides of thehouse, the doorways having been cut in the sides beforethe house was put togetlier. If these boxes or nests cannotbe readily reached for cleaning, they should be hinged to themain house, or have special openings with lids or doors, sothat they can be kept clean. The ridge-pole is simply a strip ofboard placed horizontally between the upper ends of the rafters. Rabbit Hutch.—A simple rabbit-house, or hutch, can be made by putting together a good-sized box, parti-tioning off oneend, to be closedby a door, andleaving the restopen, except for
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