BILLY BOYS WORKSHOP.

Taranaki Daily News, 6 August 1932, Page 6 (Supplement)

BILLY BOYS WORKSHOP.

MAKING AN UMBRELLA STAND. This useful and inexpensive stand is made with four straight legs joined to cut-out frames of thick plywood, the bottom frame holding a shallow tray. The legs should be made of satin walnut or oak, but deal can be used if desired. 'The wood should be half an inch thick, planed on both sides. Saw each leg to the sizes given at B. After carefully planing the edges square mark the positions of the slots, CC, the upper slot one and a-half inches from the top, and the lower slot two and a-half inches from the other end. With a tenon saw and chisel, cut out these slots to a depth of one-eighth of an inch, as indicated in diagram D.

Two pieces of three-eighths inch plywood, each 10 inches square, will be required for the frames, which must be marked out as shown in diagrams E and F. After cutting the square openings with a pad-saw, saw off the corners and smooth the rough edees with glasspaper. Note that the inside corners of the opening in the top frame are rounded, as shown at E. A square shallow tin tray will be required to fit in the bottom frame, and it would be better to obtain the tray before cutting the opening, so as to ensure a good fit. When putting the stand together, see that the frames fit tightly in the grooves of the legs. Glue all the joints, and then fix the parts with long fine nails, as indicated in diagram G. Diagram H shows three of the legs fixed in position. To give an ornamental finish to the stand, strips of narrow half-round beading can be glued and pinned to the HtiititiiitiiiiintiiinniiiitiiiiiiiniiifiiinHiiHiiiiiiniMintiiiiuj

edges of the legs and frames, as shown in diagram A. This beading can be purchased at most picture-frame shops for about one penny per foot. If made of deal, the stand would look very smart -with two coats of light or dark oak varnish stain, and the tray should be painted with a coat of black enamel. The Hut Carpenter.