Williams Archibald. Things to Make

London, Edinburgh, New York: Thomas Nelson and Sons, Ltd., 1918. — 430 p.The making for oneself of toys and other objects of a more or less useful character has certain advantages over buying them. In the case of the more elaborate and costly articles, it may enable one to possess things which otherwise would be unobtainable. Secondly, a home-made article may give a satisfaction more lasting than is conferred by a bought one, though it may be less beautiful to look upon. Thirdly, the mere making should be a pleasure, and must be an education in itself.Sawing trestle
A joiner's bench
A handy bookstand
A house ladder
A developing sink
A poultry house and run
A shed for your bicycle
A target apparatus for rifle shooting
Cabinet-making
Telegraphic apparatus
A reciprocating electric motor
An electric alarm clock
A model electric railway
A simple reciprocating engine
A horizontal slide-valve engine
Model steam turbines
Steam tops
Model boilers
Quick-boiling kettles
Hot-air engine
A water motor
Model pumps
Kites
Paper gliders
A self-launching model aeroplane
Apparatus for simple scientific experiments
A rain gauge
Wind vanes with dials
A strength-testing machine
Lung-testing apparatus
Home-made harmonographs
A self-supplying matchbox
A wooden workbox
Wrestling puppets
Double bellows
A home-made pantograph
A silhouette drawing machine
A signalling lamp
A miniature gasworks