FIREWOOD OR NEWSPAPER RACK

Requirements

Body. 1 Condensed-milk Box (about 7 1/4 in. deep, 13 in. wide, 19 3/4 in. long).

Legs. 4 Strips 1/2 in. thick, 1 1/2 in. wide, 8 in. longer than the height of the box. 4 Strips 1/2 in. thick, 2 in. wide, 8 in. longer than the height of the box.

Handle Arms. 2 Strips 3/4 in. thick, 2 in. wide, 5 in. longer than the width of the box.

Side Braces. 2 Strips 1/2 in. thick, 2 1/2 in. wide, and the length equal to the length of the box inside.

Construction

Make the legs 8 inches longer than the height of the box with the cover removed. Remove the cover and both sides of the box. Turn the remaining portion on its side and nail the legs of one side in position. Turn the box-over and secure the legs of the other side, allowing each leg to project 4 inches above and 4 inches below the box. Place the try-square on the bottom and against the end to square it, then drive a nail through the legs into the edge of the bottom at the points shown by the dots, to hold it square. Having made both ends square and secure, place the rack upright on its legs, and cut the side braces to the neat inside length between the ends. Place them on edge inside and secure with nails driven through the legs from the outside, and clinch the nails on the inside face of the brace. Place the handle arms on top of the legs, having their outer edges even with the outside face of the legs, and project the ends equally outside of the legs both front and rear. Use long, slender wire nails for securing the handle arms to the legs, driven from the top through the arms into the legs.