Material Required

Lumber: 1 piece white pine or basswood 3/8x534 inches x 3 feet 2 inches. 1 piece white pine or basswood 1/2x8 1/4x8 1/2 inches. 1 piece white pine or basswood 13/16xl 1/8xl6 1/2 inches. (Poplar, cypress or redwood may be substituted for pine or basswood.)

Hardware: 1 flat head bright wood screw 2 inch No. 12. 4 flat head bright wood screws 7/8 inch No. 7.

1 dozen 1 1/4 inch brads No. 18.

2 dozen 1 inch brads No. 18.

Tools

Sharp lead pencil, rule, try square, jack plane, handy saw, brace, coping saw, twist drills, 7-32 inch and 1/8 inch countersink, screw driver, hammer, nail set, T bevel.

Directions

1- Reduce all pieces to finished dimensions.

2 - To make doorway draw a center line lengthwise of end piece and swing a circle with compass using point on center line 1 1/4 inches from end as center.

3 - Draw lines at right angle to end tangent to sides of circle.

4 - Remove stock for doorway using handy saw to cut to circle and coping saw to make the

5 - Set the T bevel at the same angle as shown in the drawing and lay out the slant for the gable of end pieces.

6 - With T bevel in same position as for gables lay out bevels on upper edge of both sides and both edges of two pieces for roof.

7 - Fasten brace to post with 2 inch No. 12 screw. Holes for flat head screws should always be bored and countersunk.

8 - Fasten brace and post to bottom with four 7/8 inch No. 7 screws as shown in drawing.

9 - Nail ends to sides by using three 1 inch brads at each joint.

10 - Draw lines on lower side of bottom piece where brads are to be placed that when driven through bottom they will enter sides and ends.

11 - Nail bottom, ends and sides by using three 1 inch brads at each side and back and two at front.

12 - Fasten top in place by using seven 1 inch brads for each side.

13 - Set brads with nail set.

Fig. 18 Setting Nail with Nail Set.