Handicraft Surprises Us

Evening Star, Issue 22817, 27 November 1937, Page 8

Handicraft Surprises Us

By Handicraft

A SHOE-SCRAPER FOR SIMMER

It may seem strange at first to find _ ''Handicraft” calmly suggesting that toe should make shoe-scrapers token summer is coming in. But if toe consider a tohile toe should realise that perhaps “ Handicraft’s” suggestion is not such a bad one after all.

TJESIDE the necessary brushes and polish, very ■L) few means are provided to help keep your shoes clean. Of course, boys and girls polish their shoes every day, and never go Indoors with

the upper space. A fin. space will be left at the top. On to the free end of the footrest hinge the leg which measures lOin. x 9Jln. x fin. You can arrange a spring clip inside the cabinet, or any other suitable catch, to hold the footrest and the leg In the closed position (Pig. 1). A small handle can be fixed to the leg to facilitate the opening and closing, and an addltionalshelf can be nailed into the upper space. Then you can hinge a door over the lower

space of the cabinet to provide storage for odds and ends, screw a small knob on to the door, and paint the cabinet In any way you desire. SHOE SCRAPER.—The shoe scraper and wiper Is a most useful article to clean muddy

muddy boots, but why not make the laboursaving devices described They will save mu'b time and unpleasantness SHOE POLISH BOX. The shoe polish box is easily made from two kerosene cases—one for the cabinet and the other is broken up to make the essential shelves and doors. The standard kerosene case, which has fin. ends and jin. sides, measures 20fln. x 15in. x lOJln., and all the measurements given are computed according to those measurements. Stand the kerosene case upright, and nail the centre shelf securely In position as shown In Fig. 2. Then cut a strip of wood measuring 9Jin. x 2in. x fin., and nail It to this shelf IJto. from the front edge. Pit the footrest (Fig. 3), measuring 9Jln. s 9Jto. x fin., on to the strip of wood by means of two binges, so that It will close neatly over

shoes before going Indoors. It cleans shoes thoroughly and quickly. The wooden base measures Sin. x Sin. x lln.. and across the top lengthwise from saw cuts Jin. deep are made to hold four Sin. lengths of lln. hooplron. On to each end of the base nail a Sin. x lin. x Jin. piece of wood, and then you can fix small wooden blocks between the strips of hooplron at the; ends to hold every strip securely In place. If , you wish a strip of metal can be nailed over the wooden blocks at each end. Finally, countersink two 2in. screws Into each of the end pieces to hold the two small brushes firmly on to the scraper. The woodwork can be painted or lacquered to any suitable colour, and the scraper can be screwed down to a convenient position near the door.