It is usually disappointing to the amateur photographer, when taking

pictures of groups of which he is a member, not to be able to be in the

pictures. However, most amateurs can construct a release arrangement,

in a few minutes, that operates with satisfaction. A clothespin of the

clip type is used. The spring should be weakened by bending it from

the wood, so that it has just enough tension to bring the jaws of the

clothespin together without a snap. Whittle the inner sides of the

handles, as shown, so that the jaws accommodate the plunger of the

shutter. Then saw a slot in the handles, ¹⁄₄ in. deep and ¹⁄₈ in. wide.

Drill a ³⁄₁₆-in. hole in the whittled depression of one of the jaws,

and cut a ¹⁄₈-in. slot to it, as shown. The small trigger piece is cut

of hard wood. It should fit its slot snugly, at the other end of the

pin.

[Illustration]

The release device is operated as follows: Slip the plunger tube, with

the shutter release cable, into its slot. Keeping the jaws wide open,

place the trigger in the slots of the two compressed handles. It is

only necessary to jerk a thread attached to the trigger to free the

two handles, which in turn snap the plunger. If the tension on the

jaws is too strong, put a rubber band around the handles to act as a

check.--Werner W. Baumeister, Walla Walla, Wash.

A Crossbow Magazine Gun

[Illustration: The Arrows are Stacked in the Magazine and Fired in

Succession by the Bowstring Released at the Trigger]

A new type of bow gun that a boy can make, and which will give him

plenty of good sport, is one of the repeating or magazine variety. To

make the gun, cut a soft pine board, 40 in. long and 5 in. wide. With

a saw and knife, cut the gun form as shown. Cut a groove along the

top of the barrel, where the arrow will lie ready to be shot out when

the hickory bow is released. The magazine holding the five arrows is

made of thin boards, 24 in. long, and is held in place by four small

strips. The magazine is 3 in. deep, thus permitting the five arrows to

lie evenly in it without crowding. The bow is of seasoned hickory and

is set into the end of the barrel. The notch in which the bowstring

catches, should be cut just under the rear end of the magazine. The

trigger is an L-shaped, pivoted piece, and pushes the cord off the

notch when ready to fire. As soon as the first arrow leaves the gun

the one just above it drops down into the groove when the bowstring is

again pulled back into place behind the notch. Pressure on the trigger

shoots this arrow, another takes its place, and the cord is pulled back

once more. The arrows should be of light pine, 22 in. long and ¹⁄₂ in.

square, the rear end notched and the front pointed. To make the arrow

shoot in a straight course, and to give it proper weight, the head end

should be bored with a ³⁄₁₆ in. bit, 3 in. deep, and melted lead run

into the hole.--E. F. Dalton, Cincinnati, Ohio.

* * * * *

¶Ruling pens often work improperly, or have a tendency to cut the

paper because of tiny feather edges at the points. These should be

carefully honed and stropped off.

Egg Beater Made into Winder for Model Aeroplanes

[Illustration]

One of the features which take the joy out of flying elastic-driven

model aeroplanes is the time taken to wind them up. For 10 cents and

very little work a fast winder can be made out of an ordinary geared

egg beater. Remove the outer small pinion and the revolving beater

attached to it. Then cut the other beater off at A, as shown in the

sketch, and the spindle at B. A few turns of tinned wire soldered to

the spindle will keep the pinion from sliding off. Another piece of the

same wire may be soldered to the two arms, at C, to strengthen them.

In use, the hub of the propeller is inserted between the two arms, as

indicated and the rubber wound.--Morris G. Miller, New Rochelle, N. Y.

Stove Lighter with Feeding Wick Guards against Burns

[Illustration]

A stove lighter for gasoline or similar stoves can be made quickly. Cut

a piece of tin, 7 in. long and 1 in. wide. Place a lamp, wick on the

tin so that a part of it projects from the end of the tin. Fold the tin

so that the wick is held, but so that it can be drawn out when needed.

Saturate the wick in kerosene, or other thicker oil. When wishing to

light one or more burners of the stove, light the wick and apply it to

the burners. The stove can be lighted with less danger of burning the

hands than when a match is used directly.--Lee M. Delzell, Maroa, Ill.

Mechanical Toy Alligator of Wood

[Illustration: The Alligator is Drawn Along with a String, and the Jaws

and Tail Flip Up and Down]

A toy alligator that opens its mouth and wags its tail as it is pulled

along can be made of wood by a boy, with a jackknife. The various

parts, as shown, are cut from soft wood, ¹⁄₂ in. thick. The method

of fastening the parts is shown in the side sectional view. When the

wheels turn, the cams A, set on the crank portions of the wheel axles,

raise and lower the jaw and tail. The upper jaw is 1 in. wide at the

widest part, and 3 in. long. The lower jaw is smaller, and the same

length. The body is 6 in. long, and tapering in width from 1¹⁄₂ to ³⁄₄

in. The tail is 4³⁄₄ in. long, and ³⁄₄ in. wide. Holes are drilled in

each piece near the edge, at joining points, through which wires are

drawn, and clamped, as at B. The legs are shown in detail. They are

attached to the body by drilling a ¹⁄₁₆-in. hole in each, and a hole

through the body, through which the fastenings are passed. The lower

end of the legs are fastened to the base, which is 3 by 9 in. long.

Square holes, 1 in. wide, near each end, are provided for the cams A.

The axles and wheels are made as shown. The axles fit tightly in the

wheels, so that the latter can move the axles around with each turn.

The axles are made from ¹⁄₈-in. wire, bent as shown, and should be long

enough, after passing through the bottom, to extend through the wheels

on each side.--Charles C. Wagner, Los Angeles, Calif.

Angle Bracket Gives Leverage on Door Spring

Frequently, in placing a coil spring on a screen or other door, the

casing is flush with the door, and it is difficult to give the spring

the desired leverage. If it is attached to the casing directly, the

surface is marred by the rubbing of the spring. A good method is to

set a small iron bracket, either homemade of strap iron or one of the

commercial type, on the casing and attach the end of the spring to the

bracket. This prevents the spring from rubbing on the door and casing,

and gives it freedom of action.--Harry L. Dixon, Chicago, Ill.

Combination Indirect-Light Reflector and Mirror

[Illustration]

A small mirror combined with a shaded electric lamp affords a nearly

perfect shaving lamp, and facial toilet mirror. The mirror should be

1 in. smaller all around than the reflector. By soldering two lengths

of stiff wire to the back of the mirror frame, it can be clamped

to the reflector, as shown. The indirect light from the reflector

illuminates the face without shadows or glare, adding to the comfort

of shaving. The mirror can be removed, and the lamp used for other

purposes.--Thomas W. Benson, Philadelphia, Pa.

