Carpentry For Beginners - Things To Make | by John D. Adams
There is no lack of textbooks telling the amateur carpenter with mathematical exactness just how to make a dovetail joint or a mortise and tenon connection. The beginner has no difficulty in finding ample instruction as to the theory of carpentry, and may read at great length precisely how to hold the hammer or manipulate a plane. With this phase of the subject the present volume has no concern. It is not expected that those to whom the book is addressed aim to become professional carpenters. The object of the volume is 'merely to present as clearly as possible an interesting 'and practical field to the young craftsman, and this is sufficient for the reason that if the work is made 'interesting he will soon find out all he needs to know about tools, and if the results are of practical value he will not lack encouragement...
| Title | Carpentry For Beginners: Things To Make |
| Author | John D. Adams |
| Publisher | Moffat, Yard And Company |
| Year | 1917 |
| Copyright | 1917, Moffat, Yard And Company |
| Amazon | Make Magazine |
By John D. Adams, Author of "When Mother Lets Us Carpenter," etc.
Illustrated With Sketches And Diagrams By The Author
Foreword- There is no lack of textbooks telling the amateur carpenter with mathematical exactness just how to make a dovetail joint or a mortise and tenon connection. The beginner has no difficulty in finding a...
- To The Home Carpenter
- If there is one DON'T that should be impressed more than any other on the mind of the amateur carpenter it is DON'T HURRY. Before touching a single piece of wood be sure you know exactly what is requi...
- Chapter 1. Staining And Finishing
- Pine can be stained to closely match almost any of the more expensive and harder woods of which furniture is generally made. The hardware stores supply color cards that show the effect of their stains...
- Staining
- It will be understood, of course, that an application of stain is only to be made where it is desired to alter the shade or color of the wood. Several of the darker woods look very well when finished ...
- Filling
- Wood fillers are made in two forms - paste and liquid. The former is used principally for open-grained woods such as chestnut, oak and ash, and the latter for soft woods such as whitewood, pine or cyp...
- Finishing
- The wood is now of the proper color and presents a smooth and continuous surface, which must now be protected by means of the finishing coat. The most easily handled finishing material is prepared wax...
- Fuming
- One of the most popular finishes among craftsmen is the rich nut-brown shade known as fumed oak - a finish that will harmonize with almost any scheme of interior decoration. In producing the genuine...
- Puttying
- No good carpenter ever uses very much putty, but when one is just starting there is sure to be a crack or a seam, as well as some nail holes, that will require filling in. Always work up the putty in ...
- Chapter 2. Things For The Little Ones To Make. How To Make A Swing Board
- A swing board, you say, that's easy. Who doesn't know how to make a swing board? Of course it is easy, and because it is so it is a good example to show that even in the making of the simplest thi...
- How To Make A Coat Hanger
- A coat hanger is another simple thing to make - provided you go at it in the right way. A paper pattern should first be made, and for this we will need a piece of smooth wrapping paper large enough fo...
- How To Make A Soap Holder
- We must now try our skill at making something consisting of more than one piece, and see how closely the different parts may be fitted together. A good example to begin with is the soap holder illustr...
- How To Make A Peck Measure
- What boy or girl is there who, when sent to buy a peck of apples, has not felt as though peck measures were getting smaller all the time? If you will read what follows and study the drawing, you will ...
- How To Make A Tool Box
- It may be a slat on the chicken coop is broken, perhaps a picket on the front fence is loose or something is wrong with the wireless outfit on the top of the barn - but whatever it is you will find it...
- How To Make A Bench Hook
- In sawing small pieces such as the side boards of the tool box just described, it is often more convenient to saw them on the work-bench instead of holding them on a box with the knee. To do this one ...
- How To Make A Candle Holder And Candle-Sticks
- Our little problems thus far have largely been a matter of getting ready. We must now get right down to business and make something just as neatly as we can, so that when it is stained and rubbed it w...
- How To Make A Match Box
- A match box, a place to strike a light, and a calendar all in one-a practical and interesting problem for any boy or girl carpenter. One can always find a neat calendar pad, which is easily pasted in ...
