A DOG KENNEL

Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21534, 25 July 1935, Page 3 (Supplement)

A DOG KENNEL

1£ you have a terrier you may like to make him this kennel which is easy to clean as it has a loose tloor. The ends (B) should be made first. The battens are 10.1 in by Sin by lin, and the boards (tongued and grooved) are Gin by Jin. The boards and battens are placed on the bench and are lapped together, the battens reaching to within Jin of the outer edges. Battens 3in by lin arc nailed together to make a firm

foundation for the roof —they are put together in the shape of the roof ae shown at B. The sides (see fig. C) are put togpther ixi the same v/ay with the battens cut to correspond and to stop Jin from either end, as on the end of the kennel. The boards are 18Mn long to allow for corno of them for the pitch of the The roof boards should overhang 2in all round; the ridge is round

or may be made out of l&in x lim square timber chamfered at the corners—this is shown in fig. B. Fig. A shows the roof made from weather boards; but any timber covered with felt will do for this. The floor (fig. D) is made-up of a frame of 4in x lin battens halflaopcd together, the frame being large enough to overhang the body of the kennel Jin all round. The edges all the way round are chamfered iin. Tiie frame is covered with 2in tongued and grooved boards, the edges of which are kept in a sufficient distance to allow the

body of the lcennel to fit down on to the frame. Blocks Sin x 3w x 2in are nailed underneath the frame (see fig. D). . . . Tho platform shown in the km diagram is made with 3m x ihn rails nailed to three 2in x lin battens. The length, of the rails is the distance between tho Mocks; this allows the platform to sllae under the floor. To make the kennel warm, felt or beaver board lining is used inside.