CONTENTS

Acetylene Burner, Spray Nozzle Made of, 248

Acid Jars, Earthen Mustard Pots Used as, 391

Adhesive Tape, Handy Use for, 407

Aerial Cableway, Compensated, 198

Aerials, Wireless, Lightning Switch for, 415

Aeroplanes, Model, Egg Beater Made into Winder for, 459

Aid in Ruling Uniform Cards or Sheets, 420

Air Pump, Protecting Against Denting, 412

Alarm, Rain, with Drop-of-Water Contact, 161

Alcohol Blowtorch for Difficult Soldering, 382

Alcohol, Denatured, to Start Gasoline Stove, 413

Alcohol Stove, Emergency, 350

Alligator of Wood, Mechanical Toy, 460

Alternating Current, Seeing in a Mirror, 392

Aluminum Cooking Utensils, Mending, 437

Aluminum-Ware Cleaner, Steel Wool as, 162

Ammeter, Homemade, 253

Ammonia-Carrying Case for Insect Bites, 154

Anchor for Canoe or Small Boat, 275

Anemometer, Easily Constructed Ball-Bearing, 213

Angle Bracket Gives Leverage on Door Spring, 460

Angle of Camera, Photo Copying Lens Increases, 160

Annunciator Target, Recording, 310

Apples and Other Fruit, Device Quarters and Cores, 453

Applying and Drying Bronze Powders, 338

Appointments and Other Events, Clock Device to Record Time of, 322

Aquarium, Cement Grotto for, 235

Arc Light, Homemade, 285

Arm, Desk Light, Folds into Pigeonhole, 452

Arm, Detachable Chair, 429

Armchair, Enameled, Made of Wooden Strips, 129

Arms of a Scarecrow, Swinging Bags on, 340

Army in Small Box, 438

Artistic Card Tray, 340

Asbestos Table Mats Reinforced with Wire Netting, 421

Ash Tray, Cheese Grater and, Made from a Tin Can, 225

Ash Tray, Snapper Shell, 68

Athletic Equipment Locker, Boys’, 439

Atomizer, Bottle Economizes Spray Liquid in, 450

Auto Horn for Child’s Play Vehicle, 16

Auto, Play, Barrel Staves as Springs for, 311

Auto Truck Frame, Reinforcing Strained, 454

Automatic Fishhook, 370

Automatic Flash Light Snaps Chicken-Coop Marauder, 142

Automatic Lock Box for Milk Bottles, 428

Automatic Photo-Print Washing Device, 329

Automatic Stop for Spring-Roller Curtains, 317

Automatic Window Closer, 280

Automobile, Bicycle Carried on, as Tender, 190

Automobile Seat, Porch Swing Made from, 425

Automobile, Suitcase Holder for Running Board of, 329

Baby-Cab Tires, Changing Wheels Equalizes Wear on, 446

Baby Crib, Neat and Economical, Made from a Clothes Basket, 206

Baby, Motor-Driven Entertainer for, 4

Baby, Washstand for, 328

Baby’s Play Area, Portable Fence for, 195

Back Rest, Folding Ground Seat with, 190

Backing Picture Frame, Plier Drives Nails in, 450

Backstop, Knock-Down Tennis-Court, 189

Backwoodsman’s Nutcracker, 450

Bags, Swinging, on Arms of Scarecrow, 340

Bait Cache, Campers’, 171

Bait Casting for Game Fish, 71

Bait, Catching Minnows for, 168

Bait, Luminous-Minnow Fish, 314

Ball-Bearing Anemometer, Easily Constructed, 213

Balloons, Toy Rubber, Filling with Hydrogen, 30

Band, Metal, Stiffens Brush, 367

Bare Spots on Lawns, Seeding, 167

Bark-Covered Porch Light and Plant Shelf, 432

Barnyard Gate Operated with the Foot, 208

Barometer, Simple, 415

Barrel, Cushioned Chair Made of, 440

Barrel Staves as Springs for Play Auto, 311

Base, Weighting Metal, 217

Baseball Playing, To Practice Batting for, 100

Basement, Signal for Lighted Lights in, 314

Basin, Dish-Draining, Old Sink Installed as, 452

Basin, Simple Metal Bird, 432

Basket, Hourglass Sewing, 137

Bathroom Kinks, Three, 402

Battery Buzzer Converted into a Telegraph Sounder, 141

Battery Circuits, Homemade Fuses for, 151

Batting for Baseball Playing, To Practice, 100

Bazaar or Fair Booth, Rustic Well for, 182

Bearing for Playground Swings, 276

Bearing Made of Brass Cartridge, 382

Beating, Hanging Heavy Rug on Line for, 389

Bed, Antique Signboard Made of Headboard of, 15

Bed, Folding Card Table Handy for Invalid in, 308

Bed Table, Adjustable and Pivoted, Attached to Bedpost, 9

Bedpost, Adjustable and Pivoted Bed Table Attached to, 9

Bedroom Night Light, Flash Light Used as, 423

Bedroom Shade and Curtains Arranged for Thorough Ventilation, 128

Bedsteads, Old, Lawn Benches Made from, 174

Bee Feeder for Winter Use, 192

Bell, Call, Curious Support for, 362

Bell-Circuit Wiring, Tinned Staples for, 420

Bell-Ringing Hoop, Child’s, 449

Bell-Ringing Mail Box, 422

Belt for Sprocket Drive Made of Brass Strips, 160

Bench, Clamping a Wide Board on, 248

Bench Receptacles for Small Articles, 350

Bench Stop, 395

Bench Support for a Miter Box, 336

Bench Vise, Quick-Acting, 85

Benches, Lawn, Made from Old Bedsteads, 174

Berth, Train, Improved Trousers Hanger in, 367

Bicycle Carried on Automobile as Tender, 190

Bicycle Fitted Up to Resemble Motorcycle, 441

Bicycle-Handle Grip on Rake Handle, 372

Bicycle Lamp, Generator Attachment Provides Current for, 457

Bicycle, Parcel-Delivery, Sidecar for, 407

Bicycle Pump, Cleaning Type Cases with, 451

Bicycle Pump, Pneumatic Door Check Made of, 169

Bicycle, Rear Seat for Motorcycle or, 446

Bicycle Runners for Winter Use, 418

Bicycles Driven as Three-Wheel Tandem After Breakdown, 410

Bilge Water Siphoned Through Water-Jacket Outlet, 413

Billfold, Craftsman Leather, 446

Billfold, Squirrel-Skin, 265

Binder for Magazines, Temporary, 370

Binding, Knife to Trim Magazines for, 286

Birch-Bark Leggings Made in the Woods, 421

Bird Basin, Simple Metal, 432

Bird House Made of Kegs, 134

Bird House Made of Old Straw Hat, 181

Bird Photography, Camera for, 426

Bird Table, Cat-Proof, 76

Bites, Insect, Ammonia-Carrying Case for, 154

Blades, Propeller, How to Make Quickly, 395

Blind Person, Homemade Device Aids in Writing, 438

Block Plane Converted for Use on Circular Work, 211

Blotter Attached to Wrist Saves Time, 295

Blotter, Trick, 354

Blotting Paper, White, Improves Light Reflectors, 196

Blower for a Fireplace, 318

Blowpipe for Gas, 336

Blowtorch, Alcohol, for Difficult Soldering, 382

Blue Roses Tinged by Chemicals, 406

Board, Sliding, for Coasting, 14

Board, Wide, Clamping on a Bench, 248

Boat, Canoe or, Stored in Pulley Slings, 361

Boat, Portable Folding, 135

Boat, Small, Canoe or, Anchor for, 275

Boats, Model Paddle-Wheel, 443

Book and Document Protector, 294

Book Form, Keeping Magazines in, 378

Book Holder, Homemade, 193

Book Rest for Music Stand, 328

Book, Specimen, Preserving Leaves in, 10

Bookcase and Writing Desk, Combination, 316

Bookcase, Trunk, for Convenient Shipment, 217

Bookmark, Leather and Silk, 218

Bookshelf, Index for Popular Mechanics Magazine on, 308

Bookshelf, Secret Trinket Case for, 296

Booth, Bazaar or Fair, Rustic Well for, 182

Bottle Carrier Made of Pipe Straps, 217

Bottle, Die in, 276

Bottle Economizes Spray Liquid in Atomizer, 450

Bottle, Glass, as a Candle Lamp, 291

Bottle, Glass, Cutting with Electricity, 230

Bottle, To Uncork, with a String, 402

Boughs, Springy Hammock Support Made of, 369

Box, Automatic Lock, for Milk Bottles, 428

Box Camera, Direct View Finder for, 353

Box Cover, Hinged, Made Without Hinges, 141

Box Cover Without Hinges, 46

Box End, Scoop Made of, 433

Box for Campers, Table, 124

Box Farm, Fort Built of Snow Blocks Made in, 409

Box, Hinged Window, 413

Box, Loading, to Dispense with Dark Room, 268

Box, Novel Covered, for Index Trays, 414

Box, Pasteboard, Shortening, 337

Box, Small, Army in, 438

Box to Protect Extra Spark Plugs, 440

Boxes, Decorative Toys and, Made at Home, 299

Boy Can Make Useful Periscope, 305

Boys’ Athletic-Equipment Locker, 439

Boys’ Motor Car, Homemade, 1

Bracelet, One-Piece, Cut from Calling Card, 319

Bracket, Angle, Gives Leverage on Door Spring, 460

Bracket for Garden Hose, Practical, 417

Bracket, Gas-Hose, for Ironing or Shop Use, 360

Brake, Safety, Coaster with, 273

Brass Candlestick, Repairing, 372

Brass Cartridge, Bearing Made of, 382

Brass Machine Screws with Nuts, 68

Brass Strips, Belt for Sprocket Drive Made of, 160

Brass Tip on Cartridge Fuse, Bushing Made of, 393

Brick Walls, Wire Trellis Fastened Neatly to, 8

Bristles in Polish or Stencil Brushes, Wire Compacts, 439

Broken Canoe Paddle, Repairing, 158

Broken Coffee Pot Knob, Replacing, 226

Broken Fly-Screen Frame, Repairing, 356

Broken Liquid Column in Thermometer, Joining, 366

Broken Metal Cross, Repairing, 389

Broken Places on Enamel, Filling in, 178

Broken Reed Handle, Repairing, 187

Broken Spade Handle Repaired with Water Pipe, 242

Bromide Enlargements, Curved Printing Surface for Sharp Focus in, 186

Bromide Enlargements, Test Exposure for, 411

Bromide Enlargements, Washing, 336

Bronze Powders, Applying and Drying, 338

Brooder, 371

Brooding House, Chick, Shield for Heater in, 295

Broom, Moving Heavy Objects with, 445

Brush and Container, Mucilage, Made of a Test Tube, 335

Brush-Cutting Knife, Pruning and, 449

Brush, Metal Band Stiffens, 367

Brushes, Polish or Stencil, Wire Compacts Bristles in, 439

Buggy Shafts, Old, Toboggan Made of, 410

Buggy Springs, Discarded, for Diving Board, 429

Bulb, Light, Testing Dry Cells with, 267

Bumpers, Door, Raise Height of Chair, 358

Bungalow, California, for Canaries, 437

Bunghole, Stopper for, 254

Burns, Stove Lighter with Feeding Wick Guards Against, 459

Bushing Made of Brass Tip on Cartridge Fuse, 393

Button Clasps, Old, Practical Uses for, 432

Buttonhole-Bouquet Holder to Keep Cut Flowers Fresh, 149

Buttonhook, Fancy, How to Make, 371

Buttonhook, Screwdriver Made from, 362

Buttons, Miniature Push, 251

Butts, Plain, Used as Double-Swing Hinge, 330

Buzzer, Battery, Converted into a Telegraph Sounder, 141

Cabinet and Table, Combination Camp-Kitchen, 126

Cabinet Doors, Wire Holders Keep Open, 127

Cabinet, Homemade Talking Machine, 310

Cabinet, Magic, 345

Cabinet or Cellarette, Smoker’s, 32

Cabinet, Sportsman’s, for Guns, Equipment and Books, 434

Cabinetwork, Storage of Wood for, 389

Cableway, Compensated Aerial, 198

Cage, Wire-Mesh, Fisherman’s Pail with, 454

Cakes, Pop-Corn, How to Make, 153

Calendar, Perpetual, 43

California Bungalow for Canaries, 437

Calipers, Homemade, 373

Call Bell, Curious Support for, 362

Calling Card, One-Piece Bracelet Cut from, 319

Camera, Box, Direct View Finder for, 353

Camera, Enlarging, Improvised Post-Card Projector and, 209

Camera for Bird Photography, 426

Camera for Taking Pictures from Kite, 52

Camera Shutter, Simple Arrangement for Releasing from Distance, 458

Camera, Submarine, 219

Camera, Substitute for Ground Glass in, 236

Camera, Photo-Copying Lens Increases Angle of, 160

Camera Tripod, Tilting Top for, 242

Camera View Finder, Rectangular Opening to Use Over, 125

Cameras, Enlarging, Focusing Screen for, 388

Camp Chest, Guarding Against Theft, 362

Camp Equipment, Care and Storage of, 304

Camp Fire, Utensil Rack for, 397

Camp-Kitchen Cabinet and Table, Combination, 126

Camp Lantern Made of a Tin Can, 406

Camp or Kitchen, Slicing Board for, 247

Camp, Shaving Lamp and Mirror for, 162

Camp Shelter Affords Protection from Mosquitoes, 181

Camp Stoves, Emergency, Quickly Made, 449

Camp, Summer, Diving Tower for, 274

Camp Water Bag, 122

Camper’s Bait Cache, 171

Camper’s Salt-and-Pepper Holder, 115

Campers, Table Box for, 124

Campfire, Water Wheel Turns Spit Over, 429

Camping and Outing Trips, Memorandum List for, 365

Camping Out, Tricks of:

Part I.--The Camping Outfit, 109

Part II.--Cooking in the Woods, 117

Can, Come-Back Rolling, 298

Can, Tin, Camp Lantern Made of, 406

Canal, Current of, Raises Irrigation Water, 411

Canaries, California Bungalow for, 437

Candle Lamp, Glass Bottle as, 291

Candle, Lighting Without Touching the Wick, 334

Candles, Magic, Explained, 355

Candlestick, Brass, Repairing, 372

Candlestick Mission, 60

Candlesticks, Sectional Spun-Metal, Repairing, 382

Candlesticks Wired Neatly for Electric Lamps, 5

Candy Figures, Hollow, Mold for Making, 122

Cane Made of Tubing Contains Cigars, 430

Cane, Turned, with Snakes Inlaid, 325

Cannon-Shell Dinner Bell, 399

Cannon Shell, Miniature, Match Safe of, 335

Canoe, How to Build:

Part I.--Specifications and List of Materials, 77

Part II.--Sailing the Open Paddling Canoe, 86

Part III.--Fitting a Motor into a Paddling Canoe, 89

Canoe or Boat Stored in Pulley Slings, 361

Canoe or Small Boat, Anchor for, 275

Canoe Paddle, Repairing Broken, 158

Canoe, Paddling Your Own:

Part I.--Kinds of Canoes, 95

Part II.--Knack of Handling the Paddle, 102

Canoe, Patching Canvas Bottom of, 430

Cans, Large, Wheelbarrow for, 330

Cans, Nail Carrier Made of, 414

Canteen, How to Make, 54

Canvas Bottom of a Canoe, Patching, 430

Carbon Electric Water Heater, 356

Card Deception, Simple, 168

Card Frame, Enchanted, 194

Card Index, Removal Marker for, 372

Card or Ticket Holder, Revolving, 369

Card Table, Folding, Handy for Invalid in Bed, 308

Card, Tossing at Mark Accurately, 69

Card Tray, Artistic, 340

Card Trick, Diminishing, 396

Card, Written, Magically Naming, 61

Cardboard Creaser, 378

Cardboard, Dies for Cutting, 315

Cardboard Tubes for Electrical Coils, Making, 438

Cardboard Writing and Drawing Pad, 130

Cards, Feeding into Typewriter, 437

Cards or Sheets, Uniform, Aid in Ruling, 420

Care and Storage of Camp Equipment, 304

Care of Umbrellas, Kinks on, 422

Caring for, Files, Testing and, 400

Carrying Strap and Lock for Hand Cases, 328

Cart for Carrying Huge Drum in Parade, 435

Cartridge, Brass, Bearing Made of, 382

Cartridge Fuse, Bushing Made of Brass Tip on, 393

Case, Ammonia-Carrying, for Insect Bites, 154

Case for Fishhooks Made of a Tin Can, 267

Case, Waterproof Dry-Battery, 265

Cases of Drawers, Simple Concealed Locking Device for, 4

Caster Board for Scrubbing and Floorwork, 293

Caster Supports, Handy Parcel Carrier with, 6

Casting, Bait, for Game Fish, 71

Castings, Similar Small, Making Lead Soldiers and, 455

Castings Without Patterns, 374

Cat-and-Bells Scarecrow, 426

Cat-Proof Bird Table, 76

Catch-Ail Screen Inside Hot-Air Register, 432

Catching Large Fish with a Teaspoon, 401

Cedar Oil, Treating Closets with, 208

Cellarette, Smoker’s Cabinet or, 32

Celluloid Cover for Road Maps, 295

Cement Grotto for an Aquarium, 235

Cement Plant, Miniature, 383

Chain Weight Prevents Whipping of Flag, 409

Chains, Gas-Fixture, Sleeve Aids in Distinguishing, 247

Chair Arm, Detachable, 429

Chair, Cushioned, Made of Barrel, 440

Chair, Door Bumpers Raise Height of, 358

Chair, High, 318

Chair, Morris, with Newspaper Rack and Smoker’s Trays, 309

Chair, Removable Headrest for, 432

Chair Seat, Convenient Tool Drawer Under, 169

Changing Wheels Equalizes Wear on Baby-Cab Tires, 446

Check, Homemade Screen-Door, 392

Checking a Rip in Tire Tubes, 354

Cheese Grater and Ash Tray Made from a Tin Can, 225

Chemicals, Roses Tinged Blue by, 406

Chest, Camp, Guarding Against Theft, 362

Chest Expander, Comic, for Play or Stage Use, 429

Chest, Homemade, Linoleum Panels for, 425

Chest Lock, Making More Secure, 94

Chests, Miniature Metal-Bound, 287

Chick Brooding House, Shield for Heater in, 295

Chicken-Coop Marauder, Automatic Flash Light Snaps, 142

Child, Spoon Attachment to Prevent from Using Left Hand, 317

Child’s Bell-Ringing Hoop, 449

Child’s Play Vehicle, Auto Horn for, 16

Child’s Swing Built of Pipes in Narrow Space, 358

Chimes, Set of Electric, 368

China Banding Wheel, Disk Talking Machine as, 10

Choke and Pattern of a Gun, 63

Chopping Block, Safety, 187

Churn Attachment, Washing Machine Equipped with, 208

Chute, Gravity Delivery, Fruit-Picking Pole with, 367

Cigar and Pipe Lighter, Non-Blow-Out, 321

Cigars, Cane Made of Tubing Contains, 430

Cipher Code, Simple, 224

Circular Swing, 177

Circular Work, Block Plane Converted for Use on, 211

Clamp, Tennis-Racket, Opening Springs for, 393

Clamping a Wide Board on a Bench, 248

Clasps, Old Button, Practical Uses for, 432

Cleaner, Comb, 70

Cleaning a Clock with Kerosene Fumes, 324

Cleaning a Typewriter, Kinks in, 6

Cleaning, Pole Supports Rug for, 10

Cleaning Silverware, 158

Cleaning Tinware with Milk, 44

Cleaning Type Cases with Bicycle Pump, 451

Cleanly Pencil Sharpener, 247

Cleat and Pulley Fastenings to Adjust Clothesline, 211

Climbing Ring, Mystic, 22

Clip Holds Flash-Lamp on Handlebar as Headlight, 450

Clipping File Made of Envelopes, 125

Clock, Cleaning with Kerosene Fumes, 324

Clock Device to Record Time of Appointments and Other Events, 322

Clock, Electrical Device Transmits Striking of, 14

Clock Hand, Magic, 347

Clock, Muffling the Ticking of a Watch or, 223

Clocks for the Craftsman, 41

Clocks, Oiling Tool for, 107

Clod Rake Protects Corn in Cultivating, 362

Closet, Rigging Economizes Space in, 433

Closets, Treating with Cedar Oil, 208

Clothes Basket, Neat and Economical Baby Crib Made from, 206

Clothes Drier, Umbrella Used as, 366

Clothesline, Cleat and Pulley Fastenings to Adjust, 211

Clothespin-Basket Hook, 400

Coal Hod Made from Iron Pipe, 129

Coal Hopper, Gravity Feed, on Truck, 140

Coaster Steering Gear Made from Cream-Freezer Drive, 161

Coaster with Safety Brake, 273

Coasting, Sliding Board for, 14

Coasting Toboggan, Making a, 11

Coat Hook, Wire, To Prevent from Turning, 235

Cocoanut-Shell Trays, 414

Code, Simple Cipher, 224

Coffee Can and Broom Handle, Corn Popper Made from, 212

Coffee Grinder Repaired with Rubber Faucet Plug, 129

Coffee Pot Knob, Replacing Broken, 226

Coiled Springs, Winding, 134

Coils, Electrical, Making Cardboard Tubes for, 438

Collar Button, Emergency, 10

Colonial Mirror Frame, 306

Colors, Reproducing Flowers and Leaves in, 152

Colors, Two, Writing on Plain-Ribbon Typewriter, 168

Comb Cleaner, 70

Combination Bookcase and Writing Desk, 316

Combination Indirect-Light Reflector and Mirror, 460

Combination Laundry Tub and Dishwashing Sink, 218

Combination Lock, Effective, Easily Made, 431

Combination Workshop Seat, 370

Combined Kites, How to Make:

