UMBRELLA STAND
A good problem to be used in woodwork classes in the school or to be made by boys in the home. It will be found appropriate and useful in the reception hall or on the porch. It is built of dry goods boxes, with a five-cent pan used in the bottom to catch the drippings from the umbrellas.
Materials:
1 box 9" deep × 12" wide × 30" high.
1/4 lb. eight-penny nails to make the frame.
1 small round tin pan to fit in bottom of the stand.
Sandpaper and stain.
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Dimensions:
4 pieces 1/4" thick × 2-1/2" wide × 30" long, to be used as upright pieces.
4 pieces 1/4" thick × 2-1/4" wide × 30" long, to be used as upright pieces.
6 pieces 1/2" thick × 3" wide × 12" long, to be used as crosspieces.
6 pieces 1/2" thick × 3" wide × 11" long, to be used as crosspieces.
Bottom: 1 piece 12" thick × 12" wide × 12" long.
Directions:
Make three boxes of the six pieces (1/2" × 3" × 12") and six pieces (1/2" × 3" × 11"), putting the bottom, 12" square, on the bottom box to be
