Bluebirds require houses a little larger than the wrens, with larger doorways. The floor space should be at least 5 ...
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Houses for woodpeckers must be made with deep cavities like the hollowed tree-trunks in which they nest. The dimensions will ...
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Robins build their nests on partially sheltered ledges, as well as in trees and shrubbery. They do not take to ...
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A Sun Dryer, consisting of two screened frames, one inverted over the other (Fig. 654), supported on a rack (Fig ...
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Plants raised from seed started indoors during late winter or early spring can be brought to maturity so many weeks ...
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The growing season never arrives early enough for the enthusiastic boy gardener, so he provides himself with a hotbed, by ...
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A Snow-fort Periscope When you defend a snow-fort, or "snow-trench" to be modern, you not only want to keep the ...
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How to make a bobsled out of wood There are two ways of building a bob-sled. One way is to ...
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To make a Sling-Shot Glider, Cut stick A (Fig. 485) of the proportions shown, and with a saw slit one ...
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The framework, or fuselage (A), connecting the planes, is a cardboard strip of the dimensions shown in Fig. 480, folded ...
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Take a piece of paper measuring about four by three inches ; fold it across the middle, as shown by ...
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Squirrel problems in attic? Do you hear creaking, scratching, bumping from above the ceiling? Don't panic there are several simple ...
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The xylophone is an instrument of great antiquity, having been used in a slightly different form by both Greeks and ...
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This simple little musical instrument derives its name from Aeolus, god of the winds, who is said to have lived ...
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Take a card one-and-one-half inches wide, and fold around it a piece of unruled note paper, so that the card ...
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Fun activity for your kids at home: Take a square of paper or cardboard, and cut it into four pieces, ...
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A suburbanite successfully trapped a bunch of rats by stretching a piece of stout elastic paper on the top of ...
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Outdoor Water Filter - How to Make a Water Filter - The Barrel Filter - excerpt from the book "The ...
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How to Make a Simple Water Filter - The Small Filter - excerpt from the book "The Scientific American Boy" ...
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Authorities claim that the best materials from which to make bows are mulberry, sassafras, Southern cedar, black locust, black walnut, ...
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