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How to make a portcullis
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Materials:
Wood, nails, string.
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Stephen told the children all the safety rules, and gave them safety clothes.
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Tools and equipment:

Backsaw, apron, carpenters pencil, metal ruler, right-angled ruler, mitre box ( to hold the wood), bench hook, hammer and safety goggles.
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What you need to do:
Measure the wood to the right size and mark it, then saw the wood.
Cut the wood into six pieces
Tip: You need to be careful when you cut the wood.
Hammer the nails in the wood shown below.
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Hammering the pieces of wood together.
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You must hammer the nails diagonally, so the wood doesn't pull back out.

Tip: Gently hammer the nails in the wood, if you don't you'll get hit on the hand.
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