The Boy Craftsman / Practical and Profitable Ideas for a Boy's Leisure Hours - A. Neely Hall

Wedge-shaped.—V-shaped.

Window Frame.—The wooden frame built in the window opening for the sash to fit into. The Jambs are the sides of this frame, the Sill the bottom piece upon which the Jambs rest, and the Head the top piece of the frame. E. G. See [Figs. 187 and 188], Chapter XIII, and [Fig. 193], Chapter XIV.

Window-stops.—Wooden strips nailed around the Jambs, Head, and Sill of a window frame to prevent rain and wind from entering between the sash and its frame.

Wing.—A piece of scenery placed at the side of the stage. E. G. See Figs. [333, 334], [335], [341], and [342], Chapter XXIV.

[INDEX]

A
Advertisements for amateur paper, [152];
dummy for, [152].
Advertisers' dummy, [152].
Advertising signs for circus, [271].
Amateur journalism, [142].
[Amateur papers], methods of printing, [145];
specimens of, [143], [146], [147], [148], [149], and group opposite [142];
character of, [148];
naming of, [149];
frequency of publication of, [149];
size of page of, [150];
heading for, [150];
choice of type for, [150];
cover for, [151];
binding, [151];
advertisements for, [152];
second-class rates for, [152].
Andirons for doll-house fire-place, [88].
Animals, animated, [261];
cork, see [Cork animals].
Animated animals, [261].
Archery, scoring of points in, [235];
position for shooting in, [239].
Arrow-heads, [237];
Indian, [241].
Arrow-shafts, [237];
feathering of, [238];
Indian, [240].
Arrows, shingle, [232].
Ash-sifter, an, [53].
Athletic club, organizing an, [254].
Athletic meets, [254].
Attendants, circus, [269].
Automatic-drill, use of an, [31].
Automobiles, clockwork, [343];
touring-car, [343];
delivery-wagon, [352].
B
Back-saw, use of the, [24].
Back-yard circus, a, see[ Circus].
Back-yard club-house, a, see[ Club-house].
Back-yard toboggan-slide, see[ Toboggan-slide].
Bailey plane, the, [26].
Ballista, the ancient, [231].
Balustrades, doll-house, [78], [100].
Barrel-hoop target, [234].
Bath-room as a dark-room, a, [155].
Batten door, a, for club-house, [184].
Battles, mimic, with paper soldiers, [276].
Battleships, cardboard, [328].
Beams, deck, for canvas canoe, [210].
Bean-blower, a magazine, [282].
Bedroom as a dark-room, a, [154].
Beds, doll-house, [118].
pine-bough, [198].
Bench-hook, how to make a, [9];
use of a, [24], [29].
Bench-screw, iron and wooden, [5].
Bench-stops, [7].
Bench-vise, how to make the, [5].
Bevel, how to use the, [45].
Bevelling, [30].
Bilge-keels for canvas canoe, [215].
Binding of amateur papers, [151].
"Bird's mouth" cut, [8].
Bits, a rack for, [16];
use of, [31].
Bit-stock, use of, [31];
selection of, [31].
Blacking-case, a, [68].
Blind-nailing, [34].
Blockhouse scene, a, [319].
Book-shelves, [67].
Boring, [30].
Bow and arrow, the, [236].
Bow, length of, [236];
the Indian's, [240].
Bow piece for canvas canoe, [204].
Bow-string, the, [237].
Box trap, the, [221].
Boy about the house, the, [47].
Boy's dark-room, a, [153].
Boy's printing-shop, a, [126].
Boy's room, suggestions for a, [57];
suitable furnishings for a, [57].
Boy's workshop, a, [3].
Braces, deck, for canvas canoe, [211].
Bread-board, how to make a, [54].
Broom and dust-pan rack, a handy, [50].
Bullets, cardboard, [233].
Bunks for log-cabin, [198].
Butt-joint, a, [59].
Button-locks for club-house, [184].
C
Cabinet, a tool-, [14];
a special tool-, [16];
a curio-, [65].
Cabin, log-, see[ Log-cabin].
Cages for side show, [260].
Calking cracks, [184].
Camera, profitable work with a, [153].
