Silent reading and doing ...

Book II By

CLINTON S. VAN DEUSEN, M.E.

PROFESSOR OF MANUAL ARTS,

THE MANUAL ARTS PRESS

PEORIA, ILLINOIS

Copyright 1923

Printed in the United States of America

PREFACE nr HIS book contains a continuation of the ma¬ terial presented in Book I under the same title. As in Book I the aim has been to develop in the children the ability to get definite, clear ideas from the printed page. These ideas are put into concrete form thru construction work. The teacher may help the pupil to interpret the mean¬ ing of the directions but should not show him what to do.

Book I covers “Paper Box Making,” and “Booklet Making.” The work in Book II may be given to pupils who have not used Book I, but the author believes that in grades below the sixth it is better to use Book I first.

Suggestions for teachers, and lists of equip¬ ment and supplies will be found in the pamphlet Teachers’ Notes on Silent Reading and Doing. This pamphlet may be secured free of charge from The Manual Arts Press, Peoria, Ill.

Clinton S. Van Deusen.

Chapter I. Strawboard Box Making. 7

Problem 1, Try-Square; Problem 2, Square Box without Cover; Problem 3, Square Box with Cover; Problem 4, Deep Square Box with Cover; Problem 5, Paper-Covered Strawboard Box; Problem 6, Rec¬ tangular Box without Cover; Problem 7, Rectangular Box with Cover; Problem 8, Handkerchief Box; Problem 9, Pencil Box; Problem 10, Hair Pin Box; Problem 11, Trinket Box; Problem 12, Stamp Box.

Chapter II. Strawboard Furniture Making 32

Problem 1, Try-Square; Problem 2, Square Table; Problem 3, Taboret; Problem 4, Chair; Problem 5, Settee; Problem 6, Bed; Problem 7, Kitchen Cabinet; Problem 8, Chiffonier; Problem 9, Desk; Problem 10, Play Room; Problem 11, Play House.

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CHAPTER I Strawboard Box Making

TRY-SQUARE

1. The teacher will give you four pieces of strawboard. From these you are to make the try-square shown in Fig. 1.

TRY SQUARE

Fig. 1

2. Apply paste to all of one surface of the smallest piece and to all of one surface of one of the medium-sized pieces except for a distance of about 1%" at one end. These two pieces should be pasted together with their long edges even and an end of one even with an end of the other. Allow two or three minutes for this to dry before starting the next step.

3. The longest piece should now be pasted in position to form the blade. To do this, apply paste to a surface of the longest piece for a distance of V/ 2 " from one end, and also to the remainder of the same surface of the medium piece to which the short one was pasted. The end of the longest piece should be placed on this end of the medium piece; and while placing it, the pieces should be held on the large piece of strawboard you use to protect the desk as in Fig. 2 so that the outer edge of the longest piece is even with one edge of the sheet of strawboard and the outer edge of the medium piece is even with an adjoining edge. The long outer edge of the blade will not be even with the end of the medium piece. Hold the pieces in this posi¬ tion two or three minutes until the paste dries.

4. The other medium sized piece should now be pasted to the small piece and the end of the blade thus completing the beam of the try-square. (See Fig. 1.)

5. This try-square is to be used in making the ocher problems in this chapter. Write your name on it and show it to your teacher.

SQUARE BOX, WITHOUT COVER

1. Lay a piece of strawboard a little more than 5" wide lengthwise on the top of your desk and make a small cross with your pencil about 3" from the right end and close to the long edge that is farthest from you. This

marked edge will be called -£

the working edge.

2. Place your try- _

square on this piece as in F 3

Fig. 3 with the inner edge of the beam tight against the working edge and the blade laying on the strawboard with its outer

edge about ^4" from the right end of the piece.

Draw a pencil along the outer edge of the blade, making a light line entirely across the piece of strawboard. This line is square with the working edge.

3. Place your rule on the strawboard as in Fig. 4 with its back edge even with the working edge, and its zero end even with the line just drawn, and make a dot on the strawboard, even with the 5" mark on the rule.

4. Turn the piece of strawboard around on your desk so that the working edge is toward you and place the try-square on it as in Fig. 5 with its beam tight against the working edge and slide it along until the dot just made is close to the outer edge of the blade. Draw a light pencil line along the outer edge of the blade, extending entirely across the piece and passing thru the dot.

