Part 7 (1/2)

These cleats fit into the box and hold the lid on

Stain, wax, and polish the box

10 Grandfather's Chair

_Material_--Basswood: three pieces 521/8 inches; one piece 221/8 inches Brads Sandpaper Glue Stain or oil

[Illustration: GRANDFATHER'S CHAIR]

Measure and lay off as you have done inthe other small pieces of ork Handle the knife most cautiously, as the wood is so thin that it is easily split When all parts are cut out and well sandpapered glue the in the brads about an inch apart along the line of the seat and where the arms join the back Stain or oil as most convenient, or as taste dictates

PART IV

BASKETRY

BASKETRY

INTRODUCTORY REMARKS

The art of basket- is a primitive one, and so si the rudest people and in very early ages

When Moses was found by Pharaoh's daughter, he was lying in a basket which had been woven by histo the Promised Land, they were commanded to offer unto the Lord ”the first of all the fruits of the earth” in a basket, as soon as Canaan became their possession The baskets of the rich, of these ancient Israelites were old and silver, and so valuable were they that when a gift was sent in one of them the basket was always returned

The ancient Britons were remarkably expert in the manufacture of baskets, which were so beautifully hly prized by the Romans

Our own American Indians were, and still are, such adepts in the art of basket- that, for beauty and artistic effect, their baskets are excelled by none

The perfection attained in this art by the uncivilized isthe materials about them to their use, they produce masterpieces which the civilized h handed down to us through es, this ancient occupation has never lost its fascination The adult and the child of to-day are as eager to learn its secrets as were those dwellers on the banks of the Nile, hundreds of years ago

As a plastic art it lies between paper construction and clayon one side, and wood and iron work on the other

A keen interest in the artin the child a desire for a basket for so of seeds for next spring's planting, the gathering of nuts, the need for so in which to take the lunch to school, or, perhaps, a wish toChristest its utility

[Illustration: NORTH CAROLINA PINE]

Of what shall the basket be s most which they feel that they have exerted thereater the educational value Every child should be trained to keep his eyes open and to adapt to his use the things he sees about him Materials for baskets may be obtained in just this way City children rasses found in swaarden at home there is a cluone the leaves or blades may be cut, dried and stripped, and transforain, the husks which are stripped from the corn cooked for dinner may be torn into narrow ribbons and dried for use Corn husks reen change, after the husks have dried, to as many shades of brohich blend most artistically orked up The little children of the Southneedles that fall from the southern pine, and combine them with raffia or twine to construct a basket Country children have a h, flexible s found on the banks of almost every streain with, however, is reed, which is pliable, and readily handled and moulded into simple forms by even small children It is available when other materials are not to be had, for it may be purchased with the school supplies