Camping, pointers for, [199];
utensils for, [199];
other necessary articles for, [199];
provisions for, [200].
Camp-table, a, [199].
Cannon, danger of store, [273];
a fire-cracker, [273];
another toy, [276].
[Canoe], how to build a canvas, [201];
materials for, [202];
putting together framework of, [207];
canvas covering for framework of, [212];
painting of, [214].
Canvas canoe, see[ Canoe].
Canvas covering for canoe, [212].
Car for toy railway, a simple, [334];
a gondola, [336];
a street, [336];
other cars, [340].
Carpenter's carrying-box, a, [17].
Carpenter's horses, [9].
Carpenter work, advantages of understanding, [3].
Carpets for doll-house, [106].
Carrying-box, a carpenter's, [17].
Case, a blacking-, [68];
upper and lower type-, [129];
scheme for laying type-, [129];
the Yankee job-, [130];
a negative-, [167].
Casters for doll-house, [84].
Catapult, the ancient, [229].
[Catch], spring-, for doll-house, [98];
for stable, [102];
for club-house, [183].
Chain and rattle, a wooden, [359].
Chairs, miniature mission, [113].
Chamfering, [30].
Chariot, a circus, [270].
Chase, the type, [136].
,Chemistry News, the, [143] , [146].
Chimney, doll-house, [85] , [94];
log-cabin, [192].
Chisels, racks for, [16];
forms of, [28];
how to use the firmer-, [28];
framing-, [29];
paring with, [29];
grinding of, [38].
Cigar-boxes, preparation of, [110].
Cigar-box furniture, see[ Furniture].
[Circus], a back-yard, [255];
the ancient Roman, [255];
the modern, [255];
how several boys gave a, [256];
preparing a back-yard for a, [256];
ideas for performance of, [256];
parades, [271].
Classifying negatives, [165];
manila envelopes for, [165].
Clinching nails, [34].
Clock, a miniature grandfather's, [117].
Clockwork automobiles, [343].
Clockwork railway, [355].
Clockwork tick-tack, a, [286].
Clothes, workshop, [18];
hooks for workshop, [19].
Clothes-line reel, a handy, [48].
Clown, suit for, [268];
stunts for, [269];
slapper for the, [269].
Club, organizing an athletic, [254].
[Club-house], a back-yard, [175];
drawing plan of, [178];
staking out, [179];
material for, [178].
Coaming for cockpit, [214].
Cockpit, [212];
coaming for, [214].
Colored lights for miniature theatre, [309].
Compass-saw, use of the, [21].
Composing-rule, a, [134];
how to use a, [135].
Composing-stick, how to use the, [134].
Composing type, [134].
Coop trap, the, [224].
[Cork animals], [363];
a pig, [364];
a horse, [364];
the elephant, [365];
the giraffe, [365];
a porcupine, [366];
other animals, [366].
Cork toys, [363];
animals, [363];
the korka-bird, [366];
a duck, [367];
boats, [367];
furniture, [367];
a toy log-cabin, [369].
Corner, how to fit up a cosey-, [58].
Cosey-corner, how to fit up a, [58];
a doll-house, [107].
Couch, a, [63];
covering of, [64].
Countersink, use of the, [37].
Cracks, calking, [184].
Cross-bar for jump standards, [250].
Cross-bow, the ancient, [231];
new idea for a, [231].
Cross-cut saw, use of the, [21].
Cupboard, provision, [197].
Curio-cabinet, a, [65];
finishing of, [67];
catalogue for, [67].
Curtain, drop-, [306].
Curtains for doll-house, [106].
Curves, drawing, [204].
D
Dark-lantern, a home-made, [163].
Dark-room, a boy's, [153];
a bedroom as a, [154];
a bath-room as a, [155];
another scheme for a, [156].
Dead fall trap, the, [222].
Deck beams for canvas canoe, [210].
Deck braces for canvas canoe, [211].
Definitions of terms and phrases, [371].
Delivery-wagon, a clockwork automobile, [352];
frame for, [352];
cardboard sides for, [353];
the wheels, [354];
other portions of, [354];
painting, [355].
Desk, how to make a writing-, [59];
another style of, [62];
finishing of, [61].
