Rough Wood - Yellow Pine.

Handle Partition, 12 in. x 4 1/2 in. x 5/8 in. Sides and Ends, two pieces, 20 in. x 2 1/2 in. x 5/8 in. Bottom, 13 1/2 in. x 8 1/2 in. x 1/2 in.

Nails - 1-inch Oval Steel Nails.

Tools

Jack Plane, Smoothing Plane, Shooting Board, Tenon-Saw, Dovetail-Saw, Bow-Saw, Brace And Bits, Chisels, Spokeshave, Knife, File, Cutting Gauge, Bradawl, Hammer, Punch. (1). Sides And Ends : Plane Up The Two Pieces Cut Out For This Purpose. (2). Saw an end and a side off each piece after they have been planed up. (3). Shoot to right length, and gauge with cutting gauge for dovetailing. (4). Set out for dovetailing according: to diagram, and follow the same system of working as that explained in Model 20. (5). Set out the groove for the partition on the inside of each end (see projection at side of diagram). (6). Cut this groove out with the dovetail-saw and chisels. (7). Smooth off the insides of the pieces dovetailed, and glue together, squaring and setting aside until hard. (8). Handle : Plane up the wood for the handle, and set out the shape on one side. (9). Cut to shape with the bow-saw, boring out the curved ends of handle-hole with the brace and bit, and inserting the bow-saw for the other parts. (10). Finish the curves of the handle with the spokeshave, knife, and file. (11). Now shoot the ends of the handle-partition to length for insertion in the ends, and cut out the notches at the top side (shown in diagram). (12). See that the handle fits properly, smooth off the sides, and glue it in. (13). Plane up the piece for the bottom, allowing 3/8-inch for projection all round. (14). Curve the edges, (as shown on diagram), with the smoothing plane, finishing them with file and sandpaper. (15). Bore the bottom for nailing with bradawl, and smooth off the inside. (16). Now level the box to fit the bottom, with smoothing plane, and smooth off and sandpaper the sides. (17). Nail the bottom on to the box, and sink the nails below the surface of the wood with the punch. (18). Smooth off and level the bottom, and finish up generally.

No. 24 Knife-Box. (Full size.) Sides and Ends.

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No. 24a. - Knife-Box.

For Instructions, see previous page.

No. 24a. Knife-Box. (Full size.) Handle.

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