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as is used by manufacturing clothiers for cutting several thicknesses of cloth at once. This consists of a blade about ten inches long and half an inch wide, with a thickness of about one-eighth of an inch. The cutting edge is at an angle of about twenty degrees. The blade slips into a handle, into which it is held by two set screws. As the cutting end is worn away, the screws are loosened and the handle moved farther up the blade. New blades will be needed now and then, but the handle will last a lifetime. The cost of this knife is less than one dollar. The blade should be kept coarsely sharpened, and not with keen edge, by using a rough stone.
Wallboard can be rough-cut with an ordinary saw or a sharp knife and then recut to exact outline with a scroll or "coping" saw. One with a deep back capable of facing the blade four ways is to be preferred to a one-way set. To obtain a really fine finish to the edge, use about a number 0 sandpaper. For a final touch, the edge may be finished with color, light green, blue, brown or red, according to the predominant tones of the paper. This is not necessary save where the highest decorative effect is desired. The back should also be painted where it is apt to be seen. Kalsomine is better than oil for this purpose, and may be washed off after use, if desired.
For the finish, white shellac is often to be preferred to varnish. Where varnish is used, it should be transparent. A common yellow varnish will often kill the colors. Since most cheap varnish is decidedly yellow, it is generally better to use shellac or waterglass.
For shaping cut-outs you can use a home-made saw table. This is a large table to the underside of which is attached the head from an old sewing machine. These may be had from the junk shops or sewing machine agencies for almost nothing. A small motor on the floor is geared to the pulley wheel on the head. A small hole is cut in the table directly over the needle holder. From one end of the table a well braced arm extends to this hole and to this is attached a coil spring heavy enough to hold the saw blade tight and yet not so heavy as to impose unnecessary work on the motor. To steady the saw blade, which is the ordinary scroll saw type, a small brass plate is countersunk into the bed of the table. In this, a slot is cut,