Part I.--A Dragon Kite, 145

Part II.--Festooned Kite, 155

Combined Label and Cover Pad for Preserve Glasses, 4

Come-Back Rolling Can, 298

Comic Chest Expander for Play or Stage Use, 429

Common Mistakes in Model Making, 394

Compact Galvanometer, 42

Compensated Aerial Cableway, 198

Concealing the House Key, 70

Concrete Water Basin for Poultry, 236

Condenser, Small Variable, 334

Contact, Drop-of-Water, Rain Alarm with, 161

Containers, Pouring Liquids Quickly from, 21

Contents of Unsealed Envelopes, Safeguarding, 363

Controller, Simple Motor, 250

Cooker, Lamp, 294

Cooking in the Woods, 117

Cooking Utensils, Aluminum, Mending, 437

Cooler for Developing Tray, 149

Cooling Foodstuffs with a Moist Rag and a Draft, 453

Coop for Sitting Hens, 360

Cord, Telephone, Rubber Band Prevents Tangling of, 367

Cord Used as Spacer for Curtain Rings, 211

Cork Plugs Save Wear on Drafting Board, 21

Corks, Pad for Glass Vessels Made of, 161

Corn, Clod Rake Protects in Cultivating, 362

Corn Popper Made from Coffee Can and Broom Handle, 212

Corners, Diagonal, on Disk-Record Covers, 442

Corners, Metal Floor, 248

Correcting, Inserting or, on Typewritten Bound Sheets, 419

Corrugating Strips, Device for, 421

Cottage, Tuberculosis, 385

Couch Spring, Removing Sag from, 430

Couches, Substitute for Rivets in, 371

Counter, Easily Made, 401

Countersinking a Hole Smoothly, 345

Counterweight, Trimming Board with Foot Control, 308

Counting Glass, Electric, for Thread Fabric, 321

Cover, Box, Without Hinges, 46

Cover Fastener, Key Ring Used as, 430

Cover for Road Maps, Celluloid, 295

Cover, Hinged Box, Made Without Hinges, 141

Cover, Safety, for Valves on Gas Stove, 298

Cover, Tin, Frying Pan Made of, 298

Covering Hinge Wings, 276

Covers’ Disk-Record, Diagonal Corners on, 442

Covers for Jars, Removable Paraffin, 298

Cow’s Tail, “Switchboard,” Protects Milker from, 128

Coyotes, Trap for, 306

Craftsman, Clocks for, 41

Craftsman Leather Billfold, 446

Crates and Furniture, Three-Caster Truck for Moving, 419

Cream-Freezer Drive, Coaster Steering Gear Made from, 161

Creaser, Cardboard, 378

Creeper, Ice, 94

Cross, Broken Metal, Repairing, 389

Crossbow Magazine Gun, 458

Cue Alley, Parlor, 341

Cultivating, Clod Rake Protects Corn in, 362

Cup, Trophy, Onlaying Script on, 188

Cupboard for Kitchen Utensils, 396

Cupboard, Summer Radiator Cover Serves as, in Winter, 297

Curious Support for Call Bell, 362

Curling-Iron Heater, 130

Current, Alternating, Seeing in a Mirror, 392

Current for Bicycle Lamp, Generator Attachment Provides, 457

Current of Canal Raises Irrigation Water, 411

Curtain, Raising and Lowering at a Distance, 22

Curtain Rings, Cord Used as Spacer for, 211

Curtains, Automatic Stop for Spring-Roller, 317

Curved Printing Surface for Sharp Focus in Bromide Enlargements, 186

Cushion, Emery Needle, on Sewing Machine, 197

Cushioned Chair Made of Barrel, 440

Cutter, Groove, for Wood, 45

Cutting Cardboard, Dies for, 315

Cutting Glass Bottle with Electricity, 230

Cylinder Reversing Switch, 297

Damp Walls, Shielding Picture from, 338

Dancer, Electrical, 357

Dark, Locating Droplight in, 31

Dark-Room Light, Emergency, 94

Dark Room, Loading Box to Dispense with, 268

Dark-Room Use, Red Lens Hinged to Flash Light for, 6

Dark Room, Window Frame and Table for, 320

Dark, To Keep Tan Shoes from Turning, 377

Darning Needle, Threading, 153

Deception, Simple Card, 168

Decorative Toys and Boxes Made at Home, 299

Decoys, Duck, Mounted on Folding Frame, 188

Delivery Chute, Gravity, Fruit-Picking Pole with, 367

Delivery Routes, Order-Memo Device for, 443

Denatured Alcohol to Start Gasoline Stove, 413

Dent in Edge, Teakettle Cover Held by, 5

Dental Floss, Sanitary Holder for Thread and, 46

Denting, Protecting Air Pump Against, 412

Deodorizing Lard Buckets, 340

Depth, Homemade Fishing Float Adjustable to, 8

Desk, Folding Wall, 292

Desk, Improvised Typewriter, 225

Desk Lamp, Small, Supported by Paper Weight, 424

Desk-Light Arm Folds into Pigeonhole, 452

Desk Slide in Top of Drawer, 356

Desk Watch Holder, 158

Desk, Writing, Combination Bookcase and, 316

Detachable Chair Arm, 429

Detachable, Making Umbrella Handle, 439

Detachable Motor-Driven Tire Pump Made of Foot Pump, 454

Developer, Heater Keeps at Proper Temperature, 190

Developing Films, Tray Attachment for, 280

Developing or Etching-Tray Rocker, 218

Developing-Paper Printer, 375

Developing, Photographic, Film Holder for, 452

Developing Roll Films, New Method of, 339

Developing Tank, Reversible Photographic, 325

Developing Tray, Cooler for, 149

Device, Electrical, Transmits Striking of Clock, 14

Device for Corrugating Strips, 421

Device Frightens Flies at Screen Door, 425

Device Quarters and Cores Apples and Other Fruit, 453

Diagonal Corners on Disk-Record Covers, 442

Die in a Bottle, 276

Dies for Cutting Cardboard, 315

Diminishing Card Trick, 396

Dining Table, Gas Stove for, 373

Dinner Bell, Cannon-Shell, 399

Dipping Water, Valve-Bottom Pail for, 344

Direct Current Polarity, Testing with Litmus Paper, 369

Direct View Finder for Box Camera, 353

Disappearing-Coin Trick, 144

Disappearing Towel, 154

Discarded Buggy Springs for Diving Board, 429

Dish-Draining Basin, Old Sink Installed as, 452

Dishes, Scraper for, 337

Dishwasher and Drier, 152

Dishwashing Sink, Combination Laundry Tub and, 218

Disk-Record Covers, Diagonal Corners on, 442

Disk Talking-Machine Records Played Eccentrically, 328

Disks, Cutting Thin Wooden, 16

Dissolving Views, Fireside, 351

Diving Board, Discarded Buggy Springs for, 429

Diving Tower for the Summer Camp, 274

Document Protector, Book and, 294

Door Bumpers Raise Height of Chair, 358

Door Check, Pneumatic, Made of Bicycle Pump, 169

Door, Eccentric Drawbolt Stops Rattling of, 457

Door Latch, Quickly Made, 123

Door Latch, Poultry-House, Spring Roost Releases, 448

Door or Window, Rustic, Trellis to Shade, 175

Door, Rope Pad Prevents Slamming of, 440

Door Spring, Angle Bracket Gives Leverage on, 460

Doorbell Push Button on Screen Door, 150

Double-Contact Vibrator, 140

Double Roofs Provide Ideal Shade for Poultry Coops, 180

Double-Swing Hinge, Plain Butts Used as, 330

Draft, Moist Rag and, Cooling Foodstuffs with, 453

Draft, Smoking of Lamp Overcome by Increasing, 361

Drafting Board, Cork Plugs Save Wear on, 21

Drawbolt, Eccentric, Stops Rattling of Door, 457

Drawer, Desk Slide in Top of, 356

Drawer Handles, Preventing Looseness of, 357

Drawer, Refuse-Catching, Wood Box with, 144

Drawer Stop, Removable, 10

Drawing Board, Tool Sockets in Edge of, 435

Drawings, How to Transfer, 138

Drawings, Tracing-Cloth, Mounting on Muslin, 418

Dressing for Fishline, 397

Drier, Dishwasher and, 152

Drill, Hand, Polishing with, 354

Drinking-Glass, Handle for, 125

Drinking-Glass Holder, 134

Drinking-Glass Holders Easily Made, 197

Drinking Tube, Sanitary, 69

Driving Nails, Kink for, 193

Driving Nails to Prevent Splitting, 373

Driving Screws in Hard Wood, 94

Driving Thin Metal into Wood, 247

Drop-of-Water Contact, Rain Alarm with, 161

Droplight, Locating in Dark, 31

Drum, Huge, Cart for Carrying in Parade, 435

Dry-Battery Case, Waterproof, 265

Dry Batteries, Renewing with Sal-Ammoniac, 14

Dry Cell and Motor, Toy Tractor Built with, 9

Dry Cells, Testing with Light Bulb, 267

Dry-Cleaning Mixture, 62

Dry-Plate Kit, Inexpensive, 326

Drying Bronze Powders, Applying and, 338

Drying Photo Films Rapidly, 338

Drying Rack for Shoes and Rubbers, 454

Drying Small Fur Hides, Stretcher for, 421

Duck Decoys Mounted on Folding Frame, 188

Earth, Device for Packing in Transplanting, 211

Earthen Mustard Pots Used as Acid Jars, 391

Echo on Talking Machine, Split Needle Causes, 217

Economy in Motorcycle Tires, 188

Edge of Table or Window, Folding Ironing Board Clamps on Edge of, 8

Edges, Round and Flat, Ruler with, 350

Effective Combination Lock Easily Made, 431

Efficiency of Electrically Heated Devices, To Determine, 390

Egg Beater Made into Winder for Model Aeroplanes, 458

Egg-Candling Device, Flash-Light, 458

Eggshells as Flowerpots, 310

Eight-Pointed Star Kite, 159

Electric Chimes, Set of, 368

Electric Counting Glass for Thread Fabric, 321

Electric Fan an Aid to Heating Room, 426

Electric Iron, Variety of Uses for, 14

Electric Lamps, Candlesticks Wired Neatly for, 5

Electric Light, Automatic, on Talking-Machine Cabinet, 162

Electric-Light Fixture, Homemade Inverted, 435

Electric Locomotive Model and Track System, Homemade:

