Contributed by Tom Hutchinson, Encanto, Cal.


Removing Plaster from Skin

A hot-water bottle held against a porous plaster will assist in quickly removing it from the skin.


How to Make a Cheap Bracket Saw

Hacksaw Frame and Blade

For the frame use 3/8-in. round iron, bending it as shown in the diagram and filing a knob on each end, at opposite sides to each other, on which to hook the blade.