June, 1948 - Milwaukee Road Archive

Build It From a
IF YOU know the difference between
a hammer and a saw and when and
why they are used, you can have a lot
of fun making your own household
equipment. The dress-pattern idea
applied to the flat surface of lumber
takes the mystery out of building
furniture, toys and household articles
-real, actual size patterns that show
where to use screws, nails and bolts.
Anyone who can drive a nail can
build the lawn glider shown here. The
pattern provides a full-size printeJ
paper outline of each component part.
Trace each piece on the lumber specified,
saw and assemble. The location
of adjoining pieces and the bolt and
screw holes are shown right on the
pattern. It's as simple as that.
The curved seats of the lawn sethe
and chairs make them the most comfortable
of all wooden lawn furniture.
A pattern is also available for a
smaller chair, suitable for children
.1!.n ingenious yet simple method of construction
accounts for the curved seats and
backs of these functional lawn chairs. A real.
actual size pattern qives full bUilding instructions.
two to eight years of age. All the
materials specified are stock size and
obtainable at lumber yards every­
"here. For fun over a week end make
one of these pieces and allow the
children to help. If they've lent a
hand in building a chair they are apt
to take considerably better care of it.
Boat building has been simplifierl
The boal for vacalion
fun, built of ply.
wood to handle easily
with a pair of oars.
Or if you like speed,
sturdy enouqh to use
a 10 h.p. outboard
motor. Two people
can handle it readily.
June. 1948
Pattern
There's ample room for four in this modern
version of a lawn glider with iis comfortable
form-fitting seats. It's a favorite with the
children, too.
by this pattern method of construction.
The general utility boat shown
here is made of plywood and is light
enough to handle easily with a pair of
oars, yet its sturdy construction permits
using a 2 h.p. to 10 h.p. motor.
New waterproof plywoods aml
po\Yerful glues insure a boat that will
last through the years. Thc instructions
list the exact size of the materials
needed to cut each part. Stepby-step
directions are written in nontechnical
language and full size
patterns for nose block, transom,
frames and other major parts elimlnate
any margin for error.
Homemaking authorities consider
this the simplest method yet devised
\,hereby an unskilled person can successfully
make things out of wooL!.
The prices of the patterns are nominal
-lawn swing, 50c; settee and chairs,
35c, 25c, respectively; and the 11 %
foot boat, $1.00. For information
about where they can be obtained,
\uite to the Milwaukee MagazinE',
Room 3,56, Union Statioll, Chicago, Ill.'
'Ilvatch your varnished floors, and,
as soon as wear begins to show in a
traffic lane, remove dirt with a damp
cloth, use a little fine sandpaper, and
then apply a new thin coat of varnish,
brushing it out well at the edges. This
will increase the time between complete
fioor varnishings.
- IT'S A HIAWATHA YEAR ­
Give new life to old yarn for reknitting
by winding it on to a piece of
cardboard about 12 inches long and
tying the wool at top and bottom. Take
skein off and immerse in lukewarm
water for one minute. Hang up to dry
and wind loosely into a ball.
- IT'S A HIAWATHA YEAR ­
To make an emergency ventilator for
a sick room, use a towel and some very
heavy thumb tacks. Tack towel over
window opening so the patient will be
free from drafts and yet get some
fresh air:
- IT'S A HIAWATHA YEAR ­
When a child graduates from the
highchair to its own little tray-top
chair, the chair may be moved inside,
outside, and all around the house. For
one-trip transportation, and for cleanliness,
make a drawstring bag to hold
all baby's toys. Attach it to the chair
arm and keep the toys in it, away from
germs. When baby goes visiting, chair
and all in the car, there are no rubber
dolls or plastic animals left at rclatives'
or friends' homes.
- IT'S A HIAWATHA YEAR ­
The new fireproof window shades,
will help make you a worry-proof
homemaker. Hang this extra bit of
safety and precaution at your window,
and cross one fear off your list. Plan
for size, shape, and color as you would
for any other shade. Fireproof window
shades keep their safety potential completely
hidden until needed.
- IT'S A HIAWATHA YEAR ­
Just in time for summer picnics is
a new type of easily portable packaged
fuel called anthracite pellets, devel..
oped in the research labs of the Anthracite
Institute from coal silt formerly
discarded as a useless mining by-prodnct.
Pellets are about the size of a
man's forefinger, burn two or three
times longer than charcoal or charcoal
briquettes, and are fine for all outdoor
picnicking, yachting, and camping, as
well as for indoor fireplace use.
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