Adams, John Duncan, 1879- · New York, Moffat, Yard and company · leaf 250
ll de-pend largely on the sizeof the fern which youwish to grow, but ordi-narily the sticks shouldbe from twelve to six-teen inches long. Thesizes should taper froman inch in diameter forthose at the bottom tohalf an inch for the topones. In starting theconstruction, nail four of the larger sticks… … 226 CARPENTRY FOR BEGINNERS bottom, and in building up the sides we simply nailon two pieces running one way and then two run-ning the other, until the desired height is reached.Always drive the nails in at an angle, so that thenails of the next layer will not interfere when theyare put in. The…
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