Part I.--The Motor, 231

Part II.--Construction of the Locomotive Truck and Cab, 237

Part III.--Construction of the Track System, 243

Electric Lure for Fish, 123

Electric Motor, Quickly Made Toy, 252

Electric Sparks, Photographing, 399

Electric Stove, Fifty-Cent, 260

Electric Water Heater, Carbon, 356

Electrical Apparatus, How to Wind Wire on, 136

Electrical Coils, Making Cardboard Tubes for, 438

Electrical Dancer, 357

Electrical Device Transmits Striking of Clock, 14

Electrical Devices, Small, Water Rheostat for, 196

Electrical Fixture Parts, Inexpensive Table Lamp Made of, 127

Electrical Heating Apparatus, Table Sockets for, 396

Electrically Heated Devices, To Determine Efficiency of, 390

Electricity, Cutting Glass Bottle with, 230

Electromagnetism, Experiment in, 156

Ellipsograph, Homemade, 258

Emergency Alcohol Stove, 350

Emergency Camp Stoves Quickly Made, 449

Emergency Dark-Room Light, 94

Emergency Lifting Device of Rope and Lever, 334

Emergency Oarlock of Rope, 218

Emergency Oars, Take-Down, 395

Emergency Tension Weight Used on Typewriter, 457

Emery Grinder, Wood Turning on, 402

Emery Needle Cushion on Sewing Machine, 197

Empty Paste Pot, Utilizing, 306

Emptying Wastebasket, False Bottom for, 344

Enamel, Filling in Broken Places on, 178

Enamel for Steel Fishing Rods, 349

Enchanted Card Frame, 194

Engine, Motorcycle, Homemade Roadster with, 437

Enlargements, Bromide, Curved Printing Surface for Sharp Focus in, 186

Enlargements, Bromide, Test Exposure for, 411

Enlargements, Scale, Making with a Rubber Band, 175

Enlargements, Washing Bromide, 336

Enlarging Camera, Improvised Post-Card Projector and, 209

Enlarging Cameras, Focusing Screen for, 388

Entertainer for the Baby, Motor Driven, 4

Envelopes, Clipping File Made of, 125

Envelopes, Filing, Making Quickly, 417

Envelopes, Unsealed, Safeguarding Contents of, 363

Etching-Tray Rocker, Developing or, 218

Events, Clock Device to Record Time of Appointments and Other, 322

Exerciser, Pulley and Weight, Homemade in the Orient, 365

Experiment in Electromagnetism, 156

Experimental Lead Screw, How to Make, 31

Experimenter, Heater for, 43

Exposures, Test, for Bromide Enlargements, 411

Extension, Homemade Suit Case, 360

Eyebolts, Homemade, 376

Fair Booth, Bazaar or, Rustic Well for, 182

False Bottom for Emptying Waste Basket, 344

Fan, Hand-Operated Whirling, 398

Fan, Lighted Whirling, Used as Radiator Ornament, 260

Fancy Buttonhook, How to Make, 371

Fastenings to Adjust Clothesline, Cleat and Pulley, 211

Feather as X-Ray Lens, 412

Feeding Cards into Typewriter, 437

Feeding Geese in a Poultry Yard, 373

Feeding Pan for Poultry, 248

Fence, Portable, for Baby’s Play Area, 195

Fence Posts, Preventing Wire Mesh from Rising Between, 93

Fencing, Portable Sectional Poultry, 329

Ferrules for Tool Handles, 157

Fiber Phonograph Needles, Device for Sharpening, 361

Fifty-Cent Electric Stove, 260

Fighting Tank, Miniature, 202

Figures, Hollow Candy, Mold for Making, 122

File, Clipping, Made of Envelopes, 125

Files, Testing and Caring for, 400

Filing Envelopes, Making Quickly, 417

Filing System, Photographic-Negative, 434

Filling in Broken Places on Enamel, 178

Filling Toy Rubber Balloons with Hydrogen, 30

Film Holder for Photographic Developing, 452

Films, Photo, Drying Rapidly, 338

Films, Photographic, Stenciling with, 416

Films, Roll, New Method of Developing, 339

Films, Tray Attachment for Developing, 280

Finger Nail, Playing Talking-Machine Records with, 187

Finger-Trap Trick, 377

Finger Tug-of-War Game, Device for, 319

Fire, Inexpensive Imitation, 226

Fire Screen, Portable, 68

Fireplace, Blower for, 318

Fireside Dissolving Views, 351

Fish Bait, Luminous-Minnow, 314

Fish Catch, Whistle Warns of, 275

Fish, Electric Lure for, 123

Fish, Game, Bait Casting for, 71

Fish, Large, Catching with a Teaspoon, 401

Fish Lines, Waterproofing for, 94

Fish Poles, Making Round Rods for, 40

Fish Scaler, 154

Fisherman’s Pail with Wire-Mesh Cage, 454

Fishhook, Automatic, 370

Fishhooks, Case for, Made of a Tin Can, 267

Fishing Float, Homemade, Adjustable to Depth, 8

Fishing Rods, Steel, Enamel for, 349

Fishing-Tackle Outfit in a Shotgun Shell, 142

Fishline, Dressing for, 397

Fishline, Gourd Float for, 285

Fixture, Homemade Inverted Electric-Light, 435

Flag, Chain Weight Prevents Whipping of, 409

Flag, Weighted Rope Holds Upright, 451

Flash Lamp, Clip Holds on Handlebar as Headlight, 450

Flash Lamps, Pocket, Improvement on, 267

Flash Light, Automatic, Snaps Chicken-Coop Marauder, 142

Flash Light Egg Candling Device, 458

Flash Light, Red Lens Hinged to, for Dark-Room Use, 6

Flash Light Used as Bedroom Night Light, 423

Flatiron Polisher, 399

Flatiron, Sheet-Metal Stand for, 182

Flies at Screen Door, Device Frightens, 425

Float, Gourd, for a Fishline, 285

Floor Corners, Metal, 248

Floor Trapdoor, Fuel Box in Seat Filled from, 332

Flooring Groove, Planing Thin Sticks Held in, 218

Floorwork, Caster Board for Scrubbing and, 293

Flower Centerpiece, Wire-Mesh Support for, 344

Flowerpots, Eggshells as, 310

Flowers and Leaves, Reproducing in Colors, 152

Flowers, Cut, Buttonhole-Bouquet Holder to Keep Fresh, 149

Flowers, Potted, Turntable Stand for, 308

Flowers, Window-Box, Watering, 144

Flue Stopper, Safety, Made of Tin Pail, 328

Fluorescent Screen, How to Make, 92

Fly-Screen Frame, Repairing a Broken, 356

Focus, Sharp, in Bromide Enlargements, Curved Printing Surface

for, 186

Focusing Screen for Enlarging Cameras, 388

Folding Boat, Portable, 135

Folding Card Table Handy for Invalid in Bed, 308

Folding Ground Seat with Back Rest, 190

Folding Ice Sled, 44

Folding Ironing Board Clamps on Edge of Table or Window, 8

Folding Table with Split-Bamboo Tray for Top, 424

Folding Wall Desk, 292

Foodstuffs, Cooling with a Moist Rag and a Draft, 453

Foot, Barnyard Gate Operated with, 208

Foot Control and Counterweight, Trimming Board with, 308

Foot Pump, Detachable Motor-Driven Tire Pump Made of, 454

Foot Rests, Small Stools and, Variety of, 261

Footstool, 254

Footstool, Woven-Reed, 255

Forceps for Weeding Garden, 338

Form, Book, Keeping Magazine in, 378

Fort Built of Snow Blocks Made in Box Form, 409

Fortune Telling, Magic-Paper, 393

Fountain Pen, Ordinary Pen Converted into, 362

Fountain-Pen Wrench, 273

Frame, Broken Fly-Screen, Repairing, 356

Frame, Colonial Mirror, 306

Frame, Folding, Duck Decoys Mounted on, 188

Frame, Window, and Table for Dark Room, 320

Frames, Novel Homemade Picture, 124

Front-Opening Hatbox, 266

Fruit-Picking Pole with Gravity Delivery Chute, 367

Fruit, Tin Can on Rod for Picking, 54

Frying Pan Made of Tin Cover, 298

Fuel Box in Seat Filled from Floor Trapdoor, 332

Furniture, Crates and, Three-Caster Truck for Moving, 419

Furniture, Woven Reed, 261, 269

Fuse Socket, Inkwell Base Made from, 344

Fuses, Homemade, for Battery Circuits, 151

Galvanometer, Compact, 42

Game, Device for Finger Tug-of-War, 319

Game Fish, Bait Casting for, 71

Game, Indian Snake, 388

Game of Skill, Marble-under-Bridge, 298

Garden, Forceps for Weeding, 338

Garden Hose, Practical Bracket for, 417

Garden Plants, Starting, 373

Garden Plow Made of Pick-Up Material, 227

Garden Workers, Movable Sunshade and Seat for, 148

Gas, Blowpipe for, 336

Gas-Fixture Chains, Sleeve Aids in Distinguishing, 247

Gas Furnace, Small, 346

Gas Heater, Pie-Plate, 423

Gas-Hose Bracket for Ironing or Shop Use, 366

Gas Mantles Made at Home, 274

Gas Piping, Tire Pump Made of, 419

Gas Stove for the Dining Table, 373

Gas-Stove Lighter, 416

Gas-Stove Oven, Substitute for, 45

Gas Stove, Safety Cover for Valves on, 298

Gasoline Stove, Denatured Alcohol to Start, 413

Gasoline Tank on Launch, Lock for, 85

Gate, Barnyard, Operated with the Foot, 208

Gate on Door, Locking Device for Latch Hook on, 127

Gate, Porch, Folds into Hollow Pillar, 193

Gate Sign with Metal Letters, Homemade, 451

Gauge for Laying Out Model Gear Wheels, 384

Gauge for Woodwork, 252

Gear Wheels, Model, Gauge for Laying Out, 384

Geese, Feeding in a Poultry Yard, 373

Generator Attachment Provides Current for Bicycle Lamp, 457

Giant, Showing Strength of, 108

Glass-and-Hat Trick, 342

Glass Bottle as a Candle Lamp, 291

Glass Bottle, Cutting with Electricity, 230

Glass, Electric Counting, for Thread Fabric, 321

Glass, Ground, in Camera, Substitute for, 236

Glass, Mystery Sounding, 157

Glass, Transferring Pictures to, 443

Glass Vessels, Pad for, Made of Corks, 161

Glider, Toy Paper, Carefully Designed, 324

Globes, Burned-Out Incandescent, Repairing, 236

Glossy, Making Photographic Prints, 76

Glossy Surfaces in Photography, Putty Deadens, 360

Gloves, Rubber, How to Repair, 286

Gluing Press, Inexpensive, 313

Golf Tee Made of a Shotgun Shell, 430

Good Putty, How to Make, 396

Gourd Float for a Fishline, 285

Grass and Weeds, To Keep Out of Tennis Court, 149

Gravity Delivery Chute, Fruit-Picking Pole with, 367

Gravity-Feed Coal Hopper on Truck, 140

Green and Red Lights, Signal Telegraph with, 176

Grinding Writing and Lettering Pens, 169

Grip, Bicycle-Handle, on Rake Handle, 372

Grip, Points of, Scale on Vaulting Pole Indicates, 411

Grips, Rubber Handlebar, Reinforcing the Ends of, 452

Groove Cutter for Wood, 45

Grotto for an Aquarium, Cement, 235

Ground Seat, Folding, with Back Rest, 190

Guard Saves Wear on Vest, 413

Guarding a Camp Chest Against Theft, 362

Guards, Hand, for Motorcyclists, 372

Guide for Photo and Paper Trimmer, Homemade, 366

Guide String, Seed-Planting, Reel for Use with, 422

Guides for Scenic Painting, Enlarged Lantern Pictures as, 419

Gun, Choke and Pattern of, 63

Gun, Crossbow Magazine, 458

Guns, Equipment and Books, Sportsman’s Cabinet for, 434

Gymnasium, Protecting Lights in, 337

Hacksaw-Blade, Old, Handy Paring Knife Made from, 207

Hall Seat with Storage Compartment, 312

Hammock Sleeping Tent, 242

Hammock Support, Springy, Made of Boughs, 369

Hammocks, How to Make:

Part I.--A Twine Hammock, 277

Part II.--A Netted Hammock, 282

Hand Cases, Carrying Strap and Lock for, 328

Hand Drill, Polishing with, 354

Hand-Drill Press, Oiler for, 276

Hand Guards for Motorcyclists, 372

Hand-Operated Motorboat Whistle, 178

Hand-Operated Whirling Fan, 398

Handle for a Drinking Glass, 125

Handle, Rake, Bicycle-Handle Grip on, 372

Handle, Second, on Hoe or Rake Saves Stooping, 160

Handle, Umbrella, Making Detachable, 439

Handlebar, Clip Holds Flash Lamp on as Headlight, 450

Handlebar Grips, Rubber, Reinforcing the Ends of, 452

Handles, Tool, Ferrules for, 157

Hands, Preventing Putty Sticking to, 314

Hands, To Remove Putty from, 387

Handy Tray for Pencils and Penholders, 430

Hanger, Improvised Trousers, in Train Berth, 367

Hanger, Trouser, 350

Hanging a Picture, Small Hook for, 276

Hanging Heavy Rug on Line for Beating, 389

Hanging Ladder for a Hatchway, 349

Hard Wood, Driving Screws in, 94

Hat, Marker for, 123

Hat, Old Straw, Bird House Made of, 181

Hatbox, Front-Opening, 266

Hatchway, Hanging Ladder for, 349

Hawaiian Ukulele. Homemade, 358

Headlight, Clip Holds Flash Lamp on Handlebar as, 450

Headrest for Chair, Removable, 432

Headrest for Porch Swing, 367

Heat, Working Wood by Application of, 150

Heater, Curling-Iron, 130

Heater for the Experimenter, 43

Heater in Chick Brooding House, Shield for, 295

Heater Keeps Developer at Proper Temperature, 190

Heating Apparatus, Electrical, Table Sockets for, 396

Heating Room, Electric Fan Aid to, 426

Heavy Objects, Moving with a Broom, 445

Height of Chair, Door Bumpers Raise, 358

Hens, Coop for Sitting, 360

Hickory Sapling, Swing Made of, 335

Hides, Small Fur, Stretcher for Drying, 421

High Chair, 318

High Stool, How to Make, 378

Hikers, Kitchen for, 132

Hinge, Double-Swing, Plain Butts Used as, 330

Hinge Lock for Horizontal Sliding Windows, 372

Hinge Wings, Covering, 276

Hinged Box Cover Made Without Hinges, 141

Hinged Window Box, 413

Hinges, Box Cover Without, 46

Hinges, Hinged Box Cover Made Without, 141

Hoe or Rake, Second Handle on, Saves Stooping, 160

Holder, Drinking-Glass, 134

Holder for Household Ice Pick, 335

Holder, Knee-Rest, for Milking Pail, 434

Holder, Knife, Fork, and Spoon, 40

Holder, Playing-Card, 414

Holder, Revolving Card or Ticket, 369

Holder, Sanitary, for Thread and Dental Floss, 46

Holder, Shaving-Brush, 76

Holders, Drinking-Glass, Easily Made, 197

Hole, Countersinking Smoothly, 345

Hollow Candy Figures, Mold for Making, 122

Hollow Pillar, Porch Gate Folds into, 193

Home, Decorative Toys and Boxes Made at, 299

Home, Gas Mantles Made at, 274

Home Portraiture, Portable Skylight for, 330

Home Use, Convenient Type of Mail Box for, 211

Home Workbench, Two Simple Vises for, 197

Hook, Clothespin-Basket, 400

Hook, Small, for Hanging a Picture, 276

Hooks, Overhead, Device for Suspending Parcels from, 162

Hoop, Child’s Bell-Ringing, 449

Horizontal Sliding Windows, Hinge Lock for, 372

Horizontal Sundial Plate, Laying Out, 436

Horn, Auto, for Child’s Play Vehicle, 16

Horn Match Holder, Ornamental, 247

Horse-Drawn Sod Cutter, 229

Horse, Toy, That Walks, 363

Horseshoe Nail, String-Cutting Ring Made of, 5

Hot-Air Register, Catch-All Screen Inside, 432

Hot Dishes, Attractive Table Stands for, 210

Hourglass Sewing Basket, 137

House, Chick Brooding, Shield for Heater in, 295

House Key, Concealing, 70

House, Pigeon, 403

Houseboat, How to Make, 143

Hunter’s Knife, Locking Sheath for, 428

Hydraulic Turbine, Small, 427

Hydrogen, Filling Toy Rubber Balloons with, 30

Ice Creeper, 94

Ice Pick, Household, Holder for, 335

Ice Sled, Folding, 44

Ice Yacht, Wishbone-Mast, 17

Illuminated Indicating Target Box, 180

Illuminating-Gas Plant, Miniature, 379

Illumination, Reflected-Light, with Homemade Arrangement, 128

Imitation-Celluloid Scales and Name Plates, 353

Imitation Fire, Inexpensive, 226

Impressions of Leaves, Making, 100

Improvement on Pocket Flash Lamps, 267

Improvised Trousers Hanger in Train Berth, 367

Improvised Typewriter Desk, 225

Incandescent Globes, Repairing Burned-Out, 236

Incubator Chicks, Stepmother for, 130

Index Card, Removal Marker for, 372

Index for Popular Mechanics Magazine on Bookshelf, 308

Index Trays, Novel Covered Box for, 414

Indian Snake Game, 388

Indicating Target Box, Illuminated, 180

Indicator, Simple Polarity, 422

Indicator, Spool-and-Pencil, Telegraph Recorder with, 171

Indirect-Light Reflector and Mirror, Combination, 460

Inexpensive Dry-Plate Kit, 326

Inexpensive Gluing Press, 313

Inexpensive Imitation Fire, 226

Inexpensive Materials, Homemade Relay of, 332

Inkstand Made of Sheet of Paper, 136

Inkwell Base Made from Fuse Socket, 344

Inner Tubes, Old, Rubber Bands Made from, 268

Insect Bites, Ammonia-Carrying Case for, 154

Inserting or Correcting on Typewritten Bound Sheets, 419

Instrument Bases, How to Polish, 30

Instruments, Wood-Wind, Repairing, 174

Invalid in Bed, Folding Card Table Handy for, 308

Inverted Electric-Light Fixture, Homemade, 435

Iron, Electric, Variety of Uses for, 14

Iron Pipe, Coal Hod Made from, 129

Ironing Board, Folding, Clamps on Edge of Table or Window, 8

Ironing Board for Use on a Table, 315

Ironing-Board Wall Fastening, 318

Ironing or Shop Use, Gas-Hose Bracket for, 366

Irrigation Water, Current of Canal Raises, 411

Jack, Changing Motor-Car Tire Without, 210

Jardinière Made of Metal-Lamp Body, 226

Jars, Acid, Earthen Mustard Pots Used as, 391

Jars, Removable Paraffin Covers for, 298

Jig-Saw Table for Vise, 93

Jobs, Odd, Practical Memorandum for, 322

Joining Broken Liquid Column in Thermometer, 366

Kegs, Bird House Made of, 134

Kerosene Fumes, Cleaning a Clock with, 324

Key, Combination, Wooden Lock with, 13

Key, House, Concealing, 70

Key Ring Used as a Cover Fastener, 430

Keys, Typewriter Space and Shift, Pedals for Increase Speed, 364

Kink, Handy, in Addressing Mailing Tubes, 458

Kinks for the Talking Machine, 179

Kinks in Washing Photographic Negatives and Prints, 181

Kinks on the Care of Umbrellas, 422

Kinks, Three Bathroom, 402

Kit, Inexpensive Dry-Plate, 326

Kit, Soldier’s or Traveler’s, for Sundries and Toilet Articles, 453

Kitchen for Hikers, 132

Kitchen, Slicing Board for Camp or, 247

Kitchen Utensils, Cupboard for, 396

Kitchenette, Sideboard Converted into, 192

Kite, Camera for Taking Pictures from, 52

Kite, Eight-Pointed Star, 159

Kite, Releasing Parachute from, 354

Kites, Combined, How to Make:

Part I.--A Dragon Kite, 145

Part II.--A Festooned Kite, 155

Knee-Rest Holder for Milking Pail, 434

Knife, Fork, and Spoon Holder, 40

Knife, Hunter’s, Locking Sheath for, 428

Knife, Pruning and Brush-Cutting, 449

Knife, to Trim Magazines for Binding, 286

Knob, Broken Coffee Pot, Replacing, 226

Knock-Down Tennis-Court Backstop, 189

Knot, Sheepshank, Used to Recover Rope, 168

Ladder for a Hatchway, Hanging, 349

Lamp and Mirror, Shaving, for Camp, 162

Lamp, Candle, Glass Bottle as, 291

Lamp Cooker, 294

Lamp, Homemade Trouble, 365

Lamp, Piano or Reading, 290

Lamp, Small Desk, Supported by Paper Weight, 424

Lamp, Smoking of, Overcome by Increasing Draft, 361

Lamp Wicks Cheaply Made, 236

Lamps, Pocket Flash, Improvement on, 267

Lantern, Camp, Made of a Tin Can, 406

Lantern Pictures, Enlarged, as Guides for Scenic Painting, 419

Lard Buckets, Deodorizing, 340

Latch Hook on Gate or Door, Locking Device for, 127

Latch, Quickly Made Door, 123

Lathe, Making Small Ratchet Wheels in, 266

Launch, Lock for Gasoline Tank on, 85

Laundry Tub and Dishwashing Sink, Combination, 218

Lawn Benches Made from Old Bedsteads, 174

Lawn Mower, How to Use, 171

Lawn Mower Sharpened Efficiently with Simple Rigging, 448

Lawn Seats Built on Tree Stumps, 141

Lawns, Seeding Bare Spots on, 167

Laying Out a Horizontal Sundial Plate, 436

Laying Out Model Gear Wheels, Gauge for, 384

Lead Pencil, Measuring Resistance with, 249

Lead Screw, Experimental, How to Make, 31

Lead Soldiers and Similar Small Castings, Making, 455

Leaks in Pipes, Repairing, 212

Leather and Silk Bookmark, 218

Leather Billfold, Craftsman, 446

Leather Tire Patch, 400

Leaves, Flowers and, Reproducing: in Colors, 152

Leaves, Making Impressions of, 100

Leaves, Preserving in Specimen Book, 10

Left Hand, Spoon Attachment to Prevent Child from Using, 317

Leggings, Birch-Bark, Made in the Woods, 421

Lens, Feather as X-Ray, 412

Lens, Photo-Copying, Increases Angle of Camera, 160

Lettering Pen, Split-Bamboo, 142

Lettering Photo Prints Without Marking Negative, 440

Letters, Metal, Homemade Gate Sign with, 451

Level, Homemade, 384

Lever, Tightening, for Tennis Nets, 158

Leverage on Door Spring, Angle Bracket Gives, 460

Life Buoy, Homemade, 126

Lifting Device of Rope and Lever, Emergency, 334

Light Bulb, Testing Dry Cells with, 267

Light, Emergency Dark-Room, 94

Light, Flash, Used as Bedroom Night Light, 423

Light, Homemade Arc, 285

Light, Porch, and Plant Shelf, Bark-Covered, 432

Light Reflectors, White Blotting Paper Improves, 196

Lighted Lights in Basement, Signal for, 314

Lighted Whirling Fan Used as Radiator Ornament, 260

Lighter, Gas-Stove, 416

Lighter, Non-Blow-Out Cigar and Pipe, 321

Lighting a Candle Without Touching the Wick, 334

Lighting a Match in the Wind, 382

Lightning Switch for Wireless Aerials, 415

Lights in Basement, Signal for Lighted, 314

Lights in a Gymnasium, Protecting, 337

Line, Hanging Heavy Rug on, for Beating, 389

Liner, Homemade Section, 280

Lines, Fish, Waterproofing for, 94

Linoleum Panels for Homemade Chest, 425

Liquid Column in Thermometer, Joining Broken, 366

Liquid-Filled Tray Carried Safely, 439

Liquids, Pouring Quickly from Containers, 21

Litmus Paper, Testing Direct Current Polarity with, 369

Live Poultry Weighed Handily in Funnel Scale, 442

Loading Box to Dispense with Dark Room, 268

Locating Droplight in Dark, 31

Lock Box, Automatic, for Milk Bottles, 428

Lock, Carrying Strap and, for Hand Cases, 328

Lock, Chest, Making More Secure, 94

Lock, Double, for Shed, 157

Lock, Effective Combination, Easily Made, 431

Lock for Gasoline Tank on a Launch, 85

Lock, Hinge, for Horizontal Sliding Windows, 372

Lock, Wooden, with Combination Key, 13

Locker, Boy’s Athletic-Equipment, 439

Locking Device for Latch Hook on Gate or Door, 127

Locking Device, Simple Concealed, for Cases of Drawers, 4

Locking Sheath for Hunter’s Knife, 428

Locking Window Sash, 62

Locomotive Model and Track System, Homemade Electric:

