Fig. 189.—A Batten Door.
Make a Batten Door, fastening the boards together on the inside with battens as shown in [Fig. 189], with the nails driven through from the outside face and clinched upon the battens. Hinge the door to the inside face of the jamb with strap-hinges, and either buy an iron latch for it or make the old-fashioned
Wooden Latch [described] and [illustrated] in the following chapter.
With the carpenter work of the house completed,
Calk up the Cracks, of which there will doubtless be a great number, unless matched boards have been used for the walls. This may be done by rolling pieces of newspapers into wads and wedging them into the cracks with a pointed stick. Several thicknesses of wrapping-paper tacked over the inside walls will help to prevent the wind from entering, and will also make a good foundation for wall-paper should it be placed upon the walls.
Earth should be banked up around the outside of the house to keep away the water. Vines trained over the outside will help to hide the roughness of the boards.
The club-house interior may be fitted up with furniture such as is described in [Chapter IV], "Suggestions for a Boy's Room."