5. Measure 5" from the working edge along each of the two lines drawn and make dots.

6. By using the back edge of your rule as a straight edge connect these dots with a light pencil line.

7. The three lines drawn lay out a 5" square which is now to be cut out by using only the knife,

as follows: The knife should be held as you hold a pencil with the index finger of the hand pressing on the back of the blade about one inch from the point and the two smallest fingers of the same hand should press firmly on the surface of the strawboard as the knife is drawn toward you. Do not try to cut thru the strawboard by going over the line once. It is best not to press too hard on the blade but go over each line several times to cut thru the strawboard.

8. On the piece of strawboard that is 5" square, measure 1" along opposite edges from each end of

Fig. 5

I another edge and make dots. By using the back edge of the rule as a straight edge connect these dots. This line is parallel to and 1" from the edge. In a similar manner draw lines parallel to and 1" from the other three edges.

9. Score with the knife the entire length of all of these four lines by going over them once with the knife as if starting to cut thru on these lines. This will prepare the strawboard for bending later along these lines. A little experi- 1 ence will make clear to you how deep it is best to score these lines.

10. Cut out the four small squares at the corners of the

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piece.

11. Fold up the four rectangular parts with the scored lines on the outside. The vertical edges at the four corners of the box are to be held together by sticking gummed paper to the outside. Cut four pieces of gummed paper 1%" long. Fold each

piece lengthwise thru the middle with gummed surface outside.

Moisten one surface of each folded strip and apply it to one end of a rectangular side as in Fig. 6 so that the folded edge is even with the end of the rectangle and so that an end of the gummed paper is even with a scored line.

12. When these are dry enough so that they will not slip, moisten the other half of each strip and

Square box, without cover attach it to another rectangle so as to form a corner of the box. The part that extends above the sides of the box should be cut with scissors along the fold and each part is to be folded over a side of the box and stuck down inside of the corner.

13. Write your name and No. 2 on the box and show it to your teacher.

SQUARE BOX WITH COYER

1. Lay a piece of strawboard a little more than 7" wide lengthwise on the top of your desk and

make a small cross with your pencil about 3" from the right end and close to the long edge that is far- FlG * 7 thest from you. This

marked edge is the working edge.

2. Place your try-square on this piece as in Fig. 7 with the inner edge of the beam tight against the working edge and the blade lying flat on the strawboard with its outer edge about from the right end of the piece. Draw a pencil along the outer edge of the blade making a light line en¬ tirely across the piece of strawboard. This line is square with the working edge.

3. Place the rule on the strawboard as in Fig. 8 with its back edge even with the working edge.

its zero end even with the line just drawn and make a dot on the strawboard even with the 7" mark on the rule.

4. Turn the piece of strawboard around on your desk so that the working edge is toward you and place the try-square on it as in Fig. 9 with its beam tight against the working edge and slide it along until the dot just made is close to the outer edge of the blade. Draw a light pencil line along the outer edge of the blade, extending entirely across the piece and passing thru the dot.

5. Measure 7" from the working edge along each of the two lines drawn and make dots.

6. By using the back edge of your rule as a straight edge connect these

= dots with a light pencil line.

7. The square thus laid out should now be cut out with the knife.

8. Measure and draw lines parallel to and 1 from each edge of the square.

9. Score on all of these pencil lines and cut out the four small squares at the corners.

10. Cut four pieces of gummed paper, each 2" long, fold up the rectangles with scored lines out-

Fig. 8 side and apply the gummed strips to the corners of the box as in Problem 2.

11. The teacher will give you a square piece of strawboard for the cover of this box.

12. Measure and draw pencil lines parallel to and from each edge of the square piece for the cover.

13. Score on all of these pencil lines and cut out the four small squares at the corners.

14. Cut four pieces of gummed paper, each 1" long and apply them to the corners of the cover as in Problem 2.

15. Cut a piece of gummed paper about 17" long and fold the entire piece lengthwise thru the middle with gummed surface outside. By laying this strip of gummed paper straight across the cover, mark off accurately a length equal to the dis¬ tance across the cover and cut a piece to this length.

Cut three other pieces to this same length. Apply

The finished box two of these gummed strips to opposite upper edges of the cover and then apply the others to the re¬ maining two edges of the cover.

