BILLY BOYS WORKSHOP.

Taranaki Daily News, 23 April 1932, Page 16 (Supplement)

BILLY BOYS WORKSHOP.

A TOOL RACK AND SHELF. This simple Hack, which can be fixed to the kitchen wall, is intended to hold the ordinary tools which are in constant demand for household purposes. Keys also can 'be hung from the rack, and the shelf at the top will take the oil-can and other small articles in everyday use.

For the top and bottom of the rack, use wood battens two inches wide and one inch thick. A piece two feet long will be required for the top, which should be planed on all sides and then marked out for the three slots, as shown in diagram A. Cut a piece 18 inches long for the bottom part, B, and clamp

tiiiitttitiJtitifiittiiiiiittutiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiniiitttiuiintti this to the top part, right in the centre. Now, with tenon saw and chisel, cut out the three slots in both pieces at the same time, making them half an inch deep. Cut the three uprights of the rack, which are 12 inches long, from two-inch by half-inch wood, and plane them to size. The ends of these parts should fit nicely in the slots, and must be fixed to the~top and bottom by screws driven in through the back. The shelf is two feet long and three inches wide, and is simply fixed to the top rail with four screws. Give the rack a coat of varnish stain, and allow it to dry before fitting the hooks and tool clips. The best kind of hook to use is shown at C, and about one. dozen of these should be sufficient. For holding such tools as screwdrivers and bradawls, spring clips like that shown at D will be found very convenient. Suitable places for the clips are indicated in the top diagram. Use mirror plates, E, for fixing the rack to the wall, screwing one to each end of the top. The Hut Carpenter.