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 An Octagonal Mission Center Table
By HENRY SIMON

T he home craftsman who is fairly skilled with woodworking hand

tools will be well repaid for a little extra care in making this
mission center table, of unusual design. Most of the woodwork
involved in its construction is quite simple, the element calling for
careful work being the laying out and shaping of the octagonal top
and the shelf. Because of the wide surfaces exposed it will also pay
the maker to plane, scrape, and sand down these surfaces carefully.
By selecting the best pieces of wood and setting their better sides
out, the effect is also enhanced. The table can be finished in a
variety of ways to suit the furniture of the room where it is used.
Various kinds of hard wood are suitable, quarter-sawed oak being
preferable.
 The Home Craftsman will Find the Making of This Octagonal Mission Center
Table a Novel Piece of Construction. It Offers No Special Difficulties if Care is
Taken in the Shaping of the Top and Shelf

Begin the construction by gluing up the pieces for the top and the
shelf. While they are drying, make the pieces for the legs, the lower
braces, and the strips for the edging of the top. The upper portion of
the legs is of double thickness, ⁷⁄₈-in. stock being used throughout.
Fit the lower supporting framework together as shown in the bottom
view of the shelf, two of the braces extending across the bottom and
the others butting against them.
When the top and shelf are dry, brace the top with cleats screwed
on underneath, as shown in the bottom view of the top. Lay out the
shelf accurately, and shape it to a perfect octagon, 25 in. across from
opposite parallel sides. Make a strip, 1⁵⁄₈ in. wide, and use it in
marking the layout for the top, from the shelf as a pattern, the edges
of the top being parallel with those of the shelf and 1⁵⁄₈ in. from them.
Assemble the parts as shown, using glue and screws where
practicable, and properly set nails for places where the fastening will
be exposed. All the stock should be cleaned up thoroughly both
before and after assembling. Four pieces for the casters are
fastened to the legs with screws. The edging for the top may be
mitered, with a rounded corner, as shown in the detail, or butted
square against the edge of the top, as indicated in the photograph
and the plan of the top, the latter method being far easier.

¶The nuisance of tracking dust and ashes from the basement can be
overcome, to a considerable extent, by providing carpet mats on two
or three lower treads of the stairs leading from the basement to the
rooms above.
 Folding Ironing Board Clamps on Edge of Table
or Window

This Rigid Ironing Board Folds Compactly and can be Set Up with Ease at
the Window Sill

An ironing board is usually most convenient for use when its left
end is set near a window, or other source of light. The arrangement
shown in the sketch was designed with this in mind, and other
interesting features were added. The top is of the usual type.
Arranged underneath it is a cross cleat near one end. Bolted through
this are two clamps which engage the edge of the window sill or
table. They are clamped by lowering the leg from its folded position,
underneath the top, as indicated. The bolts at the clamps are
adjustable for gripping various thicknesses of table tops, etc.,
between the clamps and the top. The lower end of the leg can be
fitted with a sliding adjustment, if the board is used at different
heights, the design being otherwise the same.—T. J. Hubbard,
Mendota, Ill.
 Wire Trellis Fastened Neatly to Brick Walls
A desirable vine often has not the natural ability for clinging to
stone, and other walls, and a suitable aid must be provided to
support it. Fastening a wire trellis to such a wall is a good method.
Screw anchors are used, which fit into holes drilled for them and
expand under the pressure of the screw. Staples may also be used
in walls laid up in mortar. A ⁵⁄₁₆-in. screw anchor will hold an ordinary
fence staple, and requires a ⁷⁄₁₆-in. hole. After the staple has been
placed over the wire its ends are pinched together and driven into
the anchor socket. The staple is held firmly, and will support a
considerable load. First fasten the trellis of wire mesh to the wall, at
the top, very securely. A chalk line aids in setting the wire straight. If
carefully done, the trellis will be hardly noticeable, and the wall will
be unmarred.—C. L. Meller, Fargo, N. D.
 A Homemade Fishing Float Adjustable to Depth
A novel device for fishing, especially with a short bait-casting rod,
is a float that can be adjusted to the depth of water in which it is
desired to fish. The float is hollow and slides on the line. To use it,
the casting lead and hooks are adjusted as usual, and a sliding knot
on the line is set for the depth desired, and the cast made. The float
will stop at the sliding knot, and remain on the surface. In reeling the
line, the knot passes freely through the guides, and the float slides
down on the line until it reaches the casting weight.

