Hobby Craft

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21244, 16 August 1934, Page 3 (Supplement)

Hobby Craft

A CHILD'S CHAIR 'Designed from Ainuri Hart's coin animal drawing.) "Mother." said Harold Jackson, "do you know where 'The Press Junior' is?" "Yes-, Harold, I saw your father with it in his hand a few minutes ago, I think you will find him in the workshop." Whatever could father be doing with "The Press Junior," Harold asked himself as he ran down the path to the workshop, where he found his father with the paper in one hand and a pencil in the other busily sketching something on a wide board. Mr Jackson looked up from his work as Harold came in. "Look, Harold," he said, "see this black cat in your paper; 1 have copied it somewhat Iwger on this piece of wide board. 1 think it will do splendidly for the sides of

a small chair for your little sister Ruth. You know it is her birthday next Wednesday and if you stick at it to-day you will have it finished in time to give it to her for a birthday present." Harold needed no encouragement to start to work at a job of this kind. He, is very fond of working with carpenters' tools and is never happier than when he is making something for his little sister. Soon the chips and shavings began to fly as the shape of the cat was cut out of the timber. Later in the day his friend Bill Smith came in to get him to go for a game of football, but Harold would not budge, "No fear," said Harold, "I can play football any day in the week, but it is not often a job like this comes my way." Bill soon became interested in it too as he held the pieces together while Harold bored the holes and put in the long screws. It was great fun tracing the outline of the cat and the brickwork with indian ink. By the time the day was done, they had this

A PICTURE TO COLOUR

JUMBLED NAMES OF BOYS AND GIRLS Answers appear on pagre 5 1. Lzeaiebht 2. R a d o 3. C a y n n 4. N e w g 5. C e a 1 6. C a k j 7.Dia r h c r 8. We ar d d

splendid chair finished ready for polishing. It is 18 inches wide at the base and 30 inches high. The seat, which is 12 inches square, is fitted into a groove in Hhe side boards 9 inches from the base. The back is 22 inchc- high and 12 inches wide and, like the seat, is also fitted in grooves. The whole is put together with long screws which are recessed . into the sides and covered with a small plug of wood. The black lines are all traced with indian ink, while french polish gives the best possible finish, i

(By The Handy Man)