Disappearing rope, the, [290].
Distribution of type, [137].
Divide a board, to, [45].
Doll furniture, [109].
Doll-house, how to make a, [71];
the store, [71];
painting the, [90];
another style of, [91];
furnishing the, [105].
Door, batten, for club-house, [184];
log-cabin, [194].
Doors, doll-house, [80] , [84];
trim for, [84];
stable, [104].
Dowelling, [60].
Drawing, parallel lines, [43];
enlarging by squares, [110];
curves, [204].
Draw-knife, use of a, [30];
how to grind the, [39].
Dresser, a doll's, [120];
a cigar-box, [124].
Drill, an automatic-, [31].
Driving nails, [32].
Drop-curtain, [306].
Drops for miniature theatre, [316] , [320].
Drying-rack, a, [161];
another scheme for a, [161].
Duck, a cork, [367].
Dummy, the advertisers', [152].
Dust-pan and broom rack, a handy, [50].
E
Elastic sling, an, [234].
Elephant, a circus, [261];
tricks for the, [269];
a cork, [365].
Elevator, a doll-house, [94];
shaft for, [92];
car of, [96];
guide-wires for, [96];
pulleys, chain, and weight for, [97].
Enlarging by squares, [110].
Enterprise, a winter, [169].
Equipment of workshop, [4];
of printing-shop, [128];
of dark-room, [154].
F
Feathering arrow-shafts, [238].
Feed-hoist for stable, [104].
Feed-troughs for stable, [103].
Field scene, a, [316].
Figure-four trap, the, [219].
Filter for dark-room tank, [158].
Fire-cracker cannon, a, [273].
Fire-cracker mortar, a, [275].
Fire-crackers, firing, from kites, [278].
Fire-place, doll-house, [86];
log-cabin, [190] , [192].
Fireworks, danger and cost of making, [272];
harmless and inexpensive, [273].
Firing Roman-candles from kites, [277];
fire-crackers from kites, [278];
nigger-chasers with cross-bow, [278].
Firmer-chisels, use of, [28].
Fishing studs, [178].
Fish-plates, [178].
Floodlights, [308].
Floor, back-yard club-house, [181];
mud, for log-cabin, [193].
Floors, doll-house, [74] , [76] , [91];
finishing of hardwood, [106].
Fly-killer, a simple, [51];
use of the, [52].
Folding-bed, a cigar-box, [123].
Footlights, [307].
Fore-plane, use of the, [25].
Form, locking up a, [136];
overlaying the, [138];
underlaying the, [138].
Fountain pen, a home-made, [356].
Fourth of July, suggestions for, [272];
the first, [272].
Frames for scenery drops, [314].
Frames, picture-, for a boy's room, [59].
Framing-chisels, use of, [29].
Franklin, Benjamin, [142].
Furniture, cork, [367];
a chair, [368];
the sofa, [368];
a tabouret, [368].
[Furniture], mission, [109];
chairs, [113];
settee, [114];
tables, [114];
another design for tables, [115];
side-board, [115];
a mirror, [117];
grandfather's clock, [117];
kitchen furniture, [118];
beds, [118];
dresser, [120];
wash-stand, [121];
finishing of, [121].
[Furniture], suitable for a boy's room, [57];
selection of doll-house, [107];
doll-, [109];
metal, [109];
other cigar-box, [122];
printer's metal and wooden, [136].
G
Gable-ends, the doll-house, [79] , [97];
the stable, [102].
Gable roof for doll-house, [92];
for stable, [101].
Galley, a home-made, [135].
Gambrel roof for doll-house, [79].
Gauge-pins, [139].
Gauging with rule and pencil, [43];
with the marking-gauge, [43].
Gig-saw, use of the, [24].
Giraffe, a circus, [262];
looping the hoop on a, [269];
tricks for the, [270];
a cork, [365].
Goblin-man, the, [286].
Gondola car, a, [336].
Gouge, use of the, [30];
how to grind the, [39].
Grandfather's clock, a miniature, [117].
,Gratz Park News, the, [148].
Grinding, the proper method of, [37].
Grind-stone, use of the, [37].
Gun, a shot-, [234].