By Setting a Sliding Knot on the Line, as a Stop for the Float, the Depth at
Which the Sinker is Desired can be Easily Regulated

Cork is a good material from which to make the float. Cut the cork
in sections, as shown, and fit it over a large quill, which provides a
smooth-running hole through the float. Fit a small glass bead in the
upper end of the float, as a stop for the knot. The knot is of the
figure-eight type, and tied as shown in the detail at the left. It slides
easily, but grips the line tightly enough to stop the float. An ordinary
float can be altered for use as described.—Charles Carroll,
Baltimore, Maryland.
 Adjustable and Pivoted Bed Table Attached to
Bedpost

This Handy Table Clamps on the Bedpost and can be Swung Aside
Conveniently, or Removed Altogether

A table arrangement which can be clamped handily to the bedpost

and swung out of the way or removed altogether when not in use, is
a convenience that has a wide use in the home. A device of this kind,
which requires no floor support and can be folded compactly for
storage, is shown in the illustration. The table proper consists of a
⁷⁄₈-in. board, of suitable size, the edges of which are banded with
metal or thin wooden strips. The board is supported on a frame of
iron rod, bent to the form indicated in the dotted lines, and clamped
with ¹⁄₁₆-in. brass clamps. The end of this frame rod is bent at an
angle and pivoted in a metal bracket. A cotter pin guards against
accidental loosening of the joint. The clamping device is made of ¹⁄₄
by 1¹⁄₄-in. band iron, and is bent to fit loosely around the bedpost. A
brass plate, A, is fitted inside of the main piece B, as shown. A
thumbscrew is threaded into the piece B, its point engaging the
brass plate, which acts as a guard. In fastening the piece B on the
bedpost, the thumbscrew is set, and the wing nut also tightened.—A.
Lavery, Garfield, N. J.
 A Toy Tractor Built with Dry Cell and Motor

A Boy can Make This Simple Electric Tractor in a Short Time, and will Get
Much Fun Out of It

An ordinary two-volt dry cell, a small motor, and the necessary

wooden parts, as shown in the illustration, are all that is needed for
the making of a toy tractor that will give its builder a great deal of fun.
A good feature is that the parts can be taken down quickly and used
for other purposes when desired. A base, ¹⁄₂ by 3 by 9 in. long, is
made of wood, and two axles of the same thickness are set under it,
as shown. The wheels are disks cut from spools, or cut out of thin
wood for the rear wheels, and heavier wood for the front ones. They
are fastened with screws and washers, or with nails. The dry cell is
mounted on small strips and held by wires. The motor is fastened
with screws and wired to the dry cell in the usual manner. One of the
front wheels serves as the driver, and is grooved to receive the cord
belt.—J. E. Dalton, Cleveland, O.
 A Compact Toilet Outfit for the Soldier

A compact outfit, which the soldier or camper will appreciate,

consists of a comb, brush, and mirror, clamped together, as shown in
the sketch. Two long staples are set into the back of the brush
handle, as indicated. From a board, ¹⁄₄ in. thick, the backing for the
metal “trench mirror” is made, with the handle portion small enough
to fit into the staples. A small brass strip acts as a spring when
placed near the end of the mirror handle, and holds the outfit snugly.
 Preserving Leaves in Specimen Book
The common method of preserving leaves by pressing them with
an iron rubbed on beeswax may be improved by substituting the
following process. Paint the under side of each leaf with linseed oil,
ironing it immediately, and then paint and iron the upper side in the
same way. This treatment gives the leaves sufficient gloss, while
they remain quite pliable. It is not necessary to press and dry the
leaves beforehand, but this may be done if desired. The tints may
even be well preserved by painting only the upper side of the leaves
with the oil and then placing them, without ironing, between
newspapers, under weights, to dry.—Caroline Bollerer, New Britain,
Conn.
 Removable Drawer Stop

When I least expected it, the small-tool drawers of my tool chest

have often dropped out, after I had left them partly open. The result
was a waste of time in picking up the tools, not to mention the
possible injury to them. I made small clips, like that shown in the
sketch, and fitted them to the back of the drawers, as at A. When it is
desired to remove the clips, the portion that extends above the
drawer may be bent forward. This is necessary only where the space
above the drawer is small. The clips may be made large enough to fit
drawers of various sizes.—J. Harger, Honolulu, H. I.
 Pole Supports Rug Handily for Cleaning
A rug may be handled easily for cleaning if the pole on which it is
rolled when purchased is used as a support, as shown in the
illustration. Two stout wires are fastened into the ends of the pole
and hooked over the tightly stretched clothesline. The rug is
suspended on the roller and is thus kept straight while it is cleaned,
the tendency being, when only a clothesline is used, to crumple at
the middle.—John V. Loeffler, Evansville, Ind.

The Roller on Which the Rug is Rolled When Purchased is Used to

Advantage as a Support While Cleaning It
 Disk Talking Machine as China-Banding Wheel
A serviceable wheel for banding hand-painted china may be had
by adapting a disk talking machine for the purpose. Three old
records are placed on the wheel, so as to bring the surface of the
upper one slightly higher than the center pin. The piece of china to
be banded is set on the exact center of the disk, with the rings on the
record as a guide, and the brush may be rested on the arm of the
machine. Care must, of course, be taken not to injure the talking
machine.—Mrs. W. Read Elmer, Bridgeton, N. J.
 Emergency Collar Button

Requiring a collar button, and, as usual, having no extra one on

hand, I devised the holder shown in the illustration. It proved to be
better than a collar button for use at the back of the neckband. It was
bent into shape from a hairpin and has the advantage of keeping the
collar fixed with little chance of becoming unfastened.—William S.
Thompson, Hopkinsville, Ky.