How to Make a Simple Water Filter - The Small Filter - excerpt from the book "The Scientific American Boy" by A. Russell Bond
It is frequently desired to have some handy place for storing valuables where there is but little chance of discovering them. Secret drawers in tables usually require special and expensive…
An apparatus for distilling water can be very easily made from galvanized pipe fittings. The outer cooling jacket A is a piece of 1-in. pipe, 2 ft. long, threaded on…
Excerpt from the book:MOTHER'S' REMEDIESOver One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada.By DR. T. J. RITTERPUBLISHED BY G.H. FOOTE PUB. CO. DETROIT MICH…
Homemade Boats for Kids - The toy motor-boat shown in Figs. 48 and 49 is propelled by a tin propeller run by a rubber-band motor. A handful of rubber-bands will…
How to Make a Canoe - A practical and serviceable canoe, one that is inexpensive, can be built by any boy, who can wield a hammer and saw, by closely following the instructions and drawings, given in this article.
A strong and substantial easel may be made at home with very little expense and no great difficulty. Smooth down with a plane, four pieces of pine, 1 in. thick,…
How to Make a Gymnastics Bar - Gymnastic apparatus costs money and needs to be housed, because it will not stand the weather. Gymnasiums are not always available for the…
How to Cane a Chair - There are but few households that do not have at least one or two chairs without a seat or back. The same households may…
Magnetize an ordinary knitting needle, A, and push it through a cork, B, and place the cork exactly in the middle of the needle. Thrust a pin, C, through the…