A good problem to be used in woodwork classes in the school or to be made by boys in the home. It will be found appropriate and useful in the reception hall or on the porch. It is built of dry goods boxes, with a five-cent pan used in the bottom to catch the drippings from the umbrellas.
Materials:
- 1 box 9” deep × 12” wide × 30” high.
- ¼ lb. eight-penny nails to make the frame.
- 1 small round tin pan to fit in bottom of the stand.
- Sandpaper and stain.
Dimensions:
- 4 pieces ¼” thick × 2½” wide × 30” long, to be used as upright pieces.
- 4 pieces ¼” thick × 2¼” wide × 30” long, to be used as upright pieces.
- 6 pieces ½” thick × 3” wide × 12” long, to be used as crosspieces.
- 6 pieces ½” thick × 3” wide × 11” long, to be used as crosspieces.
- Bottom: 1 piece 12” thick × 12” wide × 12” long.
Directions:
Make three boxes of the six pieces (½” × 3” × 12”) and six pieces (½” × 3” × 11”), putting the bottom, 12” square, on the bottom box to be used as foundation of the frame. Make a hole in this bottom large enough to hold a round tin pan. This hole should be cut before nailing the piece on the bottom of the box. Nail the four long pieces (measuring ¼” × 2¼” × 30”) on the end of the three boxes, placing the boxes seven inches apart on the frame. Nail four pieces (measuring ¼” × 2½” × 30”) on the ends of the boxes to extend one-fourth inch over the first four strips which were nailed on the boxes. Sandpaper, stain, and polish.
BLACKING BOX