Rough Wood - Yellow Pine.

Piece for Back, 17 in. x 3 1/2 in. x 1 in. Piece for Pegs, 17 in. x 1 1/4 in. x 7/8 in. Plates - Strip of Girth-iron, 4 in. x 5/8 in. x 1/16 in. Screws - 4 Half-inch Screws.

Tools

Jack Plane, Trying Plane, Smoothing Plane, Square, Gauge, Compass, Tenon-Saw, Bow-Saw, Spokeshave, Brace And Centre-Bit, Firmer Chisel, File, Dovetail-Saw, Bradawl, Countersink Bit, Screwdriver, Punch, And Cold Chisel

(1), Plane up a side and an edge of back.

(2). Set out shape of back.

(3). Bore the holes for the pegs.

(4). Plane up wood for the pegs.

(5). Set out shape of pegs, and on the ends inserted into back describe circles with the brace-bit used for boring the holes.

(6). With dovetail-saw, chisel, knife, and file, fit the pegs into the back, seeing that they stand out quite square.

(7). Now saw the back to shape with the bow-saw, and finish the rounded ends with spokeshave, chisel, and file, planing to width first.

(8). Set out for bevelling with gauge, and bevel the sides with the planes, and the ends with the spokeshave and chisel.

(9). Shape the pegs according to the diagram, rounding the top edge, (shown shaded) and chamfering the underneath edges and the edges of the rounded ends, as shown, with the spokeshave and knife. (Small side view shows that the hook of the peg is rounded towards the back ; set this out with the compass and round with the knife).

(10). Now smooth off the front side of the "back," and glue in the pegs, which ought to project through the holes about a quarter of an inch.

(11). Saw the projecting ends of the pegs that come through "back" off, and smooth over with smoothing plane.

(12). Now, out of the iron girthing, make the hanging plates.

File to width, then on each end of the 4-inch piece provided describe semicircles, and with cold chisel and file round up. Then cut to length, and square the ends. With sharp punch set out the screw-holes, and drill through with brace and hole-rimer, countersinking for screw heads.

(13). Sink the plates into the back with dovetail-saw and chisel, and screw on with half-inch screws.

(14). Sandpaper all over and finish,

No. 19. Clothes Back. (Full size, half length.)

George Philip & Son, London & Liverpool.