WOULD you like to earn money by building a real dam? Or a club or garden house? Or would you like to make gloves that can be sold almost as fast as you can finish them? It is fun to add extra money to your bank account. It is more fun to do this on a regular basis, limited only by the amount of time you can give to exercising a craft. Fences, brick terraces and walks, wading pools, chair seats, hand-painted containers and bottles, unusual Easter eggs and custom-made Christmas decorations are only a few of the crafts you can master by referring to the following pages — and all the finished articles are salable.

Construction techniques are explained in understandable terms and illustrated so fully that anyone can follow them. Lists of tools, materials and accessories needed for each article are listed. Some of these can be found around the home and cost nothing. Others must be bought. Suggestions as to where to obtain specific items are given at the end of the book.

The professional methods of selling products to stores and gift shops are described in the last chapter. The procedures given are exactly those used by established craftsmen when dealing with department stores and small shops. Direct selling, either in person or by small classified advertisements, is also explained. And, if you have a talent for teaching, suggestions are given for the formation of craft classes and the tuition that you may charge for courses.

It is fun to make anything. But the greatest satisfaction and enjoyment come when you are able to MAKE IT PAY!

What You Can Build With Concrete

THERE are many small masonry jobs that can be handled successfully and profitably by the skilled young worker. The professional mason is usually too busy to take on work that can be completed in less than a day. This opens the field for the young worker who has mastered the techniques of the trade.

Take children's wading pools or puddles, for instance. They are practical, they can be beautiful and their construction can be profitable for you. Every mother of a young child knows that during hot weather nothing keeps her pride and joy happier than a spot to splash around in. There are, of course, commercially made wading pools to solve that problem, but they are expensive, shortlived and unattractive. The one you build will be handsome, permanent, easily cleaned and a small and charming addition to the garden.

It is only a step from a child's wading puddle to the construction of a full-fledged garden pool. Both, to be beautiful, require preliminary planning, judgement and skillful work. The main difference lies in the amount of materials used and the time taken to build the garden pool. The basic plan of work is practically the same for both of them. Perfect yourself in the making of the puddle and the pool will follow naturally and with little trouble.

Ponds cover a much larger area than a garden pool. They are usually inspired by the fact that a small brook runs through the property. This means putting a dam across the brook, excavating for the pond and building a stone retaining wall around the edge of the pond. This is a full scale project worthy of a professional mason's execution yet quite within the capabilities of his junior competitor.