Fig. 65. Use of shooting board
The assembling was not done until the carving had been finished, and it consisted of fastening the long sides to the ends with 5⁄8-inch brads, with a little glue on the end grain of the end pieces. The bottom was put on with brads, and the top hinged to the back by two small nickel-plated hinges. A little hook and eye from the hardware store were put at the front to hold the cover on, and two small cleats were glued to the under side of the cover to keep it from warping.
The time spent on this pencil box was several hours, but the result was a box the like of which could not be bought.
Fig. 66. Carving designs for pencil box
Pencil boxes became the rage with our boys, and although they made several of the same size, in each case the design was different. ([Fig. 66].)