Handy man's workshop and laboratory . e glass doesnot fit too tightly. Always give it more or less room to allowfor thermal expansion. A string of beads may be fastened to thebottom or lower edge of the shade. 320 HANDY MAN S WORKSHOP AND LABORATORY The shade may be made of paper in which case two blanks areused. These are fastened and perforated at the same time witha large needle over a small cushion of sand or emery. The colorscreen is then inserted between the blanks and the latter arebound together with ribbons. Another pretty effect may be ob-tained by using two blanks of white Bristol b
Handy man's workshop and laboratory . e glass doesnot fit too tightly. Always give it more or less room to allowfor thermal expansion. A string of beads may be fastened to thebottom or lower edge of the shade. 320 HANDY MAN S WORKSHOP AND LABORATORY The shade may be made of paper in which case two blanks areused. These are fastened and perforated at the same time witha large needle over a small cushion of sand or emery. The colorscreen is then inserted between the blanks and the latter arebound together with ribbons. Another pretty effect may be ob-tained by using two blanks of white Bristol board, without anyperforation, and instead of the color screen, place between thesheets some pressed flowers, leaves, grasses, or the like.—5ANOTHER METHOD OF MAKING METAL LAMP SHADES Lamp shades, electric-light shades, shades for drop lights, andshades for candelabra can readily be made as follows: The ma-terial should be sheet brass, in thickness ranging from 1/40 of aninch to 1/64 of an inch according to the size and character of. Fig. 262—A lamp-shade of brass cut with acid the work. If the shade is to be quite large and to. contain glassor other heavy materials, it is necessary to use the heavier brassor that of 1/40 inch in thickness. In light work, like that of thecandelabrum shades, the 1/64-inch brass is more desirable. To make the candelabrum shade it is necessary first to drawthe pattern on paper. Then, placing the paper upon the brass, HANDY MAN S WORKSHOP AND LABORATORY 321 an outline of the pattern should be made with a very soft a heavy pair of scissors this pattern can be cut out of thebrass, but it is impossible to cut any design in the brass patternwith the scissors without wrinkling the metal. The neatest wayis to burn out the design with nitric acid. First, the design shouldbe drawn upon the brass pattern with a soft pencil. Then thepattern should be heated over a stove. While the shade is stillhot a piece of wax or ordinary candle is rubbed o
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