In making the little
Square-seated Chair ([Fig. 294]), cut the seat about 2 inches wide by 2¼ inches deep, the front legs 21/8 inches high by 3/8 inch wide, and the back legs 4½ inches high by 3/8 inch wide. Brace the legs and back with crosspieces, and you will have a very firm and artistic dining-room chair.
Select a box about 9 inches by 5 inches by 2¼ inches in size for making
The Doll's Cradle shown in [Fig. 295]. Cut the two rockers by the pattern in [Fig. 298] and fasten them to the bottom of the box 1 inch from the ends. Use the rim of a breakfast plate in drawing the arc of the rockers; then draw the rounded ends, being careful to get them alike. Saw out the rockers very particularly so as not to split off the ends. Fasten the pieces to the cradle box with brads driven through the box bottom into their top edge.
Fig. 298.—Pattern for Cradle Rockers.
After the cigar-box toys have been made, rub down the wood with fine sandpaper. Then drive all nail-heads below the surface, fill up the holes with putty stained to match the wood as nearly as possible, and finish with two coats of boiled linseed-oil. Apply the oil with a rag, then wipe off all surplus oil with a dry cloth.