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Otago Witness, Issue 3957, 14 January 1930, Page 10

THE HANDY MAN’S CORNER. HOW TO MAKE A DRAUGHT SCREEN. (Special fob the Otago Witness.) Th., four-fold draught screen shown in have to he sawn off square and flat or by nails driven part way into the * Ihmtration can be made at very at the ends, and should, of course, be bench. Join all the joints with hot glue “ lC ’1 evncnse if necessary, for there is a 2in shorter that the desired total width and screw the sides to the cross memchoice of several materials. It can be of each fold. bers, taking great care to keep everyn.ade of three-plv wood finished a warm thing flat and square. . brown colour, and ornamented with de- --q Strengthen all these joints by glueing tf.W# "5 rrjf n O SsW .HI U M V Oi „„„ if finished in gaily coloured enamels j.j, h , iflHu 1 to remove any rough edges and then be or paintwork. Alternatively, a simple R (| 'll| i| ,| covered. The covering materia should framework covered with art.ficial ~ ~,,u 1 I M be cut to correct sizes with the cloth silk easement cloth, or some other ap- g,' , '(.'M running up and down the frames. It propriate fabric is as good as any, and IV,||( J | should then be tacked to the edges with has the merit of economy and ease of •,l;i ; 4 | 'l.'lHl'i l L fine g,mp pinS ’ a ’\ d dra \“ U ?. f lj i construction. -id tightly enough to lay Hat and A decorative motif of some kind can F/Q f smooth. he introduced bv applique work, or by Cover both sides and fold the edges the use of coloured wools or silks. An j u as neatly as possible, but leave a impression of a four-fohi screen made flap about l£in wide along each jointing in this wav is given in Fig. 1, which il- or hin S ei ”Pr ‘‘‘illustrates the finished article. lY fV R; Hinge the folds together m pairs so Dimensions can be adapted to indi- «JJ rt tl,at f ‘ >ld Hat; three ordinary vidu-il needs but something about sit ' WftK J P “butt’- hinges to each fold will suffice. , /ft biob and ISin to 24in wide re- l| IS. tK Y |l' but the double fold screen hinges, alto t mnv’innim sizes The frames will V /'A I'j ES 10 though much more expensive, must be nH be'alike and, although simple, should llj F/G. 2 /(•(j! J |0 used if the screen is to fold up flat in be neatly made-perfectly flat and square /fj M|A V itf either direction. ..t all external angles. ?1 jl f-1 Aft(>r the hinges are fixed, tack the ’ The upright side B pieces of each frame F/G.3 flap on one fold to the edge of the next. Ine U] g - I . a ..p thus covering up the lunge joint. Finisn should n Y a! ?‘ r . e t oni'in an unbroken piece. Assemble the frames by laying them the outer edges by nailing on a narrow Thev\i-e connected at the top, the bot- flat on the work table, which should be decorative moulding, such as is obtam- + ? nml in the centre bv cross pieces covered with old newspaper. Hold them able from a builders merchant, decora-nie-i’suriim oin deep and lin thick. These in place with blocks of wood, weights, tors, and good class ironmongers.