Category: Make

The instructions below are for a wooden toy sailboat and were originally published in 1915. A Toy Sailboat In Fig. 1 I have shown a…

The following illustrations and instructions for making your own flower boxes were originally published in 1912. Home Made Flower Boxes Here are the designs for…

The following illustrations and instructions for building a bird house were originally published in 1917. Birdhouse Construction Wood is a better building material for birdhouses…

Build an old-fashioned swinging seat for the porch. The instructions and illustrations below were originally printed in 1912. A Swinging Seat For The Porch A…

The instructions below for making a camp wagon were originally published in 1918. This is a great craft project for older kids who are studying…

If you have blocks of wood lying about and want to make some simple doll house furniture, here are the instructions as originally published in…

The following plans are for making a magazine rack, a blacking case (for show polishing), and a small table. The article below was originally published…

While the push coaster looks rather dangerous, the box sled appears to be more than handy when moving items through the snow. Both of these…

The following article was originally published in 14 and describes how kids and parents used to make homemade stilts for play. Homemade Stilts The common…

Who doesn’t love to sit on the swing on a sunny afternoon and swish-swoosh in the warm summer air? the following article shows how swings…