Horizontal Bar.
With wooden uprights to fix in the ground (See next page, [Fig. 1]):
Tools.
Hand-saw (cross-cut).
Jack plane.
Spike gimlet (three-eighths of an inch).
Inch chisel.
Hammer.
Rule and Pencil.
| Materials. | s. | d. |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Yellow battens 14 ft. long, 7 in. by 21⁄2 in. at 31⁄2d. | 8 | 2 |
| 4 Struts, yellow, 4 ft. 6 in. long, 4 in. by 1 in. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Bar 6 ft. long, 17⁄8 in. in diameter | 6 | 6 |
| 2 Pins 6 in. long, 3⁄8 of an inch in diameter, at 4d. | 0 | 8 |
| 20 nails 21⁄2 in. long | 0 | 4 |
| 2 lb. lead-colour paint, at 8d. | 1 | 4 |
| 1 lb. ultramarine blue | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | 0 |
The first thing to be done is to order your wood of the nearest timber-merchant. There are various kinds of fir-timber, and those mostly used are pine, spruce, and yellow deal. The latter is the best for our present purpose, as it is easy to work and will best stand the inclemency of the weather. I need scarcely tell you where to get the other materials, as most ironmongers and colourmen keep everything you may require in this way.
Fig. 1
Having all your materials and tools ready, saw 4 feet off your battens (A A), which will leave 10 feet for the uprights, and as 2 feet 6 inches have to be let into the ground, you will then have 7 feet 6 inches for the height of the bar, which is sufficient for all exercises. You will next fit the 4 feet-pieces (B B) into one end of the uprights by halving them in; this will form the sole-piece to which the struts (C C C C) are nailed. All this part, which goes underground, is left in its rough state; the 7 feet 6 inches above the ground will have to be planed over and the edges rounded off. The uprights can be either left plain or an ornamental turned top may be added. This is a matter of fancy.