- How To Make A Tooth-Brush Rack
- Tooth-brushes look so much alike that it is really very necessary to have a separate place for each brush, and as it is not sanitary to have the damp bristles rubbing around on some dusty surface, we ...
- How To Make A Whisk Broom Holder
- The little whisk broom holder which we are now going to construct makes a very neat and practical present. We feel quite sure that any boy or girl who presents this to his or her mother - after it is ...
- How To Make A Pipe Rack
- In the making of this pipe rack there is room for the young carpenter to exercise considerable ingenuity, particularly in arranging the decoration in the center. If a nice shiny picture tile can be fo...
- How To Make A Salt Box
- It is always advisable to stand well with the cook, and one sure way of accomplishing this is to make the neat little salt box illustrated, and hang it up in the kitchen at the most convenient point. ...
- How To Make A Towel-Roller
- Do not start to make a towel-roller until you have found a piece of round wood, such as a curtain pole, suitable for the roller. All the old paint and varnish should) be removed and the surface sandpa...
- How To Make A Sleeve-Board
- Ironing shirtwaists and pressing suits is hard work at best, and, as every girl and boy wishes to have their clothes look neat, the least that the young carpenter can do is to get out the tools and ma...
- How To Make A Stationery Rack
- A stationery rack is something that may be made in a very short time, but if it is made as it should be, with the outline sharp and true and the seams all closely fitted, it will require a lot of care...
- How To Make A Bathroom Mirror
- A combination of a towel-roller and a mirror is now presented. Before proceeding with it, first procure the mirror itself. While the dimensions given are quite usual, yet there is no absolute standard...
- How To Make A Stationery Cabinet
- The little stationery-cabinet would delight a small sister or brother of school age, and be very useful to many an older person. For any one who has no desk it would be most convenient, as a neat litt...
- How To Make A Stationery Rack And Inkstand
- Just think - a stationery rack, inkstand, pen and pencil holder, and calendar all in one, which any boy or girl may make for a few cents. Besides the wood, all that is needed is a small glass ink pot,...
- How To Make Book-Racks
- While we are furnishing up our desk it would be well to consider the question of a book-rack for it. The rack illustrated is large enough to hold all of your study books or may be used to hold the cur...
- How To Make A Putting Up A Shelf
- Almost every one knows how to put up the ordinary shelf - simply screw two brackets to the wall and a board on top, and the job is done- But supposing there is no room for brackets, as, for example, i...
- How To Make A Flower Bracket
- The department stores nowadays sell so many beautiful brass and pottery flower jars at a very low price that there is no excuse for any house not having a lovely hanging fern, provided there is a youn...
- How To Make A Footstool
- A footstool is always a handy article to have around, and one with a place for the hand, so that it may be readily carried about, is especially useful in the kitchen. Haven't you noticed how the cook ...
- How To Make A Blacking Stand
- Blacking one's shoes is no trouble at all when by merely lifting a lid you can find everything right at hand-brushes polish and all-including a block to keep your foot from slipping. This is exactly w...
- How To Make A Shoe-Brush Box
- Sometimes there is no convenient place to keep a blacking box, in which case the best we can do is to make a shoe-brush box and hang it on the wall. The back space will hold a pair of brushes, and the...
- How To Make A Flower Stand
- There is nothing that adds so much to the appearance of an indoor plant as to place the pot or jar in which it is growing on an attractive stand. The stand illustrated is very suitable for this, an...
- How To Make A Slipper Box
- The slipper box illustrated is really a box with a door in front, the top being padded so as to make a comfortable leg rest or temporary seat. When father or uncle sits down in the evening in the big ...
- How To Make A Umbrella Stand
- As soon as one decides to make an umbrella stand he should be on the outlook for a shallow round pan about six inches in diameter, to place in the bottom to catch the drippings from the wet umbrellas....
- How To Make A Waste-Basket
- A waste-basket, when properly made, is one of the most attractive articles that the young carpenter can make for the home. There are six pieces in the basket illustrated, which are laced together near...
- Chapter 3. Furniture You Can Make. How To Make A Taboret
- We are now going to make something that will require all our attention. We must remember all the mistakes we have made in our carpentry experience up to date and be careful to avoid them from now on, ...
