It is best to bore the hole for the screw eye first, in order to prevent splitting the block.
A suggested color scheme is shown in the drawing. Two coats of paint should be applied.
[DOLL SLEIGH.]
While this drawing ([Plate 57]), to all intents and purposes details a doll sleigh, yet by increasing the dimensions slightly the sleigh will be suitable for a small child.
First, make the runners of 1/2" spruce, or other suitable wood, cutting them 9" wide by 26" long.
On the upper edge measure back 1-1/2" and from this point draw to the corner of the lower edge. Saw to this line and slightly round the corners, as shown. With the dividers set at a radius of 4-1/2", strike a circle very lightly on the opposite end of the runners, so that it will be just tangent to the edges and end of the board. Measure up from the lower edge of the runner 7-1/2" and draw a line parallel to it until it strikes the circle. Cut to this line and also saw to the curve of the circle, forming the outline of the runner. Finish to the line with a chisel and file. See that the two runners are exact duplicates. Bevel slightly on the top edge to allow the runners to flare.
The Doll Sleigh may be made larger to carry a baby brother or sister.
Next make the sleigh bottom 1/2" × 10" × 16-1/2". Two braces, to go below the sleigh bottom, are made 1/2" × 3" × 8-1/2".