Fig. 260

Draw the plan and section as shown in the illustration.

Timber Required

Yellow deal, bass-wood, or pine, 12 3/4. ns. long by 2 3/4 ins. wide and 1 3/4 in. thick.

Plane up the strip of wood and set it out in pencil, making cut lines at the ends to give the exact length.

Gouge out the groove for the pens, and finish it completely.

Next bore the holes for the ink-wells, taking care in using the large bit not to bore too deeply. The point of the smaller bit should be placed in the hole made by the pin of the large one first used.

Saw off the waste and carefully plane the end grain. This is a rather larger piece of wood than any previously planed on the ends, and, unless great care is taken, the fibres on the edges will be broken out.

Plan.

Section on a b.

Fig. 260.

Screw the wood up in the vice, and use the smoothing plane successively from every side and corner, and at no time allow it to cut completely across to the opposite edge of the model. Lift the plane to stop the cutting. Chamfer the model as in Exercise IV., and smooth the faces and edges with a smoothing plane.