The stock necessary to make a morris chair of craftsman design as shown in the engraving can be purchased mill-planed and sandpapered on four sides as given in the following list: 4 posts 1-3/4 by 3 by 26 in. 2…
How to Build a Roll Top Desk The Desk Complete The materials for this roll top desk can be purchased from a mill dressed and sandpapered so the hardest part of the work will be finished. The wood must be…
How to make a piano bench - Excerpt from the book: Mission Furniture - HOW TO MAKE IT - PART I POPULAR MECHANICS HANDBOOKS CHICAGO, Printed 1909
A MISSION WASTE-PAPER BASKET Excerpt from the book:Mission Furniture – HOW TO MAKE IT – PART IPOPULAR MECHANICS HANDBOOKS CHICAGO,Printed 1909 Waste-Paper Basket to Match Library Table The basket shown in the accompanying sketch is designed to be used with…
STYLES OF CHAIRS – THE 40 STYLES OF CHAIRS (embracing the period from 3000 B.C. to 1900 A.D.) Excerpt from the book:Mission Furniture – HOW TO MAKE IT – PART IPOPULAR MECHANICS HANDBOOKS CHICAGO,Printed 1909 There are 40 distinct styles…
Excerpt from the book:Things To Makeby Archibald WilliamsPublished – 1918 This chapter should be of interest to the keeper of poultry on a small scale, for even if the instructions given are not followed out quite as they stand, they…
The preparation and putting together of the parts of a ladder having round, tapered rungs let into holes in the two sides is beyond the capacity of the average young amateur; but little skill is needed to manufacture a very…
The ancient Egyptians were the first to accurately measure the length of the year. They knew that the best time for sowing is immediately after the Nile...
How does a light bulb work – for kids? Have you ever looked closely at an ordinary electric light bulb? Hold it carefully while you do so. Inside, you may see wire “legs” holding up a thinner wire arranged in…
Most electrical appliances have wires attached to them.The wires carry an electric current around a complete pathway called an electric circuit.Some appliances need more electric current than others before they will work.The amount of electric current depends on how much…