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Make a boot scraper from a metal register grill and angle iron set in a wooden frame.
BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Mar 1979 (v.57#3) pg. 170

Scrub-brush boot scraper will clean sides and bottom of muddy shoes.
BOYS' LIFE Dec 1987 (v.77#12) pg. 71

Boot brush and book-jack combination unit.
CANADIAN HOME WORKSHOP Apr 1999 (v.22#6) pg. 32

Pine shoe scraper has a center section with wire brushes and space on each end to step and hold the device while scraping your shoes.
FAMILY CIRCLE Nov 1 1980 (v.93#15) pg. 68, 132

Shoe and boot cleaner is made from 4 scrub brushes attached to a piece of wood with L-brackets.
FAMILY HANDYMAN #313 Nov-Dec 1990 (v.40#10) pg. 98

Tip shows how to make a portable shoe scraper.
FAMILY HANDYMAN #330 Jul-Aug 1992 (v.42#7) pg. 81

Spade embedded in concrete serves as boot scraper.
FAMILY HANDYMAN #332 Oct 1992 (v.42#9) pg. 66

Traditional Swedish wooden doormat and boot scraper has 2x2 slats set on an angle.
FAMILY HANDYMAN #333 Nov-Dec 1992 (v.42#10) pg. 16

Portable shoe scraper is made from a stiff-bristle brush and a piece of plywood.
FAMILY HANDYMAN #367 Apr 1996 (v.46#4) pg. 105

Boot brush. A wooden frame is equipped with five scrub brushes which will remove dirt and mud from your shoes and boots.
HANDMADE #11 Nov-Dec 1983 (v.3#4) pg. 44, 56

Home-built boot scraper with a handle.
HARROWSMITH COUNTRY LIFE #133 Apr 1997 (v.21) pg. 16

Metal mud scraper is made from 1/2" bar stock and requires simple bending and flattening techniques.
INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION Jan 1978 (v.67#1) pg. 32

Clean mud off outside of house.
MECHANIX ILLUSTRATED #427 Dec 1963 (v.59) pg. 121

Two designs for shoe scrapers feature the profile of a dog. One is made from iron and one is made from wood with a piece of iron bolted on its back.
NATIONAL CARVERS REVIEW Fall 1978 (v.9#3) pg. 35

Boot scraper made from 4 scrubbing brushes. Comes apart for cleaning. Est. cost: $5.
ORGANIC GARDENING Apr 1981 (v.28#4) pg. 122

Shoe scraper mat. Aluminum angle scrapes mud off soles, a stiff bristle brush cleans sides. The mat has a cedar-slat platform that allows dirt to fall through.
ORGANIC GARDENING Feb 1991 (v.38#2) pg. 72

Outdoor grate is a shoe cleaner.
POPULAR MECHANICS Sep 1963 (v.120#3) pg. 137

Welded shoe scraper.
POPULAR MECHANICS Jan 1964 (v.121#1) pg. 147

Boot scraper to make from two large scrub brushes and scraps of wood, plus a bootjack to make from wood scraps.
SUNSET Jan 1979 (v.162#1) pg. 141

Shoe scraper has a scraper bar and scrub brushes to thoroughly clean shoes. Uses a horseshoe frame.
WORKBENCH Jan-Feb 1966 (v.22#1) pg. 43

Boot/shoe scraper made from a stiff-bristle wooden-handle brush, piece of aluminum angle, and a scrap of wood.
WORKBENCH Apr-May 1994 (v.50#2) pg. 59

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