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

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Model No. 4. - Letter Opener.
Prepare pieces of wood 1 1-4" wide by 9" long, sawed from a 3-4" board.
Plane to an oblong 7-16" x 1 1-16" x 9", using the marking gauge for lines instead of the pencil and ruler.
Cut off both ends as in the preceding models, using the point of the knife for lines instead of the pencil, making an oblong 7-16" x 1 1-16" x 8 1-8".
Draw the plan upon one of the sides of the stick. Cut off end with tenon-saw up to 1-16" of the short oblique line. Cut with knife up to this line and to remaining lines.
Place the elevation drawing upon two opposite sides of the wood and cut to lines. Model with knife according to end view, and finish with sand-paper.
 
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