| The drawer front, 13-16" × 5" × 14⅜", with lap ⅜" × ½" cut out on the ends. |
| 1. Nail the sides, ½" × 5" × 19⅝", to the lap of the front and to the ends of the back. |
| 2. Nail the bottom in between the sides ⅛" from the lower edge. This allows the drawer to slide on the edges of the sides. |
| 3. Put the partitions in the drawer as called for by this plan. |
The racks for covers and pie tins shown in the drawings are made from two pieces, 13-16" × 2" × 4", one piece 13-16" × 2" × 10½" for the bottom, and two pieces of lath 12" long for the sides. These racks may be placed on the doors as shown, or may be changed to suit the equipment.
III Finishing—
| 1. Set all the nails and putty the holes. |
| 2. Sandpaper the cabinet carefully. |
| 3. Paint or stain and wax the outside of the cabinet, to harmonize with the surroundings where it is to be used. |
| 4. Paint the inside with two coats of white enamel. |
Fig. 38.—Cabinet completed
Before putting on the enamel, apply a coat of ordinary white-lead paint and allow it to dry thoroughly. If desired, the outside of the cabinet may be finished in white enamel, though this is somewhat more expensive than the paint or stain recommended above.
All the Household Science Cabinets shown have a two-fold purpose. In the first place, they furnish storage space for the utensils and working space for the pupils. In the second place, they offer a most interesting manual training project for a boys' club. The members can make any one of them, thus correlating their practical wood-work and the domestic science of the girls and, in this way, exhibiting the co-operative spirit of the home and the school.
3. In some cases it may be possible to use the school stove for cooking purposes. Some schools use natural gas for heating and, where this is the case, provision for cooking may readily be made. Other schools situated on a hydro-electric line, may, as has been done in one case, use electricity as a source of heat. At present, however, the majority of schools may find it best to use one of the many oil-stoves now on the market. One-, two-, or three-flame-burner stoves may be obtained for general use. The two-, or three-flame-burner stoves are recommended, as they are less likely to be overturned. The one-flame-burner stove, however, is often useful as an additional provision. A good grade of oil should be used, and the stove should be kept scrupulously clean, constant attention being paid to the condition of the wick. Any oil spilt on the stove when it is being filled should be carefully wiped off before lighting. If attention is paid to these details, the stove will burn without any perceptible odour.