TO MAKE A BRASS FINGER BOWL
Finger bowls of brass are very ornamental and useful and can be made of the simplest designs. A half dozen are a welcome addition to any table. Design the bowl and proceed exactly as you did with the copper bowl, working the sheet of brass up into a rough bowl shape on the hard wood block. Using the same tools, finish the bowl on the round stake. The surface of the bowl may be left mottled, or it can be smoothed up, as one wishes.
These sketches suggest a number of articles that can be made out of brass.
CRUMB TRAY AND SCRAPER
Material: One piece of brass, 10 × 6 ins., No. 16. One piece of brass, 12 × 4 ins., No. 16.
Tools: Anvil stake, mallet, shears, dividers.
Directions: With the dividers set at 5 ins., one leg of the dividers tangent with the top of the brass plate and the other in the centre lengthwise of the piece, draw a circle. Cut around the circle with the shears. Beat over 3⁄4 in. of the centre part of the circle, tapering along the circle line toward each end. Round up this edge and curve it a little inward on wood block so that when grasped by the fingers it will be comfortable. Smooth off edge and make the flat part perfectly straight, so that when placed on the table to receive the crumbs it will lie perfectly flat.