In this model the Jack Plane and the Try Square are used for the first time. Saw off from Pine a piece about 16 in. long and 3⁄4 in. square. Plane one side straight and true, and one of the other sides at right angles. Cut each end across at right angles, and on each end, using the planed edges as basis, mark Fig. 2 of [drawings No. 5]. Then plane the other two sides at right angles, so as to produce a square rod, which, at every part throughout its length, should fit the try square. Then, with the plane, take about two shavings off each corner, in unison with the figures at the ends. Then, with the knife, cut the point from a to a as shown in Fig. 1 of [drawings No. 5]. Then measure from the long-pointed end, mark the exact length, cut across at the mark, and cut the other end to a point with eight sides as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. Finish with sand-paper at the long-pointed end only.
No. 6. Pencil Holder.
(Requiring [Exercises] 5, 1, 11, 6, and 2.)
This model for the first time introduces the Brace and Bit. Saw off from Pine a piece 10 in. long, and 3⁄4 in. square. With the knife, cut one end across at right angles, and make it smooth. Find the centre of the end as for [model No. 1]. Fix the stem vertically in the Bench Screw, with the smooth end upwards. Fit a 3⁄16-Shell-Bit into the Brace, and bore a centre hole in the end of the stem as shown in Fig. 2 of [drawings No. 6], and to the depth dotted in Fig. 1. Great care must be taken in drilling, so that the hole may be clean and perpendicular. With the knife, pare down each side so as to leave a 1⁄2-in. square, with the drilled hole in the centre. Find the centre in the opposite end. Mark a line about 21⁄4 in. from the drilled end, as shown in Fig. 1. From that line, shave each side down to the centre last found. Then take off the corners so as to make a tapered octagon. Then take off the corners of the octagon, so as to produce a round tapered rod. Measure from the thick end and mark the exact length, and, at the mark, cut across. Then round the end as shown in Fig. 1, and finish with sand-paper.