- How To Make A Bench
- In making this bench our object ought to be to make something good enough to use indoors - perhaps in the workshop or maybe in the attic where the wireless outfit is. While the drawing shows the fo...
- How To Make A Study Table
- Every boy and girl should have a place in the house that they may call their own. Each one should have a table where they may keep their writing materials and books and read or study when they wish to...
- How To Make A Desk With Book Shelves
- This combination desk and book rack is another piece of furniture that is especially well adapted to the needs of the student. It can readily accommodate a library of two hundred books, and at t...
- How To Make A Plate-Rack
- In judging a plate-rack, the imagination should always supply a few pretty plates and hang some half-dozen dainty cups on the small brass hooks on the under side of the narrow shelf. The present desig...
- How To Make Wall Shelves
- The only decorative feature of the useful wall shelves shown below is the set of imitation hinges cut from polished brass, which brighten up the whole structure. If such hinges cannot be purchased, th...
- How To Make A Clock-Case And Book-Rack
- For this clock-case and book-rack the construction should start with the two ends, which are identical. After trimming them to size, accurately mark out and cut the mortises for top and bottom boards....
- How To Make A Chest
- Old-fashioned, moth-proof chests, made of red cedar, have become quite popular in recent years. These may be made very attractive, and are often used in the bedroom as seats. While the dimensions for ...
- How To Make A Suit-Case Stand
- Something a little out of the ordinary, and altogether convenient and desirable, is the stand illustrated for holding a suit-case or trunk. How many housekeepers have had their polished floors scratch...
- How To Make A Chair-Ladder
- It is not often that a ladder having more than three or four steps is required about the house, yet even one of this size takes up enough space to warrant us placing it in the cellar, with the result ...
- How To Make A Tip-Settle
- The tip-settle serves three purposes - namely, a seat, a box and a table. When not in use as a table, the top may be tipped up and the whole set up against the wall. The seat, which is provided with h...
- How To Make A Library Table
- The beautiful library table is of very simple design, consisting essentially of only four massive pieces. The top and legs are particularly heavy and are of such a size that will necessitate the gluin...
- How To Make A Hall-Rack
- The hanging hall-rack fills all purposes of the old hall-tree. The mirror is quite inconspicuous, yet large enough to answer all needs of the hall. Hooks in any number or finish may be attached as des...
- How To Make A Costumer
- While the costumer cannot entirely take the place of the standing hall-rack, there are many places where it is more convenient on account of the smaller space occupied by it. In the bungalow type of h...
- How To Make A Telephone-Stand And Stool
- The telephone-stand is for use in a corner, and provides a shelf for the book. The arrangement of the legs and crosspieces is about the same as for a small square table, except that one leg is miss...
- How To Make An Armchair
- We now present an armchair that harmonizes with the library table just described, not only in the decorative cross, but in the use of leather for the seat covering. The front legs will first receiv...
- How To Make A Dining Chair
- In the construction of the dining chair no new feature will be encountered, and the same order of procedure should be followed. In place of the false wooden bottom a piece of heavy tent canvas may be ...
- How To Make A Music Stand
- In the accompanying design for a music stand, with the exception of a small piece of sheet metal, bent as shown in the working drawing, to serve as a hinge in adjusting the angle of the music, the ent...
- How To Make A Piano Bench
- The design for the piano bench provides a lifting seat in order that the space underneath may be used as a receptacle of two compartments for sheet music. It is especially desirable if you have no mus...
- How To Make A Music Cabinet
- Time was when music came only on sheets of paper, but now it comes on cylinders, on disks of three or four standard diameters, on rolls of paper, and on thin metal, so that the fitting up of the inter...
- How To Make A Log Basket
- The log basket is not only designed for carrying in the wood but also to serve as a wood box. From any machinery or arts-and-crafts supply house strips of brass or copper may be obtained very reaso...
- How To Make A Newspaper Basket
- Every housekeeper will appreciate a newspaper-basket. There seems to be no place anywhere in the house especially made for the bulky modern newspaper, and particularly the Sun-day edition. And then th...
