What can I make out of a block of wood IN Hobby page [column]

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Part of The Young Citizen: The Magazine for Young People

Title: What can I make out of a block of wood IN Hobby page [column]
Contributor: Baldovino, Gilmo
Language: English
Source: The Young Citizen. 2 (3) April 1936
Year: 1936
Subject: Hobbies; Woodwork; Dollhouse design and construction; Miniature makers
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Fulltext: April, J.986 THE YOUNG CITIZEN 9fHOBBY PAGE What Can I Make Out Of A Block Of Wood? Conducted by giimo baldovino EVERY boy, at one time or another, has held a block of wood in his hand and asked himself: "Now, what can I make out of this old block of wood?" Let me tell you : hundreds of things! You can cut out a miniature village from blocks of soft wood. Some small parts can be made of bits of wood or thick cardboard. They can be attached or assembled together by means of glue. The finished houses can be painted in various colors and given silver, green or brown roofs. These can then be placed on a setting of streets, trees and shrubbery. Start by lining off each block in %-inch squares as shown in Figure L Mark with heavier pencil lines where you intend to begin cutting. In cutting, you must use a fine saw. Use a knife to work out the finished forms. A small pocket knife will be useful for places where the saw cannot reach. Figure 2 shows the first cutting. Figure 3 shows how to form the roofs. And the finished house may be seen in Figure 4. Doors, windows and door steps are finishing touches of Figure 3. Figures 5 and 7 will show you how to shape different types of houses out of the same size block of wood as shown in Figure 1. Honesty Is The Best Policy (Contiiw<'d .from JHl9'' 88) She put some of this amount into her handbag. The rest she tied in a handkerchief. After leaving the bank, Mrs. Caballes and her companion had lunch in a restaurant. Then they went to the Ideal Theater. They took seats near the middle section of the theater. A half hour later they transferred to other seats. No sooner had they seated themselves than Mrs. Caballes missed her handkerchief. So she reported her loss to Hector Aguiling, the assistant house manager, who assured her that he would do his best to help her. While they were still talking, an usher, Amando Zabala, came and gave the assistant manager a handkerchief bulging with money. The happy woman identified the handkerchief. She offered to reward the honest finder and the assistant manager with fifty pesos each, but they refused, saying that honesty was the rule of the theater and keeping it was their duty.