Guns, ancient, [229].
Gunwales for canvas canoe, [208];
outside, [215].
Gymnasium, an outdoor, [243];
location of, [243].
H
Halloween, [281];
ancient superstitions of, [281];
origin of, [281].
Halving, [259].
Hammer, selection of, [32].
Handling of tools, the proper, [20].
Hatchet, paring with a, [32];
how to grind a, [40].
Hinge-lock, the, [48].
Hinges, strap-, [184];
wooden, [194].
Hook, how to make a bench-, [9].
Hooks, hat and coat, [19].
Hoop, looping the, on a giraffe, [269].
Horizontal bar, a, [243].
Horse, the circus wild, [265];
the cork, [364].
Horses, carpenter's, [9].
House, the boy about the, [47];
how to make a doll-, [71];
another doll-, [91];
a back-yard club-, see[ Club-house].
Hurdles, [253].
I
Ideas for a circus performance, [269].
Imposing-stone, the, [136].
Indian, story of a trapped, [227].
Inking the press, [140].
Ink-stand and pen-tray, an, [63].
Interior scene, an, [322].
J
Jack-plane, use of the, [25].
Japanese lanterns, for decorating circus tent, [257];
hung from kite-string, [278].
Jobbing, [47];
outfit for, [47].
Jocko, [267].
Johnstone, Mary Jane, [176].
Jointed figures, [325];
operation of, [327].
Journalism, amateur, [142].
Jump standards, a pair of, [249].
Justifying, [135].
K
Keel for canvas canoe, [215];
bilge-, [215].
Keelson for canvas canoe, [206].
Kerf, definition of, [25].
Kitchen furniture for doll-house, [118].
Kites, firing fireworks from, [277].
Knife, work to do with a, [356].
Knives, how to grind, [40].
Korka-bird, the, [366].
L
Ladder, stable hay-loft, [103];
toboggan-slide, [296].
,Lake High School Daily, the, [146].
Lantern, a home-made dark-, [163].
Lanterns, Japanese, for circus tent, [257];
hung from kite-string, [278].
Latch, wooden, for club-house, [184];
for log-cabin, [195].
Laying out work, [42];
tools for, [42].
,Ledger, The, [149].
Letter, a mysterious, [176].
Lightning, how to imitate, [330].
Lock, workshop door, [19];
a hinge-, [48];
spring-catch for doll-house, [98];
spring-catch for stable, [102];
club-house, [183];
button for club-house, [184];
for turnstile, [259].
Locking up a form, [136];
quoins, shooting-stick, and key for, [136].
Lock-joint, the, [189].
[Log-cabin], how to build a, [186];
the pioneer, [186];
the modern, [186];
site for, [188];
design and size of, [188];
material for, [188];
staking out, [189];
furnishings for, [197];
a toy, [369].
Looping the hoop on a giraffe, [269].
M
Magazine bean-blower, a, [282].
Magic pin-wheel, the, [357].
Mantel and fire-place, a doll-house, [86].
Mantel-shelf for log-cabin, [197].
Mark for broad jumping, [254].
Marking-gauge, a, [43];
how to operate a, [44].
Materials, receptacles for printing, [140];
cabinet for dark-room, [161].
Mechanical effects for miniature theatre, [329].
Mid-ocean scene, a, [315].
Mimic battles with paper soldiers, [276].
Miniature theatre, a, see[ Theatre].
,Mirror, The, [146] , [147].
Mirror for doll-house, [117].
Mission furniture, doll, see[ Furniture].
Mitre-box, how to make a, [10].
Monkey, make-up for, [267];
tricks for, [270];
chariot for, [270].
Mortar, a fire-cracker, [275].
Mould for canvas canoe, [207].
Mysterious letter, a, [176].
N
Nail-box, how to make a, [18].
Nailing, toe-, [33];
blind-, [34].
Nails, driving, [32];
withdrawing, [33];
clinching, [34];
forms of, [35];
sizes of, [36].
Nail-set, the, [34].
Negative-case, [167];
finishing of, [168].
Nigger-chasers, firing, with cross-bow, [278].
O
Ocean scene, an, [313].
Office, ticket, [257].
