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  3. HINTS FOR THE HANDY MAN AT HOME.

    The following method was adopted where tools became rusty on account of the very humid climate. Along the top of the tool chest a strip of flannel was tacked as shown, as ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 109 words
  4. COAT SUSPENDER.

    The bagging of a coat collar is generally due to hanging the coat by the ordinary neck loop, and the heavier the coat the more certain will there be the loss of form, which will become ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 152 words
  5. A HOME-MADE DIBBLE.

    A dibble made of a round and sharp-pointed stick is the usual tool for making holes when setting tomato and other plants. A dibble made of a flat board would work much better and ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 67 words
  6. OUTSIDE SUN BLINDS.

    Two of the simplest sun-blinds in use are shown by the accompanying illustrations. Fig. 1 shows a hanging blind for a ground-floor window, and Fig. 2 is an enlarged section through ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 429 words
  7. A DOUBLE-CLAW HAMMER FOR PULLING NAILS STRAIGHT.

    A nail pulled with an ordinary claw hammer will be bent in the operation, and for this reason the double claw is used to draw the nail straight out of the wood. An ordinary claw ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 112 words
  8. CARPENTER'S SAWING STOOL.

    Take a piece of board 5¾in by 1in, and cut end 1½in out of square (as Fig. 3). Set bevel to this, then take lengths of 4½in by 3in, 2ft 6in long (as Fig. 1), which is to form the top, then ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 257 words
  9. BATHTUB UNDER THE FLOOR.

    For the house of limited space, or for the Summer camp, a bathtub placed under the floor is very convenient. The ordinary plumbing is carried out with all attachments beneath the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 79 words
  10. HOLDING DRAWINGS FLAT IN DRAWERS.

    This is a very effective way to hold blueprints or pencil drawings in cabinet drawers. The drawings are kept flat in the drawer by the tape which does not interfere with the filing. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 39 words
  11. AN IMPROVED MILK STRAINER.

    The dirt and sediment in milk will fall into the sieve of a milk strainer and some of it is forced through with the milk. A milk strainer can be improved so that the dirt will not get ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 127 words
  12. A USEFUL DEVICE FOR RULING.

    Those who have much ruling work to do get weary of picking up the blotting-paper every few seconds to dry fresh line. If, however, by means of a few touches of gum paste a strip ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 134 words
  13. MARKS ON A PAIR OF SCISSORS.

    No doubt a great number of readers have noticed peculiar marks on the inside of a pair of scissors, like that indicated by the arrow in the illustration. These marks are put there ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 108 words
  14. CIRCULAR GLASS CUTTER.

    This simple glass cutter, which may be found useful by the motorist who cares for his own car, should the glass in the headlight or the windshield be broken, will cut any diameter of ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 96 words
  15. HELPS BILLIARD PLAYERS.

    In billiard-rooms where the table is a little too large for the space allowed by the surrounding walls, the device here depicted is adopted. A large panel is let into each of the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 81 words
  16. SAVES NOISE.

    Fretworkers and others who indulge in useful hobbies often fear ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 58 words
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