This little holder is made up of five parts: base, stem, holder, band, and centre piece for pushing up the matches when the box is pushed down into it.
The base is made by bending all four sides up 1⁄4 in.; corners are made rounding. The stem piece is bent into a cylinder tapered by wrapping it around a 1⁄2-in. tapered stick. Solder the edges, when this is done.
The holder itself is made by taking the 13⁄4 × 5-in. strip and bending it up like the shape of a letter U, so that it is a little longer than the match box itself. The band holds the sides in place. All is soldered together, the stem in the base first, then the holder on the stem, etc. Hard solder is used. The little centre piece is bent, placed in position, and soldered with soft solder. Polish and finish.
TOBACCO JAR
This straight-sided jar is made in three pieces. A disc 5 ins. in diameter is needed for the bottom, a cylinder, 5 ins. deep, to fit the disc, and a lid made from a 5-in. disc turned over to fit the outside.
The disc for the bottom is bent up like the base of the tea caddy. Fit the cylindrical piece around this base and solder where the edges meet.
The lid: Cut a disc out of No. 20 copper, 5 ins. in diameter. Find the centre. With the small end of the planishing hammer drive a boss into a hollow wooden block, about 3⁄4 in. in diameter and 1⁄2 in. deep. Out of this boss the knob is made in the following way: Take a piece of 5⁄8-in. square iron and draw about 4 ins. of the end tapered to a 3⁄8-in. round. Bend this up about 1⁄4 in. as shown in the sketch. This is the tool that the knob must be shaped upon. Place this tool in the vise and place the hollow of the lid on this tool. With the thin end of the driving hammer work the knob in shape from the outside. (See [sketch].) During the working of this metal it should be annealed three or four times so that it will yield to the extreme tension required to make the knob.