- How To Make A Book Stand
- The purpose of the accompanying book stand is to accommodate the current books that are being read and have not yet found their way to the library. Being light and easily moved about, it is a great co...
- How To Make A Magazine Stand
- The construction of the magazine stand could not be simpler; merely two side boards with shelves between, yet by cutting the sides to a suitable taper and making a few simple openings a pleasing desig...
- How To Make A Sewing-Stand
- This little sewing-stand is very light and has two rings, so that it may readily be brought up close to the chair by the window. Near the top is a removable tray for the spools and needles, and on the...
- How To Make A Dictionary Stand
- The dictionary-stand is of simple construction, and not only holds the dictionary at a suitable angle, finally mortised for the top crosspieces. The positions of the diagonal crosspieces will then be ...
- How To Make A Table
- The accompanying design presents a table of considerable utility. At either end a shelf is provided for current books, and a space in the center is set aside for magazines. In constructing the same...
- How To Make A Dining Table
- In constructing the round dining table the joining of the top will prove to be the most difficult part. If the amateur has had no experience in this line, it is best to have the lumber-mill d...
- How To Make A Bedside Stand
- The construction of the bedside stand begins with the legs. Square off the tops, shape the feet and then mark off the various mortises; those for the cross-boards, which form the ends of the drawer sp...
- How To Make Bedroom Chairs
- The accompanying working drawing presents a bedroom chair of similar construction to the dining chair with the leather seat, previously described. The back panel, however, is made to match th...
- How To Make A Buffet Table
- The construction of the buffet table or sideboard should commence with the front legs, which are to be trimmed up to size, shaped on their lower ends, and finally mortised for the two crosspieces of e...
- How To Make A Morris Chair
- The design of the Morris chair is one that will appeal to the amateur craftsman, not only on account of its unique features, but because of its simple method of construction. The illustration shows th...
- How To Make A Smoker's Cabinet
- The cabinet shown herewith is a very convenient piece of furniture. It is a convenient stand for books and magazines and may also serve as a receptacle for smoking paraphernalia. The cabinet proper is...
- How To Make A Shaving Stand
- A man must have used a shaving stand in order to appreciate its many conveniences. By tilting the mirror or shifting the stand around a trifle one can always get a good light and at the same time have...
- How To Make A Tabouret
- The similarity of this tabouret to five preceding designs will be noted. Commence the construction with the four legs. After trimming them to a uniform length, round off the top edges slightly, and...
- How To Make A Book Rack
- It was with the family living-room in mind that the design for the book rack was made. The lower two shelves will each hold a row of books on either side, the next will keep the current magazines in o...
- How To Make A Settee
- The loose cushion has so many advantages over the regular form of upholstering that it has become very popular in recent years. A settee or chair provided with loose cushions may be arranged so as to ...
- How To Make A Porch Swing
- The framework of the swing is largely of two-by-four pine. Smooth up the two long runners and round the ends slightly. Prepare the two crossbars, making the ends perfectly flat and square. Towards the...
- Chapter 4. White Enamel Furniture
- White enameled furniture is not only peculiarly appropriate for the bedroom, but is well adapted to home construction, inasmuch as soft and inexpensive woods may be used and any slight defects in the ...
- How To Make A Wash-Stand
- The general method of constructing the wash stand is similar to that of the dresser. The two sides are first to be made ready in the manner previously described, after which the bottom board and top a...
- How To Make A Dressing-Table
- As usual, the two sides are first in order, after which the board that supports the shelf and the foot-rail are to be trimmed up to their respective widths and to the same length. As soon as the top h...
- How To Make A Dressing-Table Seat
- This little seat so closely resembles the table just described that little need be said as to its construction. A back on a dressing-table chair is a nuisance, and the short backs often placed on them...
- Chapter 5. Lamps For The Home
- The following lamp designs are presented not so much on account of the merit of the particular lamps described, but rather to acquaint the reader with the general method of construction and to draw at...
- How To Make A Candle Sconce
- In the electric candle sconce illustrated an ordinary key socket, such as is used on drop lights, is neatly boxed in with the key projecting from one side. The box is then mounted on a small shelf in ...
