Rough Wood - Yellow Pine. - 26 in. x 1 1/2 in. x 1 in. Screws, § in.

Tools

Jack Plane, Trying Plane, Smoothing Plane, Square, Marking Gauge, Mortise Gauge, Set Bevel, Tenon-Saw, Dovetail-Saw, Mortise Chisel, Paring Chisel, Bradawl, Screwdriver, Countersink And Brace, Mallet

(1). Plane up in one piece.

(2). Cut the piece of wood into three equal parts.

(3). Fix the three pieces together in hand cramp or vice, and set out the inside measurement of stand. Then square over with the set bevel, setting out a mortise on one end of each piece, and a tenon on opposite end of each piece, and gauging with mortise gauge set to 1/4 inch mortise chisel.

(4). Saw down with tenon-saw, keeping saw kerf on inside of mortise and outside of tenon, and cutting the tenon shoulders off with dovetail-saw, and the open mortise out with mortise chisel and mallet.

(5). Find the centre of each jointed corner by drawing diagonals, and bore and countersink for screwing.

(6). Put together and screw up, sinking the heads of the screws just below the surface of the wood.

(7). Smooth off and finish.

No. 18. Triangular Stand. (3/4 full size.)

George Philip & Son, London & Liverpool.