ttom extend
beyond sides.

_Stock_--Basswood: two pieces, each 8-1/2x3-1/2x1/4 inches,
for lid and bottom; two pieces, each 8x2x1/4 inches, for
sides; two pieces, each 2-1/2x2x1/4 inches, for ends; two
pieces, each 2-1/2x1/4x1/4 inches, for cleats. Glue.
Half-inch brads. Stain. Wax.

[Illustration: JAPANESE BOX]

On the 8-1/2x3-1/2x1/4-inch pieces of wood, cut a bevel a quarter of an
inch wide.

Place the two ends between the two sides; glue and nail. Set this
rectangular frame on the under side of the bottom, equally distant from
each edge, and trace the shape with a pencil. Remove the frame; the
pencil line indicates where the nails are to be driven to secure the
frame to the base. Now set the frame on the upper side of the bottom;
aim for the same spacing as on the under side, and mark off. Carefully
cover the lower edge of this frame with glue, place it on the base and
press the two until the glue is dry. Drive the brads through from the
under side of the base an eighth of an inch within the guiding line.
Having beveled and sandpapered the lid, trace a design on it, and
outline this design by grooving.

[Illustration]

Nail the 2-1/2x1/4x1/4-inch cleats to the under side of the lid,
five-eighths or an inch from each end and half an inch from each side.
These cleats fit into the box and hold the lid on.

Stain, wax, and polish the box.

10 Grandfather's Chair

_Material_--Basswood: three pieces 5x2x1/8 inches; one piece
2x2x1/8 inches. Brads. Sandpaper. Glue. Stain or oil.

[Illustration: GRANDFATHER'S CHAIR]

Measure and lay off as you have done in making the other small pieces
of wood work. Handle the knife most cautiously, as the wood is so thin
that it is easily split. When all parts are cut out and well
sandpapered glue them together and secure them by driving in the brads
about an inch apart along the line of the seat and where the arms join
the back. Stain or oil as most convenient, or as taste dictates.

PART IV

BASKETRY

BASKETRY

INTRODUCTORY REMARKS

The art of basket-making is a primitive one, and so simple that it
appears to have been known among the rudest people and in very early
ages.

When Moses was found by Pharaoh's daughter, he was lying in a basket
which had been woven by his mother.

Later, when the Israelites were returning to the Promised Land, they
were commanded to offer unto the Lord "the first of all the fr