16. Write your name and No. 3 on the bottom of the box and show it to your teacher.

DEEP SQUARE BOX, WITH COVER

2. Lay out a 7" square by following each step as given in the first six paragraphs in Problem 3.

3. Cut out this square by cutting on the lines.

4. Measure and draw lines parallel to and 2%" from each side of the square.

5. Score on all of these pencil lines and cut out the four squares at the corners.

6. Cut four pieces of gummed paper, each 3" long and apply them to the corners of the box.

7. The teacher will give you a square piece of strawboard for the cover of this box.

8. Measure and draw pencil lines parallel to and %" from each side of the square piece for the cover.

10. Cut four pieces of gummed paper, each 1" long.

11. Fold up the rectangular parts of the cover and apply a piece of the gummed paper to each corner.

12. Cut a piece of gummed paper about 9" long and fold the entire piece lengthwise thru the middle with gummed surface outside. By laying this strip of gummed paper straight across the top of the cover mark off accurately a length equal to the distance across the cover and cut a piece to this length. Cut three other pieces to this same length. Apply two of these gummed strips to opposite upper edges of the cover and then apply the others to the remaining two edges of the cover.

13. Write your name and No. 4 on the bottom of the box and show it to your teacher.

PAPER-COVERED STRAWBOARD BOX

2. Lay out and cut a piece of strawboard 5" square. In doing this, first mark the working edge and remember always to use the try-square with the inner edge of its beam against this work¬ ing edge. It is very important that this method become firmly fixed as your habit of work, but it will not be referred to again in the remaining prob¬ lems of this chapter.

3. Measure and draw lines parallel to and 1" from each edge of the square piece.

4. Score these lines and cut out corners but do not fold up rectangular parts.

5. Cut four pieces of thin, colored paper i y 2 "x 3".

6. Paste one piece of thin, colored paper on each of the four rectangular parts of the strawboard piece with a long edge of the paper even with the scored side of the rectangle.

7. Fold the paper over the other side of the rectangle and paste it to the opposite surface of the rectangle. When this is finished write your name on the strawboard and hand the piece to the teacher to be dried in the press.

8. The teacher will give you a square piece of strawboard for the cover of the box.

9. Measure and draw lines parallel to and from the four edges of the square.

10. Score these lines and cut out corners as be¬ fore but do not fold up the rectangles.

11. Cut four pieces of thin colored paper l"x 3". Paste one of these on each of the four rec¬ tangular parts of the strawboard piece with an edge of paper even with the scored side of the rec¬ tangle and the ends of the piece of paper about the same distance from the ends of the rectangle on the strawboard. Fold the paper over the other side of the rectangle and paste it to the opposite sur¬ face.

12. Cut a piece of thin, colored paper 3"x 3". Paste it to the middle square on the piece of strawboard so that the edges of the paper are about the same distance from the four scored edges of the square. When this is finished write your name on the strawboard and hand the piece to the teacher to be dried in the press.

13. When the piece for the box is dry, cut four pieces of gummed paper, each 1%" long. Fold up the rectangular parts of the box and apply the gummed paper to the four corners as before.

14. When the piece for the cover is dry, cut four pieces of gummed paper each 1" long. Fold up the rectangles and apply the gummed paper to the corners.

15. Cut a piece of gummed paper about 13" long and fold the entire piece lengthwise thru the middle with gummed surface outside. By laying this strip of gummed paper straight across the cover, mark off accurately a length equal to the distance across the cover and cut a piece to this length. Cut three other pieces to this same length. Apply two of these gummed strips to opposite upper edges of the cover and then apply the others to the other two edges of the cover.

RECTANGULAR BOX WITHOUT COVER

2. Using the try-square as in former problems, draw two lines square with the working edge 5%" apart, measure 3%" from the working edge on each of the two lines and connect these dots thus laying out a rectangle 3%"x 5%".

3. Cut out the rectangular piece thus laid out.

4. Draw lines parallel to and 1" from each side and each end of this piece.

5. Score these lines and cut out the four small squares but do not fold up the rectangles.

6. Cut two pieces of thin colored paper iy 2 "x 3 y 2 " and two pieces l%"x 1%".

7. Paste the two smaller pieces on the smaller rectangles and the two larger pieces on the larger rectangles with an edge of each piece of paper even with the scored side of the rectangle.

8. Fold the paper over the other side of the rectangle and paste it to the op¬ posite surface of the rectangle.

When this is finished write your name on the strawboard and hand the piece to the teacher to be Rectangular Box

dried in the press.

9. When the piece is dry, cut four pieces of gummed paper, each 1%" long. Fold up the rec¬ tangular parts of the box and apply the gummed paper to the corners of the box.