- How To Make A Porch Or Hall Lantern
- In constructing a hall or porch lantern special attention must be given to the matter of ventilation if the source of illumination is to be kerosene, otherwise the lamp will smoke and overheat the lan...
- How To Make A Desk Lamp
- In considering the advisability of making the desk lamp shown in the accompanying illustration the reader need not hesitate on account of the metal work involved in the construction of the shade. This...
- How To Make A Wall Fixture
- With the present design a simple method of connecting shades to ordinary key sockets is introduced that will undoubtedly appeal to the amateur craftsman. A hole is cut in the top of the shade la...
- How To Make A Library Lamp
- The illuminant for this library lamp may be either kerosene or electricity. If the former is used, procure from a dealer in manual training supplies a suitable oil pot and burner, which are made for j...
- Chapter 6. Rustic Furniture
- In making rustic furniture, wood having a close firm bark should be chosen. Hickory is, of course, the most frequently used, but, as the necessary bieces cannot be ordered, one must use the most desir...
- How To Make A Garden Stand
- The small garden stand is a very simple piece to make. The top is best made from two squares of inch wood, fastened together with the grain running in opposite directions, by means of screws set in fr...
- How To Make A Rustic Bench
- The seat of the rustic bench is made by sawing a wide slab from the side of a large log. The bark is allowed to remain on the under side, while the top is planed off smoothly. Although primarily inten...
- How To Make A Rustic Table
- At the outset it may be well to state that, in the construction of the rustic table, it is not imperative the top be circular in form, although a round one is prettier. The top is in two thicknesses, ...
- Chapter 7. Flower Boxes. How To Make A Rustic Tub
- To plant flowers in a stiff looking box, a tin can or a pail, is to lose half their lovely effect when they are in bloom. We should always try to provide an attractive place for them, because much of ...
- How To Make A Hanging Fern Basket
- A very pretty hanging basket may be made by building up small straight sticks with the bark on in the same way that a log house is built. The size of the basket will depend largely on the size of the ...
- How To Make A Geranium Box
- For growing geraniums or other plants on window-sills or the porch rail, a long narrow box is desirable. The best way to make an attractive box for this purpose is to get from the planing mill some lo...
- How To Make Wooden Jardinieres
- Every mother loves plants and flowers, and if the young carpenter wishes to make a present that will be sure to please, just make one of these wooden flower boxes, paint it dark brown or green, and th...
- How To Make Window Boxes
- In making flower boxes for windows one encounters a variety of conditions. Very frequently window sills slope downward toward the outside, in which event the bottom of the box must be set at a corresp...
- Chapter 8. Bird Houses
- For some reason best known to themselves wrens and bluebirds dislike to raise a second brood in the same nest, and as these birds raise two broods each year, several nests should be provided if we wis...
- How To Build Log Houses
- A very successful house of this type may be made by splitting a log in two and then hollowing out the two halves with a gouge, so that a deep, pear-shaped pocket will be formed when they are put toget...
- How To Make A Woodpecker House
- For such birds as woodpeckers, nuthatches, titmice and chickadees a deep narrow nest is essential. The accompanying working drawing gives the dimensions for the largest size - that adapted to the indu...
- How To Make A Bluebird House
- The bluebird as well as the woodpecker has a preference for nesting in a deep cavity. The accompanying sketches illustrate a house adapted to their needs, designed to be placed on a pole or on the stu...
- How To Make A House For Jenny Wren
- The wren is usually re-garded as one of the birds most easily enticed into a bird house. They will sometimes take up quarters in an old tomato can set on a fence post, if the open end is closed and a ...
- How To Make Nesting Shelves
- The phoebe and barn swallow prefer to nest under the eaves, and require nothing more than a little nook or corner. The accompanying sketches illustrate a suitable form of nesting shelf, the constructi...
- How To Make A Nest Shelter
- A still more open form of nesting place is the shelter. When placed in the shrubbery, song sparrows, catbirds and brown thrashers are likely to use it. Robins may also appropriate it when placed on ...
- How To Make Martins
- As previously stated martins are by far the most social birds we have. They always live in colonies, and only an apartment house will suit them. To make an attractive martin house is quite an undertak...
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