Part I.--The Motor, 231

Part II.--Construction of the Locomotive Truck and Cab, 237

Part III.--Construction of the Track System, 243

Log Raft, Woodsman’s, 185

Looseness of Drawer Handles, Preventing, 357

Luminous-Minnow Fish Bait, 314

Lumps, Mixing Stick That Breaks Up, 54

Lunch Table, Revolving Outdoor, 363

Lure for Fish, Electric, 123

Machine Gun, Toy, That Fires Wooden Bullets, 408

Magic Cabinet, 345

Magic Candles Explained, 355

Magic Clock Hand, 347

Magic of Numbers, 222

Machine Bases, Small, Sandpapering Square Edges on, 418

Machine Screws, Brass, with Nuts, 68

Machine, Simple, for Transmitting Writing, 442

Magazine on Bookshelf, Popular Mechanics, Index for, 308

Magazines, Keeping in Book Form, 378

Magazines, Knife to Trim, for Binding, 286

Magazines, Temporary Binder for, 370

Magazines, Use for Old, 399

Magic-Paper Fortune Telling, 393

Magically Naming a Written Card, 61

Magnesium Printer, Homemade, 226

Mail Box, Bell-Ringing, 422

Mail Box for Home Use, Convenient Type of, 211

Mailing, Proper Way to Wrap Papers for, 44

Mailing Tubes, Handy Kink in Addressing, 458

Mallet Made from Wagon-Wheel Felly and Spoke, 157

Mantles, Gas, Made at Home, 274

Maps, Road, Celluloid Cover for, 295

Marble-Under-Bridge Game of Skill, 298

Mark, Tossing Card at, Accurately, 69

Marker for a Hat, 123

Marker for Card Index, Removal, 372

Marking Negative, Lettering Photo Prints Without, 440

Masks, Novel, for Printing Pictures, 182

Match-Box Trick, 230

Match Holder, Ornamental Horn, 247

Match, Lighting in the Wind, 382

Match Safe of Miniature Cannon Shell, 335

Matches, Waterproofing, 230

Measuring Resistance with a Lead Pencil, 249

Mechanic, Steam-Propelled Motorcycle Made by, 191

Mechanical Toy Alligator of Wood, 460

Mechanical Toy Pigeon Made of Wood, 433

Memorandum for Odd Jobs, Practical, 322

Memorandum List for Camping and Outing Trips, 365

Mending Aluminum Cooking Utensils, 437

Merry-Go-Round, Twisting Thriller, 179

Metal Band Stiffens Brush, 367

Metal Base, Weighting, 217

Metal Bird Basin, Simple, 432

Metal-Bound Chests, Miniature, 287

Metal Cross, Repairing Broken, 389

Metal Floor Corners, 248

Metal-Lamp Body, Jardinière Made of, 226

Metal Letters, Homemade Gate Sign with, 451

Metal, Thin, Driving into Wood, 247

Method of Developing Roll Films, New, 339

Milk Bottles, Automatic Lock Box for, 428

Milk, Cleaning Tinware with, 44

Milk Strainer, Old, Pivoted Searchlight Made of, 139

Milker, “Switchboard” Protects from Cow’s Tail, 128

Milking Pail, Knee-Rest Holder for, 434

Miniature Cannon Shell, Match Safe of, 335

Miniature Cement Plant, 383

Miniature Fighting Tank, 202

Miniature Illuminating-Gas Plant, 379

Miniature Metal-Bound Chests, 287

Miniature Push Buttons, 251

Minnows for Bait, Catching, 168

Mirror, Combination Indirect-Light Reflector and, 460

Mirror Frame, Colonial, 306

Mirror, Seeing an Alternating Current in, 392

Mirror, Shaving Lamp and, for Camp, 162

Mission Candlestick, 60

Mission Center Table, Octagonal, 7

Mistakes in Model Making, Common, 394

Miter Box, Bench Support for, 336

Miter Box, Placing on the Workbench, 294

Mixing Paste, 241

Mixing Stick That Breaks up Lumps, 54

Mixture, Dry-Cleaning, 62

Model Aeroplane, Egg Beater Made into Winder for, 459

Model Gear Wheels, Gauge for Laying Out, 384

Model, Homemade Electric Locomotive and Track System:

Part I.--The Motor, 231

Part II.--Construction of the Locomotive Truck and Cab, 237

Part III.--Construction of the Track System, 243

Model Making, Common Mistakes in, 394

Model Old-Four Monoplane, How to Make, 163

Model Paper Monoplane That Can be Steered, 170

Model Paddle-Wheel Boats, 443

Model Steam Tractor Made by Boy, 410

Moist Rag and Draft, Cooling Foodstuffs with, 453

Mold for Making Hollow Candy Figures, 122

Monoplane, Model Old-Four, How to Make, 163

Monoplane, Model Paper, That Can be Stored, 170

Morris Chair with Newspaper Rack and Smoker’s Trays, 309

Mosquitoes, Camp Shelter Affords Protection from, 181

Moth-Ball Puzzle as Window-Advertising Novelty, 444

Motor Car, Boys’ Homemade, 1

Motor Controller, Simple, 250

Motor-Driven Entertainer for the Baby, 4

Motor-Driven Tire Pump, Detachable, Made of Foot Pump, 454

Motor, Fitting into Paddling Canoe, 89

Motor, Quickly Made Toy Electric, 252

Motor, Simple Self-Contained, 116

Motor, Toy Tractor Built with Dry Cell and, 9

Motorboat Whistle, Hand-Operated, 178

Motorcycle, Bicycle Fitted Up to Resemble, 441

Motorcycle Engine, Homemade Roadster with, 437

Motorcycle or Bicycle, Rear Seat for, 446

Motorcycle Stand, Stopping Rattle in, 414

Motorcycle, Steam-Propelled, Made by Mechanic, 191

Motorcycle Tires, Economy in, 188

Motorcyclist, Hand Guards for, 372

Mounting Tracing-Cloth Drawings on Muslin, 418

Moving Crates and Furniture, Three-Caster Truck for, 419

Moving Heavy Objects with a Broom, 445

Moving Train, Writing on, 228

Mucilage Brush and Container Made of a Test Tube, 335

Muffin-Pan Trays, Nail Cabinet with, 230

Muffling the Ticking of a Watch or Clock, 223

Music, Sheet, Tabs for Turning Quickly, 368

Music Stand, Book Rest for, 328

Muslin, Mounting Tracing-Cloth Drawings on, 418

Mustard Pots, Earthen, Used as Acid Jars, 391

Mysterious Watch, 70

Mystery Sounding Glass, 157

Mystic Climbing Ring, 22

Nail Cabinet with Muffin-Pan Trays, 230

Nail Carrier Made of Cans, 414

Nails, Driving to Prevent Splitting, 373

Nails, Kink for Driving, 193

Nails, Plier Drives in Backing Picture Frame, 450

Name Plates, Imitation-Celluloid Scales and, 353

Naming a Written Card, Magically, 61

Needle Cushion, Emery, on Sewing Machine, 197

Needle, Darning, Threading, 153

Needle, Split, Causes Echo on Talking Machine, 217

Needle Threader for Sewing Machine, 134

Needles, Fiber Phonograph, Device for Sharpening, 361

Needles, Uses for Worn Talking-Machine, 329

Negative Filing System, Phonographic, 434

Negative, Lettering Photo Prints Without Marking, 440

Negatives and Prints, Photographic, Kinks in Washing, 181

Negatives, Retouching, for Printing, 397

Nets, Tennis, Tightening Lever for, 158

Netted Hammock, How to Make, 282

Netting, Poultry Fence Construction Economical of, 409

New Method of Developing Roll Films, 339

Newspaper Rack and Smokers’ Trays, Morris Chair with, 309

Newspaper Stand, Penny-in-the-Slot, 364

Night Light, Bedroom, Flash Light Used as, 423

Non-Blow-Out Cigar and Pipe Lighter, 321

Nontangling Pasture Stake, 136

Novel Covered Box for Index Trays, 414

Novel Masks for Printing Pictures, 182

Novel Uses for Safety Pins, 445

Novelty, Window-Advertising, Moth-Ball Puzzle as, 444

Nozzle, Spray, Made of Acetylene Burner, 248

Numbers, Magic of, 222

Nutcracker, Backwoodsman’s, 450

Nuts, Brass Machine Screws with, 68

Oarlock of Rope, Emergency, 218

Oars Flattened to Make Rowing Easier, 319

Oars, Take-Down Emergency, 395

Octagonal Mission Center Table, 7

Odd Jobs, Practical Memorandum for, 322

Oilcan, Old, Pressure Spray Made of, 212

Oilcan Stopper, 349

Oiler for a Hand-Drill Press, 276

Oiling Sewing Machine, Prevents Soiling Goods After, 402

Oiling Tool for Clocks, 107

Old Toothbrushes, Uses for, 428

One-Piece Bracelet Cut from Calling Card, 319

One-Runner Sled, 45

Onlaying Script on a Trophy Cup, 188

Opening, Rectangular, to Use Over Camera View Finder, 125

Opening Screw, Watch Bezel, Rubber Pads for, 448

Opening Springs for a Tennis-Racket Clamp, 393

Order-Memo Device for Delivery Routes, 443

Orient, Pulley and Weight Exerciser Homemade in, 365

Ornament, Radiator, Lighted Whirling Fan Used as, 260

Ornamental Horn Match Holder, 247

Ornamental Pencil and Pincushion Holder, 286

Ornamenting an Old Tree Stump, 123

Outdoor Lunch Table, Revolving, 363

Outing Trips, Camping and Memorandum List for, 365

Outlet, Water-Jacket, Bilge Water Siphoned Through, 413

Oven, Gas-Stove, Substitute for, 45

Pad, Combined Label and Cover, for Preserve Glasses, 4

Pad for Glass Vessels Made of Corks, 161

Pad, Record-Cleaning, Fixed to Talking Machine, 444

Paddle, Broken Canoe, Repairing, 158

Paddle, Knack of Handling, 102

Paddle-Wheel Boats, Model, 443

Paddling Canoe, Fitting Motor into, 89

Paddling Canoe, Open, Sailing, 86

Paddling Your Own Canoe:

