Materials

Basswood (Chap. III., Par. 31).

1 pc. 1/4"x4"x8 1/2" S 2 S Back. 3 pcs. 1/4,"x2 1/4"x9" S 2 S Sides, front and bottom. 1 pc. sandpaper 2"x2". 20-3/4" No. 18 brads.

Introductory Statement

We all know that it is an excellent plan to have a place for everything and then see that things are kept in their proper places. A great deal of valuable time can be saved by being able to find what you want when you want it.

Some things can be carelessly laid about without any great danger, but this is not true of matches; if left in an improper place they may be the cause of great damage.

This match box will be very valuable for home use in furnishing a handy and safe place in which to keep the supply of matches. It should be hung on the wall, not too close to the stove or heat pipes and high enough to be out of the reach of small children.

If we could know how many buildings are destroyed by fire every year because of carelessness, we would understand why every one should do his part in preventing this needless waste.

References:

"How Matches Are Made," Industries of Today, by Lane. Ginn Co.,

Publisher. "American Inventions and Inventors," by Mowry. Silver-Burdett Co. "The Match" - Stories of Useful Inventions, by Forman. The Century

Pub. Co. Fire Prevention, Crocker. Dodd, Mead & Co. Protection Against Fire, Bird. Hurd & Houghton. Fire Department Journal, New York City.

Match Box

Suggestions For Original Design

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Match Box Specifications

The Back

Select the best side of the back piece for the working face. As this material is furnished S 2 S (planed or smooth on two sides), you will not need to plane the surface. Mark this, the Working Face (Chapter II., Paragraph 2).

Plane one edge perfectly straight (Chapter II., Paragraph 4). Gauge the exact width on both surfaces (Chapter II., Paragraph 6); carefully plane to the gauge lines.

Lay out the design which you are to use for the back. If you are to use the one given in the working drawing, be sure to make the measurements carefully, and lay it out very accurately. Saw out with the coping saw, smooth the edges with the wood file and sandpaper.

The Sides

Two of the pieces 1/4" by 2 1/4"x9" are for the sides. If you do not wish to use the design given in the drawing, draw a design of your own before attempting to lay out the sides. Plane one edge of one of the pieces of material perfectly straight, and use this for a working edge (Chapter II., Paragraph 4). Make all measurements from this edge and lay out the design for the side. Saw out with the coping saw and smooth the edges as you did the back piece. Make the second piece exactly like the first.