Rough Wood - Yellow Pine.

Piece for Rails, 17 in. x 4 in. x 1 in. Piece for Feet, 10 in. x 1 1/2 in. x 1 in.

Nails - Oval Wire, 3/4-in.

Tools

Jack Plane And Smoothing Plane, Square, Gauge, Com Pass, Tenon-Saw, Hand-Saw, Firmer Chisel, Shooting Board, File, Bradawl, Hammer, Punch

(1). Feet: Plane up in one piece to thickness and width.

(2). Cut in half (5 inches each piece), and square a line across lower edge of each, exactly in the centre.

(3). Now set out the part to be cut away for feet, working from the centre line already got, 1 1/4-inch on each side. This allows about 1 1/4-inch for the feet.

(4). Cut out this underneath part with saw, chisel, and knife, and file over.

(5). Cut and shoot the feet to right length.

(6). Rails : Plane up a side and edge of the full piece, and gauge to 3/4-inch thick, and plane off. This gives width of rails. Then shoot the ends to 16 inches long.

(7). Set the gauge to 3/4-inch, and gauge down from face edge.

(8). Saw this piece off with hand-saw, keeping saw kerf well off the gauge mark, and in the narrow strip. Lay the narrow strip aside, and plane down to gauge mark left on the broad piece, then gauge off 3/4-inch as before, and cut off. Repeat this operation until four rails have been cut off.

(9). Now gauge the rails to right thickness - 3/8-inch, and plane off.

(10). Set out rails for boring, preparing for two nails in each rail.

(11). Smooth off the feet, and undersides and edges of rails.

(12). Nail together, taking care to keep feet at right angles to rails, etc.

(13). Smooth off, and level the top.

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