قراءة كتاب The Boy Craftsman Practical and Profitable Ideas for a Boy's Leisure Hours
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The Boy Craftsman Practical and Profitable Ideas for a Boy's Leisure Hours
Railway—A Station.
CHAPTER XXVI
Clockwork Automobiles343
Procuring a Set of Clockworks—An Automobile Touring-car—The Frame—Preparation of Clockworks—The Belt—Testing the Machine—The Cardboard Sides—Wheels—Mud-guards—Lamps—The Steering-wheel—A Horn—The Brake—The Chauffeur—Painting the Machine—An Automobile Delivery Wagon—The Cardboard Sides—The Wheels—Other Portions—Painting the Wagon—A Clockwork Railway.
CHAPTER XXVII
Work to do with a Knife356
How Boots were Marked in a Penitentiary—A Home-made Fountain Pen—The Magic Pin-wheel—To Operate the Pin-wheel—A Wooden Chain and Rattle—The Chain—The Rattle—Finishing the Chain and Rattle.
CHAPTER XXVIII
Cork Toys363
Materials Required—Cork Animals—A Pig—A Horse—The Elephant—The Giraffe—A Porcupine—Other Animals—The Korka-bird—A Duck—Canoes—Small Sail-boats—Cork Furniture—A Chair—The Sofa—A Small Tabouret—A Toy Log-cabin.
CHAPTER XXIX
Definitions of Terms and Phrases371
Index385
LIST OF HALF-TONE ILLUSTRATIONS
(In addition to more than four hundred text illustrations.)
PART I
| A Boy's Workshop | Frontispiece |
| OPPOSITE PAGE | |
| Treatment of a Boy's Room | 58 |
| Fig. 64.—A Colonial Doll-house | 78 |
| Fig. 96.—Another Style of Doll-house} Fig. 97.—Interior View of Doll-house } |
90 |
| An Amateur's Outfit | 128 |
| A Group of Amateur Papers | 142 |
| Fig. 168.—A Handy Dark-room } Fig. 172.—A Washing-box and Drying-rack} |
154 |
PART II
| In Camp for the Summer | 175 |
| A Boys' Log-cabin | 188 |
| Two Simple Cabins | 198 |
| Caught at Last | 226 |
| The Back-yard Circus | 268 |
PART III
| A Miniature Theatre | 303 |
| Fig. 330.—A Field Scene } Fig. 338.—A Blockhouse Scene} |
316 |
| Fig. 339.—A Street Scene | 320 |
| Fig. 375.—The Car completed} Fig. 376.—The Framework } |
344 |
PART I
Profitable
Pastimes
CHAPTER I
A BOY'S WORKSHOP
Carpenter work should be encouraged in a boy from the time he first becomes interested in it, for besides being something with which to keep him busy, the experience gained by its practice will be useful to him all his life, no matter what branch of industry he may follow later on.
When a boy has learned the proper care and use of tools, and is able to turn out neatly executed work, he will find the occupation a profitable one, there being an unlimited number of things he can make in his shop.
Doll-houses for girl relatives, toys for brothers and cousins, and articles for the household, such as are