Part I.--Kinds of Canoes, 95

Part II.--Knack of Handling Paddle, 102

Pail, Fisherman’s, with Wire-Mesh Cage, 454

Pail, Milking, Knee-Rest Holder for, 434

Pail, Tin, Safety Flue Stopper Made of, 328

Pail, Vacuum, How to Make, 315

Pail, Valve-Bottom, for Dipping Water, 344

Painter’s Knife, Scoop on, Catches Scrapings, 365

Painting, Scenic, Enlarged, Lantern Pictures as Guides for, 419

Pan, Feeding, for Poultry, 248

Pan, Frying, Made of Tin Cover, 298

Panels, Linoleum, for Homemade Chest, 425

Paper Glider, Toy, Carefully Designed, 324

Paper, Inkstand Made of Sheet of, 136

Paper Muslin, Portable Tent Made from an Umbrella and, 364

Paper, Straightening Sheets of, 456

Paper Trimmer, Photo and, Homemade Guide for, 366

Paper Warships, Toy, 293

Paper Weight, Small Desk Lamp Supported by, 424

Paper, Wire Clips Weight in Typewriter, 409

Papers, Proper Way to Wrap for Mailing, 44

Parachute, Releasing from a Kite, 354

Parade, Cart for Carrying Huge Drum in, 435

Paraffin Covers for Jars, Removable, 298

Parcel Carrier, Handy, with Caster Supports, 6

Parcel-Delivery Bicycle, Sidecar for, 407

Parcels, Device for Suspending from Overhead Hooks, 162

Paring Knife, Handy, Made from Old Hacksaw Blade, 207

Parlor Cue Alley, 341

Parlor Table, 151

Paste, Mixing, 241

Paste Pot, Utilizing Empty, 306

Paste, Squeezing from Tubes, 391

Paste Tubes, Wall Pocket for, 16

Pasteboard Box, Shortening, 337

Pasture Stake, Nontangling, 136

Patch, Leather Tire, 400

Patching Canvas Bottom of a Canoe, 430

Pattern of Gun, Choke and, 63

Patterns, Castings Without, 374

Pedals for Typewriter Space and Shift Keys Increase Speed, 364

Pen, Ordinary, Converted into Fountain Pen, 362

Pen, Revolving-Wheel Ruling, 134

Pen, Split-Bamboo Lettering, 142

Pencil and Clip, Improvised Penholder Made with, 457

Pencil and Pincushion Holder, Ornamental, 286

Pencil Holder for Workbench, 236

Pencil, Lead, Measuring Resistance with, 249

Pencil Sharpener, Cleanly, 247

Pencil Sharpener Made of Wafer Razor Blade, 361

Pencils and Penholders, Handy Tray for, 430

Pencils, Roll-Film Spools Useful in Economizing, 170

Penholder, Improvised, Made with Pencil and Clip, 457

Penholders, Pencils and, Handy Tray for, 430

Penny-in-the-Slot Newspaper Stand, 364

Pens, Grinding Writing and Lettering, 169

Periscope Which a Boy Can Make, Useful, 305

Perpetual Calendar, 43

Perpetual-Motion Puzzle, 138

Perpetual Whirligig, 400

Phonograph Needles, Fiber, Device for Sharpening, 361

Photo and Paper Trimmer, Homemade Guide for, 366

Photo-Copying Lens Increases Angle of Camera, 160

Photo Films, Drying, Rapidly, 338

Photo-Print Washing Device, Automatic, 329

Photo Prints, Lettering Without Marking Negative, 440

Photographic Developing, Film Holder for, 452

Photographic Developing Tank, Reversible, 325

Photographic Films, Stenciling with, 416

Photographic-Negative Filing System, 434

Photographic Negatives and Prints, Kinks in Washing, 181

Photographic-Print Washing Machine, 327

Photographic Printing Machine, 333

Photographic Prints, Making Glossy, 76

Photographic Trays, Making, 406

Photographic Workroom, Daylight, Red Windows in, 169

Photographing Electric Sparks, 399

Photographs in Falling Snow, Taking, 140

Photography, Bird, Camera for, 426

Photography, Putty Deadens Glossy Surface in, 360

Piano or Reading Lamp, 290

Pick-Up Material, Garden Plow Made of, 227

Picture Frame, Plier Drives Nails in Backing, 450

Picture Frame, Sailors’ Sweetheart, 268

Picture Frames, Novel Homemade, 124

Picture, Small Hook for Hanging, 276

Pictures, Camera for Taking, from Kite, 52

Pictures, Enlarged Lantern, as Guides for Scenic Painting, 419

Pictures, Novel Masks for Printing, 182

Pictures, Shielding from Damp Walls, 338

Pictures, Transferring to Glass, 443

Pie-Plate Gas Heater, 423

Pigeon House, 403

Pigeon, Mechanical Toy, Made of Wood, 433

Pigeonhole, Desk-Light Arm Folds into, 452

Pile Driver, Small Working, 215

Pillar, Hollow, Porch Gate Folds into, 193

Pin Setter for Home Tenpins, 61

Pincushion Holder, Ornamental Pencil and, 286

Pincushion, Wire-Screen, 456

Pipe Lighter, Non-Blow-Out Cigar and, 321

Pipe Straps, Bottle Carrier Made of, 217

Pipe, Water, Broken Spade Handle Repaired with, 242

Pipes, Child’s Swing Built of, in Narrow Space, 358

Pipes, Repairing Leaks in, 212

Pitch or Wax, Frayed Shoe Laces Repaired with, 129

Plane, Block, Converted for Use on Circular Work, 211

Planing Thin Sticks Held in Flooring Groove, 218

Plans in a Shop, Protecting, 376

Plant, Miniature Cement, 383

Plant, Miniature Illuminating-Gas, 379

Plant Shelf, Bark-Covered Porch Light and, 432

Plants, Garden, Starting, 373

Plaster of Paris to Set Screws into Wall, 266

Plate Holder, Using as Printing Frame, 408

Play Area, Baby’s, Portable Fence for, 195

Play Auto, Barrel Staves as Springs for, 311

Play or Stage Use, Comic Chest Expander for, 429

Playground Swings, Bearing for, 276

Playing-Card Holder, 414

Playing Talking-Machine Records with the Finger Nail, 187

Plier Drives Nails in Backing Picture Frame, 450

Plow, Garden, Made of Pick-Up Material, 227

Pneumatic Door Check Made of Bicycle Pump, 169

Pocket, Flash Lamps, Improvement on, 267

Pocket, Wall, for Paste Tubes, 16

Pointer, Timing, on Watch Crystal, 364

Points of Grip, Scale on Vaulting Pole Indicates, 411

Polarity, Direct Current, Testing with Litmus Paper, 369

Polarity Indicator, Simple, 422

Pole, Fruit-Picking, with Gravity Delivery Chute, 367

Pole Supports Rug for Cleaning, 10

Polish Instrument Bases, How to, 30

Polisher, Flatiron, 399

Polishing with a Hand Drill, 354

Pop-Corn Cakes, How to Make, 153

Popular Mechanics Magazine on Bookshelf, Index for, 308

Porch Gate Folds into Hollow Pillar, 193

Porch Light and Plant Shelf, Bark-Covered, 432

Porch Swing, 167

Porch Swing, Headrest for, 367

Porch Swing Made from Automobile Seat, 425

Porch Swings, Safety Spring for, 297

Portable Fence for Baby’s Play Area, 195

Portable Fire Screen, 68

Portable Folding Boat, 135

Portable Sectional Poultry Fencing, 329

Portable Skylight for Home Portraiture, 330

Portable Tent Made from an Umbrella and Paper Muslin, 364

Portraiture, Home, Portable Skylight for, 330

Post-Card Projector and Enlarging Camera, Improvised, 209

Posts for Tennis Court, Removable, 415

Pot, Empty Paste, Utilizing, 306

Pots, Earthen Mustard, Used as Acid Jars, 391

Potted Flowers, Turntable Stand for, 308

Poultry, Concrete Water Basin for, 236

Poultry Coops, Double Roofs Provide Ideal Shade for, 180

Poultry, Feeding Pan for, 248

Poultry Fence Construction Economical of Netting, 409

Poultry Fencing, Portable Sectional, 329

Poultry-House Door Latch, Spring Roost Releases, 448

Poultry House, Trap Nest for, 455

Poultry, Live, Weighed Handily in Funnel Scale, 442

Poultry Yard, Feeding Geese in, 373

Pouring Liquids Quickly from Container, 21

Practical Memorandum for Odd Jobs, 322

Practical Uses for Old Button Clasps, 432

Practice Batting for Baseball Playing, 100

Preserve Glasses, Combined Label and Cover Pad for, 4

Preserving Leaves in Specimen Book, 10

Press, Hand-Drill, Oiler for, 276

Preventing Looseness of Drawer Handles, 357

Prevents Soiling Goods After Oiling Sewing Machine, 402

Printer, Developing-Paper, 375

Printer, Homemade Magnesium, 226

Printing Frame, Using Plate Holder as, 408

Printing Machine, Photographic, 333

Printing Pictures, Novel Masks for, 182

Printing, Retouching Negatives for, 397

Printing Surface, Curved, for Sharp Focus in Bromide Enlargements, 186

Prints, Photographic, Making Glossy, 76

Prints, Photographic Negatives and, Kinks in Washing, 181

Projector, Post-Card, and Enlarging Camera, Improvised, 209

Propeller Blades, How to Make Quickly, 395

Protect Extra Spark Plugs, Box to, 440

Protecting an Air Pump Against Denting, 412

Protecting Light in a Gymnasium, 337

Protecting Plans in a Shop, 376

Protecting Wall Back of Range or Sink, 354

Protection from Mosquitoes, Camp Shelter Affords, 181

Protector, Book and Document, 294

Pruning and Brush-Cutting Knife, 449

Pulley and Weight Exerciser Homemade in the Orient, 365

Pulley Slings, Canoe or Boat Stored in, 361

Pump, Bicycle, Cleaning Type Cases with, 451

Pump, Detachable Motor-Driven Tire, Made of Foot Pump, 454

Pump, Small Rotary, Easily Made, 451

Push Button, Doorbell, on Screen Door, 150

Push Buttons, Miniature, 251

Putty Deadens Glossy Surfaces in Photography, 360

Putty, Good, How to Make, 396

Putty, To Prevent Sticking to the Hands, 314

Putty, To Remove from Hands, 387

Puzzle, Moth-Ball, as Window-Advertising Novelty, 444

Puzzle, Perpetual-Motion, 138

Quick-Acting Bench Vise, 85

Rabbits, Tile Trap for, 184

Rack, Sewing, Attached to Rocker, 291

Radiator Cover, Summer, Serves as Cupboard in Winter, 297

Radiator Ornament, Lighted Whirling Fan Used as, 260

Radiator Valve, Ship’s-Wheel Device for, 259

Raft, Woodsman’s Log, 185

Rain Alarm with Drop-of-Water Contact, 161

Raising and Lowering Curtain at a Distance, 22

Raising the Temperature of a Room, 356

Rake Handle, Bicycle-Handle Grip on, 372

Rake, Hoe or, Second Handle on, Saves Stooping, 160

Range or Sink, Protecting Wall Back of, 354

Rat Trap, Self-Setting, 31

Ratchet Wheels, Small, Making in a Lathe, 266

Rattle in Motorcycle Stand, Stopping, 414

Rattling of Door, Eccentric Drawbolt Stops, 457

Rattling of Windows, To Stop, 417

Razor Blade, Wafer, Pencil Sharpener Made of, 361

Reading Lamp, Piano or, 290

Readings, Temperature, Transposing, 376

Rear Seat for Motorcycle or Bicycle, 446

Receptacles, Bench, for Small Articles, 350

Receptacle for Shellac Varnish, 346

Record-Cleaning Pad Fixed to Talking Machine, 444

Record Time of Appointments and Other Events, Clock Device to, 322

Recording Annunciator Target, 310

Records, Disk Talking-Machine, Played Eccentrically, 328

Records, Talking-Machine, Playing with the Finger Nail, 187

Rectangular Opening to Use over Camera View Finder, 125

Red Lens Hinged to Flash Light, for Dark-Room Use, 6

Red Lights, Green and, Signal Telegraph with, 176

Red Windows in Daylight Photographic Workroom, 169

Reed Furniture, Woven, 261, 269

Reed Handle, Repairing Broken, 187

Reel for Use with Seed-Planting Guide String, 422

Reflected-Light Illumination with Homemade Arrangement, 128

Reflector and Mirror, Combination Indirect-Light, 460

Reflectors, Light, White Blotting Paper Improves, 196

Refrigerator, Making Use of in Winter, 344

Refrigerator, Window, 323

Refuse-Catching Drawer, Wood Box with, 114

Register, Hot-Air, Catch-All Screen Inside, 432

Reinforcing a Strained Auto-Truck Frame, 454

Reinforcing the Ends of Rubber Handlebar Grips, 452

Relay of inexpensive Materials, Homemade, 332

Releasing a Parachute from a Kite, 354

Removable Drawer Stop, 10

Removable Headrest for Chair, 432

Removable Paraffin Covers for Jars, 298

Removable Posts for Tennis Court, 415

Removal Marker for Card Index, 372

Removal of Wall Paper, Kink for, 295

Remove Putty from Hands, 387

Removing Sag from Couch Spring, 430

Repair Rubber Gloves, How to, 286

Repairing a Brass Candlestick, 372

Repairing a Broken Canoe Paddle, 158

Repairing a Broken Fly-Screen Frame, 356

Repairing a Broken Metal Cross, 389

Repairing a Broken Reed Handle, 187

Repairing Burned-Out Incandescent Globes, 236

Repairing Sectional Spun-Metal Candlestick, 382

Repairing Shade-Roller Springs, 338

Replacing a Broken Coffee Pot Knob, 226

Reproducing Flowers and Leaves in Colors, 152

Resistance, Measuring with a Lead Pencil, 249

Retouching Negatives for Printing, 397

Reversible Photographic Developing Tank, 325

Reversing Switch, Cylinder, 297

Revolving Card or Ticket Holder, 369

Revolving Outdoor Lunch Table, 363

Revolving-Wheel Ruling Pen, 134

Revolving Window Display, 229

Rheostat, Small, for Experiments and Testing, 206

Rheostat, Water, for Small Electrical Devices, 196

Rifle, Sporting, and How to Use It, 47

Rigging Economizes Space in Closet, 433

Rigging, Simple, Lawn Mower Sharpened Efficiently with, 448

Ring-and-Egg Trick, 84

Ring, Mystic Climbing, 22

Ring, String-Cutting, Made of Horseshoe Nail, 5

Rip in Tire Tubes, Checking, 354

Rivets in Couches, Substitute for, 371

Road Maps, Celluloid Cover for, 295

Roadster with Motorcycle Engine, Homemade, 437

Rocker, Developing or Etching-Tray, 218

Rocker, Sewing Rack Attached to, 291

Rod for Picking Fruit, Tin Can on, 54

Rods, Round, for Fish Poles, Making, 40

Rods, Turning Long Wood, 349

Roll-Film Spools Useful in Economizing Pencils, 170

Roll Films, New Method of Developing, 339

Roll-Paper Feed for Typewriter, 207

Roller, Shade, Toy Submarine Made of, 441

Roller Skates, Homemade, 377

Roller Truck for Use in Scrubbing, 210

Rolling Can, Come-Back, 298

Roofs, Double, Provide Ideal Shade for Poultry Coops, 180

Room, Dark, Loading Box to Dispense with, 268

Room, Electric Fan Aid to Heating, 426

Room, Raising Temperature of, 356

Roost, Spring, Releases Poultry-House Door Latch, 448

Rope and Lever, Emergency Lifting Device of, 334

Rope, Emergency Oarlock of, 218

Rope Pad Prevents Slamming of Door, 440

Rope, Sheepshank, Knot Used to Recover, 168

Rope, Weighted, Holds Flag Upright, 451

Roses Tinged Blue by Chemicals, 406

Rotary Pump, Small, Easily Made, 451

Round and Flat Edges, Ruler with, 350

Round Rods for Fish Poles, Making, 40

Rowing, Oars Flattened to Make Easier, 319

Rubber Balloons, Toy, Filling with Hydrogen, 30

Rubber Band, Making Scale Enlargements with, 175

Rubber Band Prevents Tangling of Telephone Cord, 367

Rubber Bands Made from Old Inner Tubes, 268

Rubber Faucet Plug, Coffee Grinder Repaired with, 129

Rubber Gloves, How to Repair, 286

Rubber Pads for Opening Screw Watch Bezel, 448

Rubbers, Drying Rack for Shoes and, 454

Rudder for a Toboggan, 323

Rug, Heavy, Hanging on Line for Beating, 389

Rug, Pole Supports, for Cleaning, 10

Ruler with Round and Flat Edges, 350

Ruling Pen, Revolving-Wheel, 134

Ruling Uniform Cards or Sheets, Aid in, 420

Running Board of Automobile, Suitcase Holder for, 329

Rust, Keeping Tools Bright and Free from, 212

Rustic Trellis to Shade Door or Window, 175

Rustic Well for a Bazaar or Fair Booth, 182

Safeguarding Contents of Unsealed Envelopes, 363

Safety Brake, Coaster with, 273

Safety Chopping Block, 187

Safety Cover for Valves on Gas Stove, 298

Safety Flue Stopper Made of Tin Pail, 328

Safety Pins, Novel Uses for, 445

Safety Spring for Porch Swings, 297

Sag, Removing from Couch Spring, 430

Sail-Rigged Wind Motor, 172

Sailing the Open Paddling Canoe, 86

Sailors’ Sweetheart Picture Frame, 268

Sal-Ammoniac, Renewing Dry Batteries with, 14

Salt-and-Pepper Holder, Camper’s, 115

Sandpapering Square Edges on Small Machine Bases, 418

Sanitary Drinking Tube, 69

Sanitary Holder for Thread and Dental Floss, 46

Sapling, Hickory, Swing Made of, 335

Scale Enlargements, Making with a Rubber Band, 175

Scale Funnel, Live Poultry Weighed Handily in, 442

Scale on Vaulting Pole Indicates Points of Grip, 411

Scaler, Fish, 154

Scales and Name Plates, Imitation-Celluloid, 353

Scarecrow, Cat-and-Bells, 426

Scarecrow, Swinging Bags on Arms of, 340

Scenic Painting, Enlarged Lantern Pictures as Guides for, 419

Scissors Blades, Keeping Apart Lengthens Their Service, 454

Scoop Made of Box End, 433

Scoop on Painter’s Knife Catches Scrapings, 365

Scraper for Dishes, 337

Scraper for Tennis Court, 311

Scrapings, Scoop on Painter’s Knife Catches, 365

Screen, Catch-All, Inside Hot-Air Register, 432

Screen-Door Check, Homemade, 392

Screen Door, Device Frightens Flies at, 425

Screen Door, Doorbell Push Button on, 150

Screen, Fluorescent, How to Make, 92

Screen, Focusing, for Enlarging Cameras, 388

Screw, Experimental Lead, How to Make, 31

Screw Hooks, Putting in Neatly, 312

Screw Watch Bezel, Rubber Pads for Opening, 448

Screwdriver Made from Buttonhook, 362

Screws, Driving in Hard Wood, 94

Screws, Plaster of Paris to Set into Wall, 266

Script on a Trophy Cup, Onlaying, 188

Scrubbing and Floorwork, Caster Board for, 293

Scrubbing, Roller Truck for Use in, 210

Searchlight, Pivoted, Made of Old Milk Strainer, 139

Seat, Automobile, Porch Swing Made from, 425

Seat, Combination Workshop, 370

Seat, Folding Ground, with Back Rest, 190

Seat for Garden Workers, Movable Sunshade and, 148

Seat, Fuel Box in, Filled from Floor Trapdoor, 332

Seat, Hall, with Storage Compartment, 312

Seat, Homemade Spring Wagon, 440

Seat, Rear, for Motorcycle or Bicycle, 446

Seats, Lawn, Built on Tree Stump, 141

Second Handle on Hoe or Rake Saves Stooping, 160

Secret Trinket Case for the Bookshelf, 296

Section Liner, Homemade, 280

Sectional Poultry Fencing, Portable, 329

Sectional Spun-Metal Candlesticks, Repairing, 382

Secure, Making Chest Lock More, 94

Seed-Planting Guide String, Reel for Use with, 422

Seeding Bare Spots on Lawns, 167

Seeing an Alternating Current in a Mirror, 392

Self-Setting Rat Trap, 31

Set of Electric Chimes, 368

Sewing Basket, Hourglass, 137

Sewing Machine, Emery Needle Cushion in, 197

Sewing Machine, Needle Threader for, 134

Sewing Machine, Prevents Soiling Goods After Oiling, 402

Sewing-Machine Thread, Preventing from Tangling, 382

Sewing Rack Attached to Rocker, 291

Sewing Stand with Workbag in Top, 293

Shade and Curtains, Bedroom, Arranged for Thorough Ventilation, 128

Shade, Ideal, Double Roofs Provide for Poultry Coops, 180

Shade-Roller Springs, Repairing, 338

Shade Roller, Toy Submarine Made of, 441

Sharpener, Table-Knife, 22

Sharpening Fiber Phonograph Needles, Device for, 361

Shaving-Brush Holder, 76

Shaving Lamp and Mirror for Camp, 162

Sheath for Hunter’s Knife, Locking, 428

Shed, Double Lock for, 157

Sheepshank Knot Used to Recover Rope, 168

Sheet-Metal Stand for Flatiron, 182

Sheet Music, Tabs for Turning Quickly, 368

Sheets of Paper, Straightening, 456

Sheets, Typewritten Bound, Inserting or Correcting on, 419

Sheets, Uniform Cards or, Aid in Ruling, 420

Shellac Varnish, Receptacle for, 346

Shelves, Wall, Easily Constructed, 108

Shield for Heater in Chick Brooding House, 295

Shielding Pictures from Damp Wall, 338

Shipment, Convenient, Trunk Bookcase for, 217

Ship’s-Wheel Device for a Radiator Valve, 259

Shoe Laces, Frayed, Repaired with Pitch or Wax, 129

Shoe-Polishing Strop, 344

Shoes and Rubbers, Drying Rack for, 454

Shoes, Tan, To Keep from Turning Dark, 377

Shop, Protecting Plans in, 376

Shop Use, Ironing or, Gas-Hose Bracket for, 366

Shortening a Pasteboard Box, 337

Shotgun and How to Use It:

