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

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Model No. 29. - Mail Box.
Prepare back board according to drawing. Prepare oblongs for sides and front piece, allowing 1-16" in all dimensions.
Prepare dove-tailed joints as in model No. 28. Glue together dove-tailed joints. Finish inside faces with sand-paper. Finish outside faces with smoothing-plane and sand-paper.
Prepare bottom piece and insert it with brads and glue.
Glue, nail and clamp all to back board.
Prepare cover, making opening with auger bit, chisel, and file; join cover with hinges to back board.
Finish with sand-paper.
 
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