Level III – Maxims
Materials
Wooden Cabinet
Wooden Cabinet
All measurements are given in inches.
A wooden cabinet (¼” plywood) with hinged front doors opening from the center holds the tablets. The top panel is also hinged for opening. A brass hook may be used to close the doors. There are two rows of maxim tablets separated by a wooden divider. A wooden dowel or lip may be set along the lower front of the cabinet to help hold the tablets.
Seventeen wooden maxim tablets
The Maxim Tablets
All measurements are given in inches.
The maxims may be printed on parchment or marbled paper and affixed with glue or by decoupage onto the wooden maxim tablets. See full lists in New American and New Revised Standard Translations below.
Two Summary of the Law tablets
All measurements are given in inches.
Two tablets (¼” plywood) 8 ½ tall by 8 wide with a 2 accent on top are used for the Summary of the Law. Two hinges connect the tablets. The Summary of the Law may be printed on parchment or marbled paper and affixed with glue or by decoupage onto the tablets. Marbled paper or parchment with text is also on the reverse side of the tablets.
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Summary of the Law NAB Downloadable PDF
Summary of the Law NRSV Downloadable PDF
Reverse side of the Summary of the Law tablets, Rome materials (below)
