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

Model No. 24. - Table Mat.
Prepare oblongs 5-6" x 1 1-4" x 12" except two side oblongs which should be made 1 3-8" in width. Glue joints; clamp in bench; make and fit wedge, and when dry plane wedge and sides as in Model No. 21.
Gauge thickness, and plane to line; bevel edges with smoothing-plane; finish with file and sand-paper.
 
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