This section is from the book "Sloyd Educational Manual Training", by Everett Schwartz. Also available from Amazon: Sloyd.

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Model No. 19. - Towel Roller.
For roller prepare an oblong 1 5-16" x 1 5-16" x 15 3-4 . Draw diagonals on both ends. Quadrisect all edges on both ends and join opposite points excepting middle points. Plane corners to lines making an octagonal prism. Model with plane to a cylinder. Finish cylinder with tile and sand-paper. From the center of both ends draw 3-4" circle. Set off ends with marking gauge. Cut around lines with tenon-saw: cut to lines with knife and tile. Finish with sand-paper.
For back board prepare an oblong according to drawing.
For brackets prepare two oblongs 13-16 x 3 9-16" x 6 1-16". Place these together as one piece. Draw plan upon opposite sides of wood. Saw around lines with turning-saw. Cut to lines with chisel, gouge, and file. Finish edges with sand-paper.
Bore holes with auger-bit: cut slot with chisel: finish with sand-paper. Nail and screw together, using 1 1-2" brads and 3-4 screws.
 
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