RECTANGULAR BOX, WITH COVER

2. Use the try-square and lay out a rectangle

3. Cut out the rectangular piece thus laid out.

4. Draw lines parallel to and 1%" from each side and each end of this piece.

5. Score on these lines and cut out the four corners but do not fold up the rectangles.

6. Cut two pieces of thin colored paper 2"x 2 y<£' and two pieces 2"x 5%". Paste these pieces on the rectangular parts of the strawboard piece as you did with the last problem. Write your name on it and hand it to the teacher to be pressed.

7. The teacher will give you a rectangular piece for the cover.

8. Measure and draw lines on this piece from the sides and ends. Score these lines and cut out corners.

9. Cut four pieces of thin, colored paper, two of them l"x 2%", and two of them l"x 5%". Paste one of these pieces on each of the four outside rec¬ tangular parts of the strawboard piece with a long edge of the paper even with the scored edge of the rectangle and the ends of the piece of paper equally distant from the ends of the rectangle on the strawboard. Fold the paper over the other side of the rectangle and paste it to the opposite surface.

10. Cut a piece of thin, colored paper, 2%"x5%". Paste it to the middle rectangle so that the edges of the paper are equally distant from the scored edges of the rectangle on the strawboard.

11. Draw two very light pencil lines on the col¬ ored paper lengthwise of the middle rectangle, each line being from a scored line.

12. Cut a piece of gummed paper 5%" long, fold it lengthwise thru the middle and cut it in two along the crease formed by folding. This will form two narrow pieces of the gummed paper.

13. Moisten one of them and apply it to the colored paper so that its outer edge is even with one of the pencil lines just made. Moisten the other piece and apply it so that its outer edge is even with the other pencil line.

14. Draw two very light pencil lines crosswise of the middle rectangle, each line being %" from a scored line.

15. Cut a piece of gummed paper 2%" long, fold it lengthwise thru the middle and cut in two along the crease formed by folding.

16. Moisten these narrow strips of gummed paper and apply them so that their outer edges are even with the lines just drawn.

17. Write your name on the strawboard and hand it to the teacher to be pressed.

18. When the piece for the box is dry, cut two pieces of gummed paper 2" long, fold them length¬ wise thru the middle, cut along crease, and com¬ plete the box by folding and applying these four narrow pieces to the corners.

19. When the piece for the cover is dry, cut two pieces of gummed paper 1" long, fold them length¬ wise thru the middle, cut along crease and apply them to the corners of the cover as you did on the box.

20. Cut a piece of gummed paper about 9" long, fold the entire piece lengthwise thru the middle and cut along the crease. Fold each of these nar¬ row strips lengthwise thru the middle. Lay each of these strips lengthwise on the cover, mark off accurately on the gummed paper a length equal to the length of the cover and cut off a piece to this length. In a similar manner cut two other pieces

Fig. 10 to a length equal to the distance across the top of the cover. Apply the two longer pieces to the longer upper edges of the cover, and .the two shorter pieces to the shorter upper edges of the cover.

21. This problem suggests one method that may be used to decorate such boxes. Narrower strips of gummed paper may be secured by again folding and cutting such half-width strips as used in this problem or strips may be measured and cut to the desired width. Several designs are suggested for such boxes in Fig. 10 and a resourceful pupil can originate others.

HANDKERCHIEF BOX

1. Use for this box a piece of strawboarcl a. little more than 7%" wide.

2. Lay out as you have been doing with the try-square and rule a 7%" square and cut it out.

3. Measure and draw lines parallel to and 1" from each edge.

4. Score lines and cut out corners.

5. Cut four pieces of thin, colored paper, each iy 2 "x 5^" and paste them on the rectangles as you have done with the preceding boxes. Write your name on it and hand it to the teacher.

6. The teacher will give you a square piece for the cover.

7. Measure and draw lines parallel to and from each edge of the square. Score these lines and cut out the four corners.

8. Cut four pieces of thin, colored paper, each l"x 5%" and paste them to the rectangles as you have done before.

9. Cut a piece of thin, colored paper 5%" square and paste it to the middle square as you have done before.

10. Lay your rule on the piece in position to draw a line on the colored paper joining two diag¬ onally opposite corners of the middle square. Do not draw the entire line but draw the pencil along the edge of the rule so as to make a line not more than an inch long as nearly as possible in the middle of the square.

11. Next lay your rule on in position to draw the other diagonal of the square, but use the front edge of the rule as the straight edge instead of the back edge and slide it along until the line just drawn is even with an inch mark. Make a line along the front edge of the rule extending each way from the line just drawn.

