Things To Make

g used, and for it to do its work accurately the material must be properly supported, so that it cannot sway or shift. Anybody who has been in the habit of usin

k, to serve much the same purpose as the notched board used in fretworking; also to hold on edge such things

sawing trestle (left). Tres

start with, the pieces should be 24 inches long,

ctor), and lay a leg against each mark in turn, the end projecting an inch or so above the top. Move the leg about till it makes the proper angle at the mark, and draw a pencil

sides of the top, parallel to and 3/4-inch from th

true and flat as you can. Then "offer" the leg that belongs to the cut, its end projecting an inch or so. If it won't enter, bevel off the sides of the cut very slightly till it will. A

e is cut out of tin or card. It should be just as wide as the legs, and at a point 4

howing how to cut slopin

ine EF (Fig. 2, b) and the perpendicular CG. The bevel is marked on the other side of the leg, the, angle of the template being at E1 (Fig. 2, a) to guide the saw, which is passed down through the leg just outside the marks till in line with CD. The piece is

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one first made; the other two are similar, but the direction of the

ainst the top, and nail them on. The projections are sawn off roughly and planed down

o mark, and draw lines across the legs. Reverse the trestle, and do the same with the legs at the other end. Then turn the trestle on its side, and draw lines on the other outside faces of the legs, using the li