Oil-stone, selection of, [40];
the Washita, [40].
Oily rags and waste, care of, [19] , [141].
Outdoor gymnasium, an, [243].
Overlaying a form, [138].
P
Packing-cases for doll-house, [72] , [91].
Paddle, a single, [217].
Papering the doll-house, [105].
Papers, amateur, see[ Amateur papers].
Parades, circus, [271].
Parallel bars, [245].
Parallel lines, to draw, [43].
Paring, [29].
Partitions, doll-house, [74] , [91];
stable stall, [102].
Pen, a home-made fountain, [356].
Penants, college, for cosey-corner, [58].
Pen-tray, an ink-stand and, [63].
Picture-frame, a proscenium, [303].
Picture-frames for a boy's room, [59].
Pictures, suitable, for a doll-house, [107].
"Pieing," [135].
Pig, a cork, [364].
Pin-wheel, the magic, [357].
Pistol, a toy, [233];
cardboard bullets for, [233].
Plan, drawing, for club-house, [178].
Plane, use of the jack-, the fore-, and the smoothing-, [25];
the Stanley, [25];
the Bailey, [26];
printer's, [137].
Plane-iron, how to grind a, [39];
how to whet a, [41].
Planes, choice of, [25].
Planing, position for, [26];
wood with crooked grain, [27];
end-wood, [27].
Plate-lifter, a, [165].
Plate-rack, a, [54];
staining of, [56].
Platform for punching-bag, [248].
Platform for toboggan-slide, [293].
Plough, a snow, [169].
Plumb, how to make a, [12];
how to use a, [13].
Points, scoring of, in archery, [235].
Pole, a vaulting, [251].
Pond, for miniature theatre, [320].
Porcupine, a cork, [366].
Portieres for doll-house, [106].
Posters for a boy's room, [58].
Preserving negatives, [165];
manila envelopes for, [165].
Press Association, the National Amateur, [143];
the United Amateur, [143];
the Interstate Amateur, [144];
the Western Amateur, [144];
local amateur, [144];
advantages of membership in a, [144].
Presswork, pointers for, [138].
Printing, [126];
neatness in, [140].
Printing-press, starting with a small, [126];
inking the, [140].
Printing-shop, a boy's, [126];
location of, [126];
the author's, [128];
equipment of, [128].
Proofs, striking, [136];
correcting, [136];
disposing of waste, [141].
Proper handling of tools, the, [20].
Properties for miniature theatre, [327].
Proscenium, a picture-frame, [303].
Provision cupboard, [197].
Provisions for camping, [200].
Punching-bag platform, [248].
Punctures in a canvas canoe, to mend, [216].
Purchasing tools, advice about, [13].
Q
Quiver, [239].
Quoins, [136].
R
Rabbit snare, [225].
Rack, steel-square, [16];
a broom and dust-pan, [50];
a plate-, [54];
a towel-, [70];
type-case, [131];
a washing-, [159];
a drying-, [161];
another scheme for a drying-, [161].
Racks, bit and chisel, [16];
other tool, [16].
Railing for toboggan-slide, [296].
[Railway], making a toy, [331];
materials for, [331];
trolley-line for, [331];
power for operating, [333];
tracks for, [334];
cars for, [334];
operation of, [340];
station for, [341];
a clockwork, [355].
Rain, how to imitate, [330].
Reel, a clothes-line, [48].
Reënforcing runners of sled, [299].
Ribbands for canvas canoe, [208].
Ridge boards, [192].
Ridge pieces for canvas canoe, [211].
Ring for a back-yard circus, [256].
Ring master, costume for, [268];
duties of the, [270].
Rip-saw, use of the, [21].
Roar of cannon, how to imitate, [330].
Rocks for seashore scene, [315].
Rollers, the proper care of printing, [140].
Roman candles, firing, from kites, [277].
Roman circus, the, [255].
Roof, the gambrel, [79];
the gable, [92] , [101];
tar-paper for back-yard club-house, [181];
log-cabin, [191];
covering of cabin, [192].
Room, suggestions for a boy's, [57];
suitable furnishings for a boy's, [57].
Rope, the disappearing, [290].