Part I.--How a Shotgun is Made, 55

Part II.--Choke and Pattern of a Gun, 63

Shotgun Shell, Fishing-Tackle Outfit in, 142

Shotgun Shell, Golf Tee Made of, 430

Shoulder-Pack Tent, Homemade, 131

Sideboard Converted into Kitchenette, 192

Sidecar for a Parcel-Delivery Bicycle, 407

Sign, Homemade Gate, with Metal Letters, 451

Signal for Lighted Lights in Basement, 314

Signal Telegraph with Green and Red Lights, 176

Signboard, Antique, Made of Headboard of Bed, 15

Silverware, Cleaning, 158

Simple Barometer, 415

Simple Concealed Locking Device for Cases of Drawers, 4

Sink, Dishwashing, Combination Laundry Tub and, 218

Sink, Old, Installed as Dish-Draining Basin, 452

Sink, Protecting Wall Back of Range or, 354

Sitting Hens, Coop for, 360

Skates, Homemade Roller, 377

Ski Sled, 41

Skill, Marble-Under-Bridge Game of, 298

Skis and Ski Running:

Part I.--Prominent Types of Modern Skis, 23

Part II.--Running, Jumping and Climbing, 33

Skylight, Portable, for Home Portraiture, 330

Slamming of Door, Rope Pad Prevents, 440

Sled, Folding Ice, 44

Sled, One-Runner, 45

Sled, Ski, 41

Sleeping Tent, Hammock, 242

Sleeve Aids in Distinguishing Gas-Fixture Chains, 247

Slicing Board for Camp or Kitchen, 247

Slide in Top of Drawer, Desk, 356

Slide Tray, Nonbinding Tool-Chest, 371

Slide, Water-Coasting Toboggan and, 183

Sliding Board for Coasting, 14

Sliding Windows, Horizontal, Hinge Lock for, 372

Small Articles, Bench Receptacles for, 350

Small Working Pile Driver, 215

Smoker’s Cabinet or Cellarette, 32

Smoker’s Trays, Morris Chair with Newspaper Rack, 309

Smoking of Lamp Overcome by Increasing Draft, 361

Snake Game, Indian, 388

Snakes Inlaid, Turned Cane with, 325

Snapper-Shell Ash Tray, 68

Snow Blocks Made in Box Form, Fort Built of, 409

Snow, Falling, Taking Photographs in, 140

Snowshoe Toe Clips, Homemade, 418

Socket, Fuse, Inkwell Base Made from, 344

Sockets, Table, for Electrical Heating Apparatus, 396

Sod Cutter, Horse-Drawn, 229

Soiling Goods After Oiling Sewing Machine, Prevents, 402

Solder, Making String, 235

Soldering, Difficult, Alcohol Blowtorch for, 382

Soldier, Compact Toilet Outfit for, 9

Soldiers, Lead, and Similar Small Castings, Making, 455

Soldier’s or Traveler’s Kit for Sundries and Toilet Articles, 453

Sounding Glass, Mystery, 157

Space in Closet, Rigging Economizes, 433

Spacer for Curtain Rings, Cord Used as, 211

Spade Handle, Broken, Repaired with Water Pipe, 242

Spark Plugs, Extra, Box to Protect, 440

Sparks, Electric, Photographing, 399

Specimen Book, Preserving Leaves in, 10

Speed, Pedals for Typewriter Space and Shift Key Increase, 364

Spit, Water Wheel Turns over Campfire, 429

Split-Bamboo Lettering Pen, 142

Split-Bamboo Tray for Top, Folding Table with, 424

Split Needle Causes Echo on Talking Machine, 217

Splitting, Driving Nails to Prevent, 373

Spokes, Wire, in Wheels, Handy Tool for Tightening, 450

Spoon Attachment to Prevent Child from Using Left Hand, 317

Sporting Rifle and How to Use It, 47

Sportsman’s Cabinet for Guns, Equipment and Books, 434

Spray Liquid in Atomizer, Bottle Economizes, 450

Spray Nozzle Made of Acetylene Burner, 248

Spray, Pressure, Made of Old Oilcan, 212

Spring for Porch Swings, Safety, 297

Spring-Roller Curtains, Automatic Stop for, 317

Spring Roost Releases Poultry-House Door Latch, 448

Spring Wagon Seat, Homemade, 440

Springs, Coiled, Winding, 134

Springs, Discarded Buggy, for Diving Board, 429

Springs, for Play Auto, Barrel Staves as, 311

Springs, Opening, for a Tennis-Racket Clamp, 393

Springs, Repairing Shade-Roller, 338

Springy Hammock Supports Made of Boughs, 369

Sprocket Drive, Belt for, Made of Brass Strips, 160

Square Edges on Small Machine Bases, Sandpapering, 418

Squeezing Paste from Tubes, 391

Squirrel-Skin Bill Fold, 265

Stage Use, Player or, Comic Chest Expander for, 429

Stake, Nontangling Pasture, 136

Stand for Flatiron, Sheet-Metal, 182

Stand for Potted Flowers, Turntable, 308

Stand for Test-Tube Flower Vase, 21

Staples, Tinned, for Bell-Circuit Wiring, 420

Star-Kite, Eight-Pointed, 159

Starting Garden Plants, 373

Steam-Propelled Motorcycle Made by Mechanic, 191

Steam Tractor, Model, Made by Boy, 410

Steel Fishing Rods, Enamel for, 349

Steel Wool as Aluminum-Ware Cleaner, 162

Steel Wool, Uses for, 348

Steering Gear, Coaster, Made from Cream-Freezer Drive, 161

Stenciling with Photographic Films, 416

Stepmother for Incubator Chicks, 130

Stick, Mixing, That Breaks Up Lumps, 54

Sticking to Hands, Preventing Putty, 314

Sticks Held in Flooring Groove, Planing Thin, 218

Stool, High, How to Make, 378

Stools, Small, and Foot Rests, Variety of, 261

Stooping, Second Handle on Rake or Hoe Saves, 160

Stop, Bench, 395

Stop for Spring-Roller Curtains, Automatic, 317

Stop, Removable Drawer, 10

Stopper for a Bunghole, 254

Stopper, Oilcan, 349

Stopping Rattle in Motorcycle Stand, 414

Storage Compartment, Hall Seat with, 312

Storage of Camp Equipment, Care and, 304

Storage of Wood for Cabinetwork, 389

Stove, Emergency Alcohol, 350

Stove, Fifty-Cent Electric, 260

Stove, Gas, for the Dining Table, 373

Stove, Gasoline, Denatured Alcohol to Start, 413

Stove Lighter with Feeding Wick Guards Against Burns, 459

Stove, Small Cooking, Economical Use of Wood Alcohol in, 210

Stoves, Emergency Camp, Quickly Made, 449

Straightening Sheets of Paper, 456

Strained Auto-Truck Frame, Reinforcing, 454

Strap, Carrying, and Lock for Hand Cases, 328

Straw Hat, Old, Bird House Made of, 181

Stretcher for Drying Small Fur Hides, 421

Strength of a Giant, Showing, 108

Striking of Clock, Electrical Device Transmits, 14

String-Cutting Ring Made of Horseshoe Nail, 5

String Solder, Making, 235

String, To Uncork a Bottle with, 402

Strips, Device for Corrugating, 421

Strop, Shoe-Polishing, 344

Stump, Ornamenting Old Tree, 123

Stumps, Tree, Lawn Seats Built on, 141

Submarine Camera, 219

Submarine, Toy, Made of Shade Roller, 441

Substitute for Gas-Stove Oven, 45

Substitute for Ground Glass in Camera, 236

Substitute for Rivets in Couches, 371

Suitcase Extension, Homemade, 360

Suitcase Holder for Running Board of Automobile, 329

Summer Camp, Diving Tower for, 274

Summer Radiator Cover Serves as Cupboard in Winter, 297

Summer Veranda, Taborets and Small Tables for, 269

Sundial Plate, Horizontal, Laying Out, 436

Sundries and Toilet Articles, Soldier’s or Traveler’s Kit, 453

Sunshade and Seat, Movable, for Garden Workers, 148

Support for Flower Centerpiece, Wire-Mesh, 344

Support for Wagon Pole Aids in Hooking Up Team, 5

Support, Springy Hammock, Made of Boughs, 369

Sweetheart, Sailor’s, Picture Frame, 268

Swimmers, Webfoot Attachments for, 381

Swing, Child’s, Built of Pipes in Narrow Space, 358

Swing, Circular, 177

Swing Made of Hickory Sapling, 335

Swing, Porch, 167

Swing, Porch, Headrest for, 367

Swing, Porch, Made from Automobile Seat, 425

Swinging Bags on Arms of Scarecrow, 340

Swings, Playground, Bearing for, 276

Swings, Safety Spring for Porch, 297

Switch, Cylinder Reversing, 297

Switch, Lightning, for Wireless Aerials, 415

“Switchboard” Protects Milker from Cow’s Tail, 128

T-Squares, Making, 101

Table, Bird, Cat-Proof, 76

Table Box for Campers, 124

Table, Combination Camp-Kitchen Cabinet and, 126

Table, Dining, Gas Stove for, 373

Table, Folding Card, Handy for Invalid in Bed, 308

Table, Folding, with Split-Bamboo Tray for Top, 424

Table, Ironing Board for Use on, 315

Table, Jig-Saw, for Vise, 93

Table-Knife Sharpener, 22

Table Lamp, Inexpensive, Made of Electrical-Fixture Parts, 127

Table Mats, Asbestos, Reinforced with Wire Netting, 421

Table, Octagonal Mission Center, 7

Table, Old, Used as Wall Workbench, 440

Table, Parlor, 151

Table, Revolving Outdoor Lunch, 363

Table Sockets for Electrical Heating Apparatus, 396

Table Stands for Hot Dishes, Attractive, 210

Table, Window Frame and, for Dark Room, 320

Tables, Small, and Taborets for the Summer Veranda, 269

Taborets and Small Tables for the Summer Veranda, 269

Tabs for Turning Sheet Music Quickly, 368

Take-Down Emergency Oars, 395

Taking Pictures from Kite, Camera for, 52

Talking-Machine Cabinet, Automatic Electric Light on, 162

Talking-Machine Cabinet, Homemade, 310

Talking Machine, Disk, as China Banding Wheel, 10

Talking Machine, Kinks for, 179

Talking-Machine Needles, Uses for Worn, 329

Talking Machine, Record-Cleaning Pad Fixed to, 445

Talking-Machine Records, Disk, Played Eccentrically, 328

Talking-Machine Records, Playing with the Finger Nail, 187

Talking Machine, Split Needle Causes Echo on, 217

Tan Shoes, To Keep from Turning Dark, 377

Tandem, Three-Wheel, Bicycles Driven as, After Breakdown, 410

Tangling of Telephone Cord, Rubber Band Prevents, 367

Tangling, Preventing Sewing-Machine Thread from, 382

Tank, Miniature Fighting, 202

Tank, Reversible Photographic Developing, 325

Target Box, Illuminated Indicating, 180

Target, Recording Annunciator, 310

Teakettle Cover Held by Dent in Edge, 5

Team, Support for Wagon Pole Aids in Hooking Up, 5

Teaspoon, Catching Large Fish with, 401

Tee, Golf, Made of a Shotgun Shell, 430

Telegraph Recorder with Spool-and-Pencil Indicator, 171

Telegraph, Signal, with Green and Red Lights, 176

Telegraph Sounder, Battery Buzzer Converted into, 141

Telephone Cord, Rubber Band Prevents Tangling of, 367

Telescope, Interesting Water, 228

Temperature of a Room, Raising, 356

Temperature, Proper, Heater Keeps Developer at, 190

Temperature Readings, Transposing, 376

Temporary Binder for Magazines, 370

Tender, Bicycle Carried on Automobile, 190

Tennis-Court Backstop, Knock-Down, 189

Tennis-Court Marker, Wheelbarrow as, 397

Tennis Court, Removable Posts for, 415

Tennis Court, Scraper for, 311

Tennis Courts, To Keep Grass and Weeds Out of, 149

Tennis Nets, Tightening Lever for, 158

Tennis-Racket Clamp, Opening Springs for, 393

Tenpins, Home, Pin Setter for, 61

Tension Weight, Emergency, Used on Typewriter, 457

Tent, Hammock Sleeping, 242

Tent, Homemade Shoulder-Pack, 131

Tent, Portable, Made from an Umbrella and Paper Muslin, 364

Test Exposures for Bromide Enlargements, 411

Test-Tube Flower Vase, Stand for, 21

Test Tube, Mucilage Brush and Container Made of, 335

Testing and Caring for Files, 400

Testing Direct Current Polarity with Litmus Paper, 369

Testing Dry Cells with Light Bulb, 267

Theft, Guarding Camp Chest Against, 362

Thermometer, Joining Broken Liquid Column, 366

Thread and Dental Floss, Sanitary Holder for, 46

Thread Fabric, Electric Counting Glass for, 321

Thread, Sewing-Machine, Preventing from Tangling, 382

Threader, Needle, for Sewing Machine, 134

Threading a Darning Needle, 153

Three-Caster Truck for Moving Crates and Furniture, 419

Thresher, Small, of Practical Use, 444

Ticket Holder, Revolving Card or, 369

Ticking of a Watch or Clock, Muffling, 223

Tightening Lever for Tennis Nets, 158

Tightening Wire Spokes in Wheels, Handy Tool for, 450

Tile Trap for Rabbits, 184

Tilting Top for Camera Tripod, 242

Time, Blotter Attached to Wrist Saves, 295

Timing Pointer on Watch Crystal, 364

Tin Can, Camp Lantern Made of, 406

Tin Can, Case for Fishhooks Made of, 267

Tin Can, Cheese Grater and Ash Tray Made from, 225

Tin Can on Rod for Picking Fruit, 54

Tin Cover, Frying Pan Made of, 298

Tin Pail, Safety Flue Stopper, 328

Tinned Staples for Bell-Circuit Wiring, 420

Tinware, Cleaning with Milk, 44

Tire, Motor-Car, Changing Without a Jack, 210

Tire Patch, 400

Tire Pump, Detachable Motor-Driven, Made of Foot Pump, 454

Tire Pump Made of Gas Piping, 419

Tire Tubes, Checking a Rip in, 354

Tires, Baby-Cab, Changing Wheels Equalizes Wear on, 446

Tires, Economy in Motorcycle, 188

Toboggan and Slide, Water-Coasting, 183

Toboggan, Coasting, Making a, 11

Toboggan Made of Old Buggy Shafts, 410

Toboggan, Rudder for, 323

Toe Clips, Homemade Snowshoe, 418

Toilet Articles, Sundries and, Soldier’s or Traveler’s Kit for, 452

