I mentioned last week that I would try to upload a model each week, but that may become impossible due to time constraints. The illustration above is model 2 from Alfred Johansson's town series which was designed to be useful to town or city dwellers.

The steps are:
1. A suitable piece of wood is cut four-sided so that it will have the form of a square in cross section.
2. Measure the length and cut off.
3. Chamfer as shown in the drawing. Cut the notches. (The entire work is to be done with the knife.)
Exercises.-- Long cut, cross cut, bevel cut.

Otto Salomon was particularly concerned that people would become too focused on the models and miss the method. For that reason the models were updated frequently and the teachers were encouraged to adapt and create new models to meet the specific interests of the children in various cultures and countries.

Bengt Svensson has given permission for me to use photos from the 1902 model series on the blog. As he is a long time practitioner of Sloyd, I have asked for his preferences... using dry or green wood for introducing children to the use of the knife.