An ordinary stamp pad will do for inking, but the best ink to use is printer's slightly thinned, as the ordinary rubber stamp ink is not suitable for a metal stamp.—Contributed by S. V. Cooke, Hamilton, Ont.
A Cover for a Bottle
If a glass medicine bottle is to be carried constantly in the pocket, it is best to cover it with leather or rubber. The sketch shows how to cut the pattern so that it will fit a square bottle. The bottle is placed on the leather, or a piece of paper as a pattern, and the outlines marked upon it. The leather or paper is then folded over four times and cut out as shown. This cover will prevent the glass from being scattered in the pocket should the bottle be accidentally broken. It always provides a means of distinguishing it from other bottles of the same type and size.—Contributed by James M. Kane, Doylestown, Pa.
Pattern for Making a Bottle Cover of Leather or Rubber for Bottles Carried in the Pocket
Boring a Long Hole
The usual method of boring a hole through a piece of wood longer than the bit is to bore from each end. To make the hole straight by this method, split the wood or saw it in halves, then make a knife kerf in both pieces on a center line of the hole and glue the pieces together. The spur of the bit will follow the kerf from either end, and the result will be a meeting of the holes, almost perfectly in the center.—Contributed by Ernest J. Dickert, Niagara Falls, N. Y.