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Boys' Make-at-Home Things

Chapter 3: ILLUSTRATIONS
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About This Book

This work provides a collection of simple instructions for boys to create various toys and useful items using readily available materials, often repurposed from household waste. It emphasizes the development of crafting skills and artistic ability through hands-on projects, including making tools, outdoor toys, and furniture. Each project is accompanied by illustrations and diagrams to guide the reader. The content encourages creativity and resourcefulness, showcasing the potential of everyday materials to inspire imaginative play and practical creations.

ILLUSTRATIONS

Whittled Toy TrainFrontispiece
 FACING PAGE
Knife-strop6
Whittled Weather Vane; Kite Stick; “Cat”; Reel for Fish Line; “Cat” Stick38
File; Ink Well; Pen Tray46
Book Rack50
Whittled Wild Animals: Giraffe, Camel54
Whittled Wild Animals: Bear, Lion, “Darwin”56
Dolls’ Chair and Table Whittled in Mission Style60
Dolls’ Whittled Chest of Drawers; Dolls’ Whittled Bed64
Toy Barnyard Made of Kindling Wood68
A Set of Dolls’ Furniture Made by Gluing Together Blocks of Kindling Wood74
The Dodo Bird80
A Cork Raft; A Cork Sail Boat84
Whittled Toy Sail Boat88
Whittled Clown Top96
Beet Top; Top Made of Graduated Disks; Button Mold Top98
Cart, Barn and Barrow Made of Cardboard Boxes104
Circus Parade (The Cage is Made of a Shoe Box)108
The Ark; Cardboard Animals Who Live in the Ark112
Going Aboard the Ark114
Pattern for Soldier’s Cap; The Finished Uniform: Cap, Shield, Sword and Epaulets120
Jointed Cardboard Animals126
A Bead Loom Made of a Box Cover140
Stick Illustration of the Story of The Three Bears146
Corn Cob Pappoose; Corn Cob Indian158
Whittled School Box; Chamois Marble Bag164

BOYS’ MAKE-AT-HOME THINGS