Rope bar for jump standards, [251].
Ruby lantern for dark-room, a home-made, [163].
Ruby-light, a, [162].
Rule, a composing, [134].
Runners for sled, [298];
reënforcing, [299].
Running track, a, [253].
Running water for dark-room, [156].
Rustic bridges for miniature theatre, [320].
Rustic seats, [198] , [199].
S
Sail-boats, toy cork, [367].
Sand-paper block, a, [12].
Sash for workshop, [4];
for back-yard club-house, [182];
for log-cabin, [194].
Saw, use of cross-cut, [21];
use of rip-, [21];
difference in teeth of cross-cut and rip-, [21];
the back-, [24];
the compass- and gig-, [24].
Sawing, the proper manner of, [22].
Saws, choice of, [21];
sharpening of, [41].
Scene, an ocean, [313];
a mid-ocean, [315];
a seashore, [316];
a field, [316];
a blockhouse, [319];
a street, [320];
an interior, [322].
Scenery, material for, [312];
frames for, [314];
drops, [316] , [320];
wings, [317] , [318] , [319] , [321];
trees, [317] , [318];
rustic bridges, [320];
pond or lake, [320].
Scenery, properties, and mechanical effects, [311].
Scoring of points in archery, [235].
Scraper, a snow, [170].
Screw, iron and wooden bench-, [5].
Screw-driver, a desirable, [36].
Screws, forms of, [36].
Seashore scene, a, [316].
Seat, a window-, [65];
rustic, [198] , [199];
canvas canoe, [216].
Seats for a back-yard circus, [257].
Second-class matter, [152].
Set-piece, a final, [280].
Settee, a miniature mission, [114].
Sharpening tools, [37].
Shelves, workshop, [18];
book-, [67].
Shingle arrows, [232].
Shingles for log-cabin, [192].
Shooting in archery, position for, [239].
Shooting-stick, a printer's, [137].
Shooting-torch, a, [279].
Shot-gun, a, [234].
Shovel, a snow, [171].
Side-board, a miniature mission, [115].
Side show, the circus, [260].
Sieve trap, the, [224].
Sifter for ashes, [53].
Signs, advertising, for circus, [271].
Sink for dark-room, [158].
Slapper, the clown's, [269].
Sled, a home-made, [296];
iron runners for, [298];
reënforcing runners of, [299].
Sling, an elastic, [234].
Smith, collection of Mr. E. H., [142].
Smoothing-plane, use of the, [25].
Snare, a rabbit, [225].
Snow plough, a, [169].
Snow scraper, a, [170].
Snow shovel, a, [171].
Soldiers for miniature theatre, [324];
standards for, [324] , [325];
jointed, [325].
Specimens of amateur papers, [143], [146], [147], [148], [149], and group opposite [142].
Spotlights, [309].
Spring-board, a, [251].
Spring-catch, see[ Catch].
Sprints, method of starting, [254].
Stable, how to build a, [100];
painting the, [104].
Stage, construction of, see[ Theatre].
Stairways, doll-house, [76] , [98].
Stall partitions for stable, [102].
Standards, a pair of jump, [249].
Stanley plane, the, [25].
Station for toy railway, [341].
Steel-square, rack for, [16];
laying out work with the, [42].
Steps, front, [78];
rear, [79].
Stern piece for canvas canoe, [204].
Stick, composing-, [134];
the shooting-, [137].
Stops, bench-, [7].
Street car, a, [336].
Street scene, a, [320].
Strop, how to make a, [12];
how to use a, [41].
Stropping, [41].
Studs, fishing, [178];
placing of, for club-house, [179].
Supplies, receptacles for workshop, [18];
cabinet for dark-room, [161].
Swivel for punching-bag, a, [249].
T
Table, a miniature mission, [114];
another design of, [115];
a camp-, [199].
Tank, water, for dark-room, [156].
Target, a barrel-hoop, [234];
a simpler, [235].
Tar-paper for club-house roof, [181].
Teepee, a paper, [328].
Tent for back-yard circus, [257];
decorating, [257].
Tents, paper, [328].
Testing work, ways of, [28].
