Wood: Maple.

Preparatory: Same as in Fig. 1.

Exercises.

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1.   Plane to exact width. Both edges straight and square.

2.   A. Draw the shape of the knife.

B.   Bore holes in handle; cut out between them.

C.   Shape the outside of the knife to lines.

3.   With a sharp knife, or outside gouge of the same curve, cut the curve at the end of the handle where it joins the blade. Guard against cutting too deep.

4.   With rasp and smoothing plane, work the blade down to the required thickness, finishing one side first, but not making the edge sharp. Be sure that the contour of the ends of the handle is accurately preserved.

5.   Secure a piece of pasteboard, or thin wood, of a thickness equal to the amount of wood cut away in Ex. 4. Place this under the blade to give it stiffness, while the other side of the blade is being worked down to make it of the proper thickness. Make both sides of the blade free of inequalities.

6.   A. Work the blade down to a sharp edge, which must be in the center of the thickness of the blade. B. Plane and scrape the handle, and the blade if necessary. 7. With a hard, sharp pencil, lay out a simple design for carving. One or both sides may be carved. Make shallow cuts, as the figures will have to be small.

8.   Remedy defects.

9.   Finish with two coats of shellac, and oil. Natural color.