Kitchen Storage Devices You Can Make.
Charlotte Tompkins · OakTrust (Texas A&M University Libraries) · 1957
TooLs and SuppLiesMost homes have the few tools needed to make .shelves and racks, but you may wish to buy more if you to make several cupboard devices.The following tools are considered essential for the articles described in this publication: Square Hammer Saw-carpenters' handsaw, coping saw Rule-folding, steel tape or yardstick Wooden boxes or scraps of wood are suitable for many of the cupboard accessories, provided that the are large enough.Or, you can buy softwood, which is work with.Pieces of softwood at •least % inch thick are able for the endpieces of many of the shelves and racks.tice stripping, 11,4 to 13,4 inches wide, is suitable for purposes as it is already cut and finished in the width Lumberyard operators often will cut new materials that sell to the desired size at little or no extra cost.Use small nails or brads with thin wood so that it not split.An 18-gage wire nail or brad is suitable for purposes.The length of the nail will be determined by it is used.A 1-inch nail or brad is suitabl.e for many of storage devices.Very rough wood may be sanded with coarse (#2) paper until it is fairly smooth, then finished with a fine paper (#2/ 0).If finished wood, like plywood, is used, the finest sandpaper is needed. GeneraL Procedure1. Decide on the type of storage device needed.Look at pictures on the following pages for suggestions.