crap box will answer every purpose. The directions
are intended only to suggest how to proceed, and it is left to the teacher
to adapt them to the material and conditions with which she works.

(1) _To make a chair._

Use 2 x 2 for seat and thin wood 2 in. wide for back. Children should
measure and decide how much to saw off from strip of 2 x 2 in order to
make a square block or cube for the seat. They should estimate the length
of the back of the chair, then measure and saw off the thin wood needed.
Nail the back piece to the cube and finish with a coat of water-color
paint or color with crayon. An armchair may be made by the addition of
shorter pieces of thin wood to the sides of the chair.

(2) _To make table with pedestal._

Use 2 x 2 for pedestal. Use thin wood 6 in. wide for top. Use thin wood 4
in. wide for base. Measure and saw off 3 in. of 2 x 2 for pedestal.
Measure _enough_ of the 6 in. wood to make a square top and _enough_ of
the 4 in. wood to make a square base. Do not tell the children what they
can discover for themselves. They should decide how high the table ought
to be and how large to suit the size of the room. Nail the square pieces
to the two ends of the pedestal. Finish by same method used for chairs.

(3) _For ordinary table._

Use thin wood for top. Use 1/2 x 1/2 for legs. Measure and saw off pieces
needed. Measure places for legs about one inch from corner of top in order
to allow an overhang. Children frequently put the legs flush with the edge
of the table, which gives a clumsy appearance. Nail through the top with a
comparatively long nail.

(4) _To make a double bed._

Use wood 1/2 to 1 in. thick for body. Use thin wood of corresponding width
for head and foot boards. Class or individual workers should decide on
dimensions for different parts and height of body of bed from the floor.

(5) _For single bed._

Proceed as for double bed, using narrow pieces of wood, or use six or
seven inches of 2 x 2 for body of bed and make head and foot boards after
the style of chair back.

(6) _Dressing table._

Decide upon dimensions needed. Use 2 x 2 for body. Use thin wood of equal
width for back. Use tinfoil for mirror. Indicate drawers with pencil
lines.

(7) _Couch._

Use piece of 2 x 2 of desired length and make couch cover of appropriate
material, or add back and arms of thin wood to piece of 2 x 2 and finish
to match other furniture.

(8) _Piano._

Use wood 3/4 or 1 in. thick