will be in position, and the block is now passed along through a
single loop and onto the string containing the other one. To replace
the block, turn the puzzle around and repeat the process.

2 Plant Label

_Problem_--To cut across the grain, and, by removing two
equal triangles, to form a well-tapered point.

_Material_--One piece of basswood, 6x1x1/4 inches.

[Illustration: PLANT LABEL]

Take the end A B and find the center, C. From A measure off two and a
half inches, and place point D. From B measure off two and a half
inches, and place point E. Connect points CD and CE. Place the same
measurements on the reverse side. With the knife cut off triangles
A-C-D and B-C-E. Sandpaper the wood until it is smooth and the label is
finished.

3 Pencil Sharpener

_Problem_--Curve-cutting.

_Material_--One piece of basswood, 6-1/2x1-1/4x1/4 inches.
One piece of sandpaper, 1x3-1/8 inches. Glue. Stain.

On the wood place points three and a quarter inches from each end, at A
and B, and connect them by line A-B. Place points G and H half an inch
from C and D. Start your curve at G, pass through I, and end at H. In
the rectangle A-B-F-E draw a handle as indicated in the diagram. Shape
the other end by removing spaces G-C-I and H-D-I. Sandpaper thoroughly.
Shape one end of the 1x3-1/8-inch piece of sandpaper as curve G-I-H,
and glue it to the wood. Stain the wood and polish it by rubbing it
with a soft cloth.

[Illustration: PENCIL SHARPENER]

4 Match Scratch

_Problem_--Curve and cross-grain cutting.

_Material_--One piece of basswood, 3-3/4x3x1/4 inches. One
piece of sandpaper, 2-1/2x3 inches. Glue.

[Illustration: MATCH SCRATCH]

Place a point at the center of line A-B and of line C-D. Place a point
on line A-C and line B-D, one and one-quarter inches from A and B.
Connect these points by a pencil line, and draw another line one-eighth
of an inch below. Score these two lines with the point of the knife,
making a tiny groove. Draw curves A-E and B-E, the highest point of the
curve being half an inch from the edge A-E-B. Draw curves G-F and H-F.
Remove spaces 1, 2, 3, and 4. Sandpaper thoroughly the edges and sides.
Shape the piece of sandpaper, two and a half by three inches, to fit
the space G-F-H, allowing a quarter-inch margin, and glue it on. Bore a
hole at 5. Do not stain.

[Illustration: KITE STRING WINDER]

5 Kite-String Winder

_Problem_--C