The boy craftsman; practical ad profitable ideas for a boy's leisure hours . Fig. 7. Fig. 8. Some Forms of Bench-stops. to the desired height by giving the screw at C a fewturns with the screw-driver. The teeth in the edge ofB help to hold the work in position. One of the simplest forms of stops is shown in Fig. consists of two screws placed in the top of thebench, which can be raised or lowered with the screw-driver to the height you desire. The stop shown in Fig. 8 is made out of a block ofwood with a birds mouth cut in one side. It shouldbe nailed to one end of the bench in such a posi
The boy craftsman; practical ad profitable ideas for a boy's leisure hours . Fig. 7. Fig. 8. Some Forms of Bench-stops. to the desired height by giving the screw at C a fewturns with the screw-driver. The teeth in the edge ofB help to hold the work in position. One of the simplest forms of stops is shown in Fig. consists of two screws placed in the top of thebench, which can be raised or lowered with the screw-driver to the height you desire. The stop shown in Fig. 8 is made out of a block ofwood with a birds mouth cut in one side. It shouldbe nailed to one end of the bench in such a position thatthe end of the work can be placed in the birds mouth. While most of your work will be done on the bench,and a good portion of sawing done with the wood inthe vise, large pieces, especially long boards, are gener-ally sawn while placed across horses. A BOYS WORKSHOP. Fig. 9. Two Carpenters Horses will be required. A good scheme for these is shown in Fig. 9. The top is made out of a piece of two-by-four with bevelled mortises cut in two sides of each end as in Fig. 10. These mortises are made to receive the legs, and the angle of the bevel will of course determine the angle at which the legs will spread. Cut the legs out of four-inch boards, and bevel the lower ends to make them set solidly upon the floor. Nail the legs firmly in placeand brace them with twoboards cut and fitted in place,as in the illustration. When^iG. 10. the pieces have been nailed together, plane off the tops of the legs to make them flush with the top of the horse, and trim the lower ends if they require it until the horse is solid. Boring, paring, and nailing on the bench will soon make the surface uneven, unless something is placed beneath the work during such operations. You should therefore make and use A Bench-hook, such as shown in Fig. 11. A good size is ten by twelve i
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