Materials

Poplar (Chap. III., Par. 42)

2 pcs. 3/4"x3 3/4"x36" S 2 S

Runners. 2pcs. l"x2"x11 1/2" S2S

Cross braces, lpc. 3/8"x9 1/2"x22" S2S

Top. 4-6d finishing nails.

1 dozen 1 1/4" brads.

2 pcs. 5/16"x40" soft iron rod or 2 pcs. 3/4"x40" strap iron for soles.

Introductory Statement

The sled represents one of the earliest used and simplest methods of hauling. Wherever there is snow the sled is used in a great many ways. Perhaps its most important use is in the lumber regions, where it provides an easy means of hauling immense loads of logs. The sled also furnishes a great means of sport and it has a number of modifications, such as skees, toboggans and the common hand sled, with which every boy is familiar.

References:

Library of Work and Play, Foster.

Scientific American Boy at School, A. Russel Bond.

A Back Yard Toboggan Slide, The Boy Craftsman, Hall. Lathrop, Lee

& Shepard, Boston. Winter Sports, Library of Work and Play, Miller. Doubleday, Page &

Co., New York. Boy's Book of Sports and Outdoor Life, Thompson. The Century Co.,

New York. Ice Boats, Sleds and Toboggans, Scientific American Boy, Bond. Munn

& Co., New York. The Outdoor Handy Book for Playground, Beard. Chas. Scribner's Sons,

New York.

Two Methods of Making Joints

Suggestions For Original Pesi6n

Bob Coaster

Heavy Pray or Farm Sled

Sled Specifications

Runners

As this material is furnished S 2 S, it will not be necessary for you to replane it. Select the best surface of one piece and mark it the working face (Chapter II., Paragraph 2). Plane one edge perfectly straight for a working edge (Chapter II., Paragraph 4). Gauge the width of the runners (Chapter II., Paragraphs 6 or 7). Plane to the gauge line. Lay out the shape of the front and of the rear curves; with the coping or compass saw saw just outside these lines. Smooth the edges with a block plane and wood file; make the edges perfectly square. In like manner make the second runner.

Lay out the mortises (Chapter IV., Paragraph 67) for the . cross braces. These mortises should be laid out on both surfaces of each runner so you may chisel part way from one side, and the remainder from the other side. Be very careful not to get the mortises too wide; the thickness of the cross braces must fill them snugly. Lay out the holes for the hand holds. To make the hand holes, bore two holes with the 7/8" or 1" bit the proper distance apart to make the hole the desired length; with the compass saw saw from one hole to the other, and smooth with the wood file.