Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 88, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 April 1913 — FROM WOOD OF OLD SOAPBOX [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

FROM WOOD OF OLD SOAPBOX

Here is a simple bookshelf made from a soapbox; it calls for no outlay except the paint or enamel. The sides are as follows: Prepare two boards, 7 Inches wide, 23 Inches long, plane and sand-paper them smoothly. Seven inches from one end draw a line (as illustrated) 6 inches from the. other end draw a line. Measure 6 inches from Bto C. Join C and D and draw lines to the end. Saw out on these lines Ind plane smoothly. The shelves are 14 Inches long, the upper one 6 inches wide and the lower one 7 Inches wide. Nall or screw the two ends to the shelves. Enamel or paint the whole to suit your fancy.