Boys' Make-at-Home Things E-Book

Marian Elizabeth Bailey

• Herausgeber: iOnlineShopping.com
• Kategorie: Lebensstil
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2019

Beschreibung

Make-At-Home-Things for Boys aims to keep boys busy and entertained. It furnishes them with simple directions for making toys and useful articles, all of which are carefully pictured. The aim of the book, is to give boys an idea of the craft possibilities which lie in the crudest materials, often the waste material of the home and in this way to develop real artistic ability.


Contents
Preface -- The making of tools necessary for whittling -- How to make a practical work bench -- Work bench accessories -- How to make a turning lathe -- How to make a toy train -- Out-door toys -- How to make your own desk set -- Wild animals you can make -- How to make a set of mission furniture -- Toys that hide in the wood box -- The wonderful dodo bird -- A fleet of toy boats -- How to make a play tent -- How to make your own tops -- The farm the scissors built -- More box plays -- A recipe for a Noah's Ark -- How to make your own uniform -- Jointed toy animals. How to make them -- Your own circus -- Bead work for boys -- How to make stick pictures -- A toy Indian village -- Corn toys and how to make them -- How to make a marble bag -- How to make your own school box -- A home-made Christmas tree stand -- How to wrap Christmas parcels -- Your own wireless receiving station.