A Hall Tree

A HALL TREE A companion piece for the hall clock just described is the hall tree shown in Plate 22 and Fig. 105. For this will be needed the following: Mill Bill for Hall Tree 1 post, 2 by 2 inches by 6 feet 2 inches. S-4-S.

4 feet, 1% by by inches. S-2-S.

1 base, 2 by 11 by 11 inches. S-2-S.

4 braces, by by 6 inches. S-4-S.

8 pegs, by by inches. S-4-S.

The post may be made first, and the V-shaped grooves cut as indicated on the drawing, Fig. 105. Next make the base as detailed. The hole in the center is for the lag screw which holds the post to it, and should be % inch in diameter. In the end of the post should be bored a hole, also for the lag screw. A % by or 4-inch screw will be needed.

The four feet are to be shaped as indicated in the drawing. Angles of 30 degrees and 60 degrees are easily obtained. Hold the beam of the bevel against either the blade or tongue of the steel square. Adjust the blade of the bevel so that it shall be the hypothenuse of a right angled triangle in which its length shall be twice that of one or the other of the sides of the tri angle made by the edges of the blade and tongue of the square.

The braces are cut at angles of 45 degrees, to the length indicated. The pegs have their mitered ends cut at an angle of 60 degrees. They may be fastened to the post by dowels; but a better way is to cut them long enough to "tenon them in." There will be considerable "prying" on them, and they should be "set in" as far as is possible.

Time will be saved, and a better finish result, if the parts are stained and filled before putting them together—except those which have to be glued. Glue will not stick to oiled surfaces to advantage.

The feet are to be fastened to the base with strong flat-head screws from underneath. The base is fastened to the upright with the lag screw, and the braces are nailed to base and post, the heads of the nails being covered with orna mental heads representative of the old hand wrought nails.

The finish for the hall tree should be the same as that for the hall clock.