12. Cut a piece of gummed paper 5" long, fold its ends together with gummed surface inside and again fold the ends together making the piece four layers thick. Measure from this folded end along an edge that is not folded a distance equal to the width of the gummed paper. Draw a line con¬ necting this point with the other end of the fold, that you measured from. Cut along this line with the scissors. This should give you two triangular pieces of gummed paper.

13. Moisten one of these pieces of gummed paper and apply it to the colored paper so that its long edge is even with the last line drawn on the colored paper and so that the mid-point of this edge is on the other line drawn. Moisten the other piece and apply it to the colored paper so that its long edge is against the long edge of the other piece.

14. Write your name on it and hand it to the teacher.

15. When the piece for the box is dry cut four pieces of gummed paper, each long, and apply them to the corners.

16. When the piece for the cover is dry cut four pieces of gummed paper, each 1" long and apply them to the corners.

17. Cut a piece of gummed paper about 24" long, fold it lengthwise thru the middle and cut from it four pieces, each piece as long as the dis-

Fig. 11 tance across the top of the cover. Apply two of these to opposite upper edges of the cover and the other two to the remaining upper edges.

18. This problem suggests another method that may be used to decorate such boxes and in Fig. 11 several other designs for the middle emblem are suggested. These and many others may be made by the folding and cutting method used in this problem.

PENCIL BOX

2. Lay out and cut a rectangular piece 4y 2 "x9".

3. Measure and draw lines 1" from each side and end. Score lines and cut out corners.

4. Cut two pieces of thin, colored paper l%"x 7" and two pieces l%"x 2%" and apply them to the rectangles. Write your name on the piece and hand it to the teacher.

5. The teacher will give you a rectangular piece for the cover.

6. Measure and draw lines parallel to and from each side and end. Score lines and cut out corners.

7. Cut two pieces of thin, colored paper T'x 7" and two pieces l"x 2 y 2 " and apply them to the narrow rectangles.

8. Cut a piece of thin, colored paper 2%"x 7" and apply it to the middle rectangle.

9. Locate the mid-point on each side and end of the middle rectangle by using the rule as fol¬ lows: Place the front edge of the rule along the line to be divided, with the 6" mark on the rule as near as you can guess at the middle of the line. Note the distance from the 6" mark to each end of the line. If these two distances are equal the 6" mark is at the mid-point. If the two distances are not equal, slide the rule along until they are equal and then make a dot at the 6" mark.

10. Place the rule ready to draw a line joining the mid-points of the two sides of the rectangle but only draw a line about a half inch long near the middle of the rectangle. Also place the rule with its front edge in line with the two mid-points on the ends of the rectangle and slide it along until an inch mark is even with the line just drawn. Make a line along the edge of the rule extending each way from this line.

11. Cut a piece of gummed paper 2" long, fold it lengthwise thru the middle with gummed surface inside and then fold its ends together. Measure from the folded edge ^4" along the folded end and make a dot. Measure from the folded end along the edge opposite the folded edge and make a dot. Draw a line connecting these dots and cut the corner off to this line with the scissors.

12. Measure from the edge opposite the folded edge 14 " along the end opposite the folded end and make a dot. Measure from the folded end along the folded edge and make a dot. Draw a line connecting these dots and cut the corner off to this line with the scissors.

13. Unfold it and again fold it lengthwise thru the middle with gummed surface outside. Moisten one surface of the folded piece and apply it on the colored paper with its folded edge along the last line drawn and its mid-point on the other line. Allow a little time for it to dry and then moisten and stick down the other half.

14. After the pieces are dry, use four pieces of gummed paper 1%" long for putting together the box, and four pieces 1" long, and one about 20" long for putting together the cover.

15. This problem suggests another method that may be used to decorate such boxes, and in Fig. 12, several other designs for the middle emblem are suggested. These and many others may be made by the folding and cutting method used in this problem.

HAIR PIN BOX

2 . Lay out and cut a piece 5%"x 5%".

3. Measure and draw lines parallel to and 2" from each edge.

5. Cut four pieces of thin, colored paper l^'x 2%" and paste them to the rectangles.

7. The teacher will give you a piece for the cover.

8 . Measure and draw lines parallel to and 3" from each edge.

10 . Cut four pieces of paper l%"x 1%" and a piece iy 2 "x l 1 /*/' and paste them to the four rec¬ tangles and the middle square.

11. Either make an original middle emblem or select one from Fig. 11 and apply it as in Problem 8 or Problem 9.

13. When dry, complete the box by using two pieces of gummed paper, each 2%" long for the box, and two pieces, each 1%" long, and one 4" long for the cover, cutting them down to half width before applying them.