Toilet Outfit, Compact, for the Soldier, 9

Tool-Chest Slide Tray, Nonbinding, 371

Tool Drawer, Convenient, Under Chair Seat, 169

Tool Handles, Ferrules for, 157

Tool, Handy, for Tightening Wire Spokes in Wheels, 450

Tool, Oiling, for Clocks, 107

Tool Rack, Yardstick on, 417

Tool Sockets in Edge of Drawing Board, 435

Tool, Weeding, 248

Tools, Keeping Bright and Free from Rust, 212

Toothbrush, Uses for Old, 428

Tooth Powder Used on Tracing Cloth, 346

Top of Drawer, Desk Slide in, 356

Top, Split-Bamboo Tray for, Folding Table with, 424

Top, Tilting, for Camera Tripod, 242

Tossing Card at Mark Accurately, 69

Towel, Disappearing, 154

Tower, Diving, for the Summer Camp, 274

Toy Alligator of Wood, Mechanical, 460

Toy Electric Motor, Quickly Made, 252

Toy Horse That Walks, 363

Toy Machine Gun Fires Wooden Bullets, 408

Toy Paper Glider Carefully Designed, 324

Toy Paper Warships, 293

Toy Pigeon, Mechanical, Made of Wood, 433

Toy Rubber Balloons, Filling with Hydrogen, 30

Toy Submarine Made of Shade Roller, 441

Toy Tractor Built with Dry Cell and Motor, 9

Toy, Wire-Walking, 180

Toys and Boxes Made at Home, Decorative, 299

Tracing-Cloth Drawings, Mounting on Muslin, 418

Tracing Cloth, Tooth Powder Used on, 346

Track System, Homemade Electric Locomotive Model and:

Part I.--The Motor, 231

Part II.--Construction of the Locomotive Truck and Cab, 237

Part III.--Construction of the Track System, 243

Tractor, Toy, Built with Dry Cell and Motor, 9

Train Berth, Improvised Trousers Hanger in, 367

Train, Writing on Moving, 228

Trammels, How to Make a Pair of, 166

Transfer Drawings, How to, 138

Transferring Pictures to Glass, 443

Transmitting Writing, Simple Machine for, 442

Transplanting, Device for Packing Earth in, 211

Transposing Temperature Readings, 376

Trap for Coyotes, 306

Trap for Rabbits, Tile, 184

Trap Nest for the Poultry House, 455

Trap, Self-Setting Rat, 31

Trapdoor, Floor, Fuel Box in Seat Filled from, 332

Traveler’s Kit, Soldier’s or, for Sundries and Toilet Articles, 453

Tray Attachment for Developing Films, 280

Tray, Developing, Cooler for, 149

Tray for Top, Split-Bamboo, Folding Table with, 424

Tray, Handy, for Pencils and Penholders, 430

Tray, Liquid-Filled, Carried Safely, 439

Tray, Nonbinding Tool-Chest Slide, 371

Trays, Cocoanut-Shell, 414

Trays, Index, Novel Covered Box for, 414

Trays, Making Photographic, 406

Trays, Muffin-Pan, Nail Cabinet with, 230

Tree Stump, Ornamenting Old, 123

Tree Stumps, Lawn Seats Built on, 141

Trellis, Rustic, to Shade Door or Window, 175

Trenches, Miniature Fighting Tank That Hurdles, 202

Trick Blotter, 354

Trick, Diminishing Card, 396

Trick, Disappearing-Coin, 144

Trick, Finger-Trap, 377

Trick, Glass-and-Hat, 342

Trick, Match-Box, 230

Trick, Ring-and-Egg, 84

Trick, Vanishing-Cuff Parlor, 127

Tricks of Camping Out:

Part I.--The Camping Outfit, 109

Part II.--Cooking in the Woods, 117

Trim Magazines for Binding, Knife to, 286

Trimmer, Photo and Paper, Homemade Guide for, 366

Trimming Board with Foot Control and Counterweight, 308

Trinket Case for the Bookshelf, Secret, 296

Tripod, Camera, Tilting Top for, 242

Trips, Memorandum List for Camping and Outing, 365

Trophy Cup, Onlaying Script on, 188

Trouble Lamp, Homemade, 365

Trouser Hanger, 350

Trousers Hanger, Improvised, in Train Berth, 367

Truck, Gravity-Feed Coal Hopper on, 140

Truck, Three-Caster, for Moving Crates and Furniture, 419

Trunk Bookcase for Convenient Shipment, 217

Tub, Combination Laundry and Dishwashing Sink, 218

Tuberculosis Cottage, A, 385

Tubes, Cardboard, for Electrical Coils, Making, 438

Tubes, Old Inner, Rubber Bands Made from, 268

Tubes, Paste, Wall Pocket for, 16

Tubes, Squeezing Paste from, 391

Tubing, Cane Made of, Contains Cigars, 430

Tug-of-War Game, Device for Finger, 319

Turbine, Small Hydraulic, 427

Turned Cane with Snakes Inlaid, 325

Turning Long Wood Rods, 349

Turning Sheet Music Quickly, Tabs for, 368

Turning, To Prevent Wire Coat Hook from, 235

Turntable Stand for Potted Flowers, 308

Twine Hammock, How to Make, 277

Twisting Thriller Merry-Go-Round, 179

Two Colors, Writing, on Plain-Ribbon Typewriter, 168

Type Cases, Cleaning with Bicycle Pump, 451

Typewriter Desk, Improvised, 225

Typewriter, Emergency Tension Weight Used on, 457

Typewriter, Feeding Cards into, 437

Typewriter, Kinks in Cleaning, 6

Typewriter, Plain-Ribbon, Writing Two Colors on, 168

Typewriter, Roll-Paper Feed for, 207

Typewriter Space and Shift Keys, Pedals for Increase Speed, 364

Typewriter, Wire Clips Weight Paper in, 409

Typewritten Bound Sheets, Inserting or Correcting on, 419

Ukulele, Homemade Hawaiian, 358

Umbrella and Paper Muslin, Portable Tent Made from, 364

Umbrella Handle, Making Detachable, 439

Umbrella Used as a Clothes Drier, 366

Umbrellas, Kinks on Care of, 422

Uncork a Bottle with a String, To, 402

Unsealed Envelopes, Safeguarding Contents of, 363

Use for Old Magazines, 399

Uses for an Old Toothbrush, 428

Uses for Worn Talking-Machine Needles, 329

Utensil Rack for Camp Fire, 397

Utensils, Kitchen, Cupboard for, 396

Utilizing an Empty Paste Pot, 306

Vacuum Pail, How to Make, 315

Valve-Bottom Pail for Dipping Water, 344

Valve, Radiator, Ship’s-Wheel Device for, 259

Valves on Gas Stove, Safety Cover for, 298

Vanishing-Cuff Parlor Trick, 127

Vaporizer, Homemade, 346

Variable Condenser, Small, 334

Vase, Test-Tube Flower, Stand for, 21

Vaulting Pole, Scale on, Indicates Points of Grip, 411

Vehicle, Child’s Play, Auto Horn for, 16

Ventilation, Thorough, Bedroom Shade and Curtains Arranged for, 128

Ventilator, Window, 312

Veranda, Summer, Taborets and Small Tables for, 269

Vest, Guard Saves Wear on, 413

Vibrator, Double-Contact, 140

View Finder, Camera, Rectangular Opening to Use Over, 125

View Finder, Direct, for Box Camera, 353

Views, Fireside Dissolving, 351

Vise, Jig-Saw Table for, 93

Vise, Quick-Acting Bench, 85

Vises for the Home Workbench, Two Simple, 197

Vulcanizer, Homemade, 323

Wagon-Wheel Felly and Spoke, Mallet Made from, 157

Wagon Pole, Support for, Aids in Hooking Up Team, 5

Wagon Seat, Homemade Spring, 440

Wall Back of Range or Sink, Protecting, 354

Wall Desk, Folding, 292

Wall Fastening, Ironing-Board, 318

Wall Paper, Kink for Removal of, 295

Wall, Plaster of Paris to Set Screws into, 266

Wall Pocket for Paste Tubes, 16

Wall Shelves, Easily Constructed, 108

Wall Workbench, Old Table Used as, 440

Walls, Damp, Shielding Pictures from, 338

Walks, Toy Horse That, 363

Warships, Toy Paper, 293

Washing Bromide Enlargements, 336

Washing Device, Automatic Photo-Print, 329

Washing Machine Equipped with Churn Attachment, 208

Washing Machine, Photographic-Print, 327

Washing Photographic Negatives and Prints, Kinks in, 181

Washstand for the Baby, 328

Wastebasket, False Bottom for Emptying, 344

Watch Bezel, Screw, Rubber Pads for Opening, 448

Watch Crystal, Timing Pointer on, 364

Watch Holder, Desk, 158

Watch, Mysterious, 70

Watch or Clock, Muffling the Ticking of, 223

Water Bag Camp, 122

Water Basin for Poultry, Concrete, 236

Water-Coasting Toboggan and Slide, 183

Water Heater, Carbon Electric, 356

Water, Irrigation, Current of Canal Raises, 411

Water-Jacket Outlet, Bilge Water Siphoned Through, 413

Water Pipe, Broken Spade Handle Repaired with, 242

Water Rheostat for Small Electrical Devices, 196

Water Telescope, Interesting, 228

Water, Valve-Bottom Pail for Dipping, 344

Water Wheel Turns Spit Over Campfire, 429

Watering Window-Box Flowers, 144

Waterproof Dry-Battery Case, 265

Waterproofing for Fish Lines, 94

Waterproofing Matches, 230

Wear on Baby-Cab Tires, Changing Wheels Equalizes, 446

Wear on Drafting Board, Cork Plugs Save, 21

Wear on Vest, Guard Saves, 413

Webfoot Attachments for Swimmers, 381

Weeding Garden, Forceps for, 338

Weeding Tool, 248

Weeds, Grass and, To Keep Out of Tennis Courts, 149

Weight, Emergency Tension, Used on Typewriter, 457

Weighted Rope Holds Flag Upright, 451

Weighting a Metal Base, 217

Well, Rustic, for Bazaar or Fair Booth, 182

Wheel, China Banding, Disk Talking Machine as, 10

Wheelbarrow as Tennis-Court Marker, 397

Wheelbarrow for Large Cans, 330

Wheels, Changing, Equalizes Wear on Baby-Cab Tires, 446

Wheels, Handy Tool for Tightening Wire Spokes in, 450

Wheels, Model Gear, Gauge for Laying Out, 384

Whipping of Flag, Chain Weight Prevents, 409

Whirligig, Perpetual, 400

Whirling Fan, Hand-Operated, 398

Whirling Fan, Lighted, Used as Radiator Ornament, 260

Whistle, Hand-Operated Motorboat, 178

Whistle Warns of Fish Catch, 275

White Blotting Paper Improves Light Reflectors, 196

Wick, Feeding, Stove Lighter with, Guards Against Burns, 459

Wick, Lighting Candle Without Touching, 334

Wicks, Lamp, Cheaply Made, 236

Wind, Lighting a Match in, 382

Wind Motor, Sail Rigged, 172

Wind Wire on Electrical Apparatus, How to, 136

Winder, Egg Beater Made into for Model Aeroplanes, 459

Winding Coiled Springs, 134

Window-Advertising Novelty, Moth-Ball Puzzle as, 444

Window-Box Flowers, Watering, 144

Window Box, Hinged, 413

Window Closer, Automatic, 280

Window Display, Revolving, 229

Window Frame and Table for Dark Room, 320

Window Refrigerator, 323

Window, Rustic Trellis to Shade Door or, 175

Window Sash, Locking, 62

Window Ventilator, 312

Windows, Horizontal Sliding, Hinge Lock for, 372

Windows, To Stop Rattling of, 417

Wings, Covering Hinge, 276

Winter, Making Use of Refrigerator in, 344

Winter, Summer Radiator Cover Serves as Cupboard in, 297

Winter Use, Bee Feeder for, 192

Winter Use, Bicycle Runner for, 418

Wire Clips Weight Paper in Typewriter, 409

Wire Coat Hook, To Prevent from Turning, 235

Wire Compacts Bristles in Polish or Stencil Brushes, 439

Wire Holders Keep Cabinet Doors Open, 127

Wire, How to Wind on Electrical Apparatus, 136

Wire-Mesh Cage, Fisherman’s Pail with, 454

Wire Mesh, Preventing from Rising Between Fence Posts, 93

Wire-Mesh Support for Flower Centerpiece, 344

Wire Netting, Asbestos Table Mats Reinforced with, 421

Wire-Screen Pincushion, 456

Wire Spokes in Wheels, Handy Tool for Tightening, 450

Wire Trellis Fastened Neatly to Brick Walls, 8

Wire-Walking Toy, 180

Wireless Aerials, Lightning Switch for, 415

Wireless Detector, Simple, 456

Wiring, Bell-Circuit, Tinned Staples for, 420

Wishbone-Mast Ice Yacht, 17

Wood Alcohol, Economical Use of in Small Cooking Stove, 210

Wood Box with a Refuse-Catching Drawer, 144

Wood, Driving Thin Metal into, 247

Wood for Cabinetwork, Storage of, 389

Wood, Groove Cutter for, 45

Wood, Hard, Driving Screws in, 94

Wood, Mechanical Toy Alligator of, 460

Wood, Mechanical Toy Pigeon Made of, 433

Wood Rods, Turning Long, 349

Wood Turning on an Emery Grinder, 402

Wood-Wind Instruments, Repairing, 174

Wood, Working by Application of Heat, 150

Wooden Bullet, Toy Machine Gun Fires, 408

Wooden Disks, Cutting Thin, 16

Wooden Strips, Enameled Armchair Made of, 129

Woods, Birch-Bark Leggings Made of, 421

Woods, Cooking in the, 117

Woodsman’s Log Raft, 185

Woodwork, Gauge for, 252

Workbag in Top, Sewing Stand with, 293

Workbench, Home, Two Simple Vises for, 197

Workbench, Pencil Holder for, 236

Workbench, Placing Miter Box on, 294

Workbench, Wall, Old Table Used as, 440

Working Pile Driver, Small, 215

Working Wood by Application of Heat, 150

Workshop Seat, Combination, 370

Worn Talking-Machine Needles, Uses for, 329

Woven-Reed Footstool, 255

Woven Reed Furniture, 261, 269

Wrap Papers, Proper Way for Mailing, 44

Wrench, Fountain-Pen, 273

Wrist, Blotter Attached to Saves Time, 295

Writing and Drawing Pad, Cardboard, 130

Writing Desk, Combination Bookcase and, 316

Writing, Homemade Device Aids Blind Person, 438

Writing on a Moving Train, 228

Writing, Simple Machine for Transmitting, 442

X-Ray Lens, Feather as, 412

Yardstick on Tool Rack, 417

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