[Theatre], a miniature, [303];
framework for, [303];
the gridiron, [305];
the stage floor, [305];
drop-curtain, [306];
setting up, [310];
tickets for, [310];
a war drama for, [324].
Thunder, how to imitate, [330].
Ticket office, [257].
Tickets for circus, [256];
for miniature theatre, [310].
Tick-tack, a new style of, [284];
a clockwork, [286].
[Toboggan-slide], a back-yard, [291];
location of, [291];
length of, [293];
material for, [295].
Toe-nailing, [33].
Tool-cabinet, a, [14];
for special tools, [16].
Tools, purchasing of, [13];
list from which to select, [14];
proper handling of, [20];
lending, [20];
sharpening, [37].
Torch, a shooting-, [279].
Touring-car, a clockwork automobile, [343];
frame for, [344];
belt for, [346];
testing the machine, [346];
cardboard sides of, [348];
wheels for, [349];
mud-guards for, [349];
lamps for, [349];
steering-wheel for, [350];
brake for, [350];
chauffeur for, [350];
painting, [351].
Towel-rack, a, [70].
Toy guns, targets, and bows and arrows, [229].
Toy railway, making a, see [Railway].
Toys, cork, [363].
Track, a running, [253].
Tracks for toy railway, [334].
Trains, cardboard, [329].
Trap, the figure-four, [219];
the box, [221];
the dead fall, [222];
the sieve, [224];
the coop, [224];
a rabbit snare, [225];
a twitch-up, [226].
Traps, home-made, [218].
Trebuchets, ancient, [229].
Trees, [317] , [318];
standards for, [317];
pine boughs for, [319].
Tried-edge, the, [28].
Trimmings, of doll-house, outside, [84];
interior, [89];
stable, [104].
Trolley-line for toy railway, [331].
Try-square, testing work with the, [28];
laying out work with the, [42];
a mitred-handle, [45].
Tumbling-mat, a, [245].
Turnstile, a, [259];
lock for, [259].
Twitch-up, a, [226].
Tympan, the printing-press, [138].
Tympan-sheets, [138].
Type, selection of, [129];
composition of, [134];
pieing, [135];
distribution of, [137];
washing, [140].
Type-cases, upper and lower, [129];
scheme for laying, [129];
the Yankee job, [130];
rack for, [131].
Typesetting, [134].
U
Underlaying a form, [138].
Utensils for camping, [199].
V
Vaulting, pole for, [251].
Vise, how to make a, [5].
W
Wagons, cardboard, [329].
Walls, doll-house, [74] , [79] , [92];
stable, [101] , [104];
club-house, [181].
Wardrobe, cigar-box, [125].
Washing-box, a, [158];
rack of, [159];
box of, [160];
how to use the, [161].
Wash-stand, a doll's, [121].
Waste and oily rags, care of, [19] , [141].
Water, running, for dark-room, [156];
filter for, [158].
Water-tank for dark-room, [156].
Waves for ocean scene, [314].
Weapons, ancient, [229].
Whetstone, selection of, [40];
the Washita, [40].
Whetting, the proper way of, [41].
Wicks, book by Mr. W. S., [188].
Wild horse, the circus, [265].
Wild man of Borneo, the, [265] , [266].
Wind, how to imitate, [330].
Window, for workshop, [4];
for back-yard club-house, [182].
Windows, doll-house, [80] , [92];
dormer, [80];
glass for, [82];
casement, [82];
divided glass for, [84];
stable, [103];
log-cabin, [190] , [194].
Window-seat, a, [65].
Wings for miniature theatre, [317] , [318] , [319] , [321].
Winter enterprise, a, [169];
contracting work for, [169].
Withdrawing nails, [33].
Wooden chain and rattle, [359].
Work, laying out, [42].
Work to do with a knife, [356].
Work-bench, a solid, [4].
Workshop, a boy's, [3];
location of, [4];
clothes for, [18].
Work-table for dark-room, [155].
Writing-desk, how to make a, [59];
another style of, [62];
finishing of, [61].
Y
Yankee job-case, the, [130].

Transcriber's Notes:

Apparent printer's errors have been corrected. Hyphenation has been standardised. All other inconsistencies are as in the original. The author's spelling has been maintained.