Peacock Bird is a symbol of resurrection, renewal, and immortality. Peacocks are a species of birds that include two …

The toy submarine described on the following pages is a model recently devised by the author. A photograph of this toy …

To make a model that would be an exact reproduction of a battleship, you would not only have to possess a set of scale …

A Step-Ladder Stool is of just the right height for general household use, for washing woodwork, or for reaching upper …

The Prism Puzzle presents one of the most interesting of the simpler scroll-saw problems. It is easy to make. The …

The Square Puzzle, shown correctly assembled in Fig. 25, is another interesting puzzle to make. It requires nine block…

While making puzzles, let us make a model of The T-Puzzle, a famous old puzzle that is more difficult to assemble than …

Of the pasteboard or white holly cut out eight squares of whatever size desired; divide four of them into halves by cut…

In this puzzle, the pieces composing the cross may be made of pasteboard, but are better and stronger if made of the wh…

This puzzle consists of twelve irregular pieces of stiff pasteboard or wood, which are to be arranged in the form of an…

In the skillful management of paper, the Japanese are acknowledged to take the lead, as their balloons and kites, lante…

Have you not often admired the stately oak tree? I will tell you, then, how you can grow a very interesting miniature …

Among the stringed instruments the banjo has become very popular during the last few years, and the reputation it has h…