Democratic Sentinel, Volume 18, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 June 1894 — CARPENTRY FOR BOYS. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

CARPENTRY FOR BOYS.

A Pair of Horses. Every boy who is interested in carpentry should have a pair of horses to work on. It is not a difficult matter to make a pair of horses, but it will require time and perseverance to construct a good pair. Get at a carpenter shop a piece of

soft ash, 4 feet long, 1 1-2 inches thick and 8 inches wide. Saw this in half, making two pieces each 2 feet long for the heads of the horses. With saw and chisel cut in each side of a head, four inches from the ends, for the top of the legs will fit as shown in fig. 1. Then get eight pieces of pine, thirty inches long, one and a quarter inches thick and two inches wide for the legs, and level the top of

each as shown in fig. 2. Screw each leg securely to the head, and level the bottom of each as shown in fig. 3, so the horse will stand firmly on the floor. At either end of the

horse and just under the projecting end of the headpiece, fasten a board angle block, as shown in the illustration. This will help to strengthen the horse and prevent it from rocking. Take care to make the joints at the top of the legs with the head tight and secure, so the finished horses will bq solid and not wobbly.

A GOOD HORSE.