How to make a bobsled out of wood – DIY vintage bobsled
How to make a bobsled out of wood There are two ways of building a bob-sled. One way is to knock together a pair of coasters out of any sort of material that happens to be at hand, and connect…
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Wooden bike shed plans – Make a shelter for your bicycle
Wooden bike shed plans – Build a durable wooden bike shed with easy DIY plans. Create a secure bicycle storage shelter to protect your bikes from rain, snow, and sun. Excerpt from the book: “Carpentry & mechanics for boys: up-to-the-minute handicraft”…
How to make a paper boat step by step – Paper Boat origami
How to make a paper boat step by step – Take a piece of paper measuring about four by three inches ; fold it across the middle, as shown by dotted line in Fig. 1; then turn down the corners…
How to make a xylophone for school project – DIY xylophone instrument
What is xylophone? The xylophone is an instrument of great antiquity, having been used in a slightly different form by both Greeks and Hebrews. It is now sometimes used in connection with other instruments in our larger orchestras, in which…
How to make a traditional wooden sledge – DIY Wooden Sled
A Bobsled of Simple Construction Using Ordinary Barrel Staves for the Runners
Humane Rat Trap – Barrel Rat Trap
Humane Rat Trap – Barrel Rat Trap – A suburbanite successfully trapped a bunch of rats by stretching a piece of stout elastic paper on the top of an open barrel. Spreading food on this paper he allowed it to…
How to make a Wooden Lock with Combination Key
Wooden Lock with Combination Key – The lock shown in the sketch and detailed drawings is made entirely of wood, and it is nearly impossible to pick or open it without the use of the key. – – – Excerpt…
Squirrel Trapping – How to Build a Squirrel Trap – Figure four Trap – DIY
How to make squirrel traps – The various forms and schemes for home-made traps that have been devised, and which are to be found in use by boys all over the country, are countless, but there are of course a…
How to Build a Canoe – Wood and Canvas Canoe Plans
How to Build a Canoe – Wood and Canvas Canoe Plans – excerpt from the book “The Scientific American Boy” by A. Russell Bond A strip of spruce 1 inch thick, 3 inches wide and 12 feet long served as…
Outdoor Water Filter – How to Make a Water Filter – The Barrel Filter
Outdoor Water Filter - How to Make a Water Filter - The Barrel Filter - excerpt from the book "The Scientific American Boy" by A. Russell Bond