Democratic Sentinel, Volume 18, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 July 1894 — CARPENTRY FOR BOYS. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

CARPENTRY FOR BOYS.

A Broomstlok Table. Very sow boys might think that three broomsticks, a square and triangular piece of board and a few nails, if used in the right places, would produce a table. Saw the sticks from three old brooms of the same size, making the cut close to the broom, obtain a square and a triangular piece of board; the Bquare

one should be twelve inches and the triangular one twelve inches on a side. With a bit the size of the large end of a broomstick, bore three holes in the under side of the top or square board at an angle, so the legs will stand off at the bottom, fasten the sticks in these holos and nail or screw them securely from the top with screws passed through the broomsticks; secure the triangular piece half way between the top and the floor to form a sort of undershelf, and, with a coat of paint the finished table will look like the illustration.