Do It Yourself Projects
The mission library table, the drawings for which are here given, has been found well proportioned and of pleasing appearance. It can be made of any of the several furniture woods in common use, such as selected, quarter-sawed white oak…
Mount a wire on a board which is used for a base and should be 3/8 by 4 by 8 in., as shown in the sketch. A piece of catgut—a string used on a violin will do—is suspended from the…
A small shocking coil, suitable for medical purposes, may be constructed of materials found in nearly every amateur mechanic’s collection of odds and ends. The core, A, Fig. 1, is a piece of round soft iron rod about 1/4 in.…
How to Make a Wooden Porch Swing - The material needed for making this porch swing chair are two pieces of round wood 2-1/2 in. in diameter and 20 in. long...
Making a Book Cover – How to Make a Book Cover Out of Paper Book covers become soiled in handling and especially school books. Various methods are applied for making a temporary cover that will protect the book cover. A…
A flat bottom boat is easy to make and is one of the safest boats, as it is not readily overturned. It has the advantage of being rowed from either end, and has plenty of good seating capacity.This punt, as…
Live Mouse Trap A piece of an old bicycle tire and a glass fruit jar are the only materials required for making this trap. Push one end of the tire into the hole, making sure that there is a space…
With a telescope like the one here described, made with his own hands, a farmer boy many years ago discovered a comet which had escaped the watchful eyes of many astronomers.First, get two pieces of plate glass, 6 in. square…
An electroscope for detecting electrified bodies may be made out of a piece of note paper, a cork and a needle. Push the needle into the cork, and cut the paper in the shape of a small arrow. Balance the…
A rowboat has several disadvantages. The operation of the oars is both tiresome and uninteresting, and the oarsman is obliged to travel, backward.Paddle Boat By replacing the oars with paddles, as shown in the illustration, the operator can see where…