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Boys' Make-at-Home Things
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bailey, Carolyn Sherwin, 1875-1961
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : multiple file formats
- Place of Publication:
- Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,
- Summary:
- "Boys' Make-at-Home Things" by Carolyn Sherwin Bailey and Marian Elizabeth Bailey is a practical guidebook for young boys written in the early 20th century. This work focuses on teaching boys how to create a variety of handmade toys and useful articles using simple, readily available materials, often repurposed from household items. The book encourages creativity and craftsmanship, helping boys discover the joy of making things with their own hands. The opening of the book establishes its intent by outlining various projects and providing a brief overview of the tools and materials needed. It introduces the concept of whittling and crafting simple tools necessary for creating the projects that follow. Specific instructions are provided for making tools such as knife strops and pencil sharpeners, which set the stage for building larger projects like a workbench or toy train. This section emphasizes not only the importance of hands-on activities for entertainment and learning but also promotes the development of artistic and practical skills through the clever use of everyday materials. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
- Contents:
- Preface
- The making of tools necessary for whittling
- How to make a practical work bench
- Work bench accessories
- How to make a turning lathe
- How to make a toy train
- Out-door toys
- How to make your own desk set
- Wild animals you can make
- How to make a set of mission furniture
- Toys that hide in the wood box
- The wonderful dodo bird
- A fleet of toy boats
- How to make a play tent
- How to make your own tops
- The farm the scissors built
- More box plays
- A recipe for a Noah's Ark
- How to make your own uniform
- Jointed toy animals. How to make them
- Your own circus
- Bead work for boys
- How to make stick pictures
- A toy Indian village
- Corn toys and how to make them
- How to make a marble bag
- How to make your own school box
- A home-made Christmas tree stand
- How to wrap Christmas parcels
- Your own wireless receiving station.
- Credits:
- Produced by Chris Curnow, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
- Notes:
- Reading ease score: 84.1 (6th grade). Easy to read.
- Release date is 2019-11-03
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