20 A ∙128 FIGURE 60.-Desk.-An invaluable piece of furniture for the camp or cottage READING TABLE One piece 2552 by 24 by 32 inches for top A. Two boxes 24 by 8 by 10 inches, B. Two boxes 24 by 20 by 8 inches, C. Two pieces 16 by 5 by 20 inches, D. One piece 2542 by 8 by 24 inches, E. One piece 16 by 164 inches by inside length of box C for F. One piece 16 inch by inside width by inside depth of box B for partition G. One piece 16 by 6 by 24 inches for H. One piece 2532 by 21⁄2 by 23 inches, I. One piece 6 by 4 by 24 inches, J. Two pieces 16 inch by inside depth by inside length of box C for shelves K. Four pieces 16 by 3 by 5 inches for cleats L. Two butts (hinges). Remove one-half of one side of one box marked B. Nail partition G in place as shown in Figure 62. Remove one side of each of the boxes marked C. Cut out the ends and bottoms of boxes marked C as shown. Nail shelves K in one box marked C. Bevel edges of F and fasten it in place in the other box marked C. Shape pieces H and J alike, and secure them to boxes marked C as illustrated. Fasten boxes B and C together. Nail cleats L to sides of boxes B as shown. Nail pieces D to cleats L. Secure top A in place. Notch ends of I and secure to boxes C as shown. Hinge E to box B. Sewing or smoking equipment may be kept in box B at the right. BOOKCASE SEAT Two boxes 30 by 1534 by 10 inches for ends A. One box 30 by 15 by 18 inches for seat F. One piece 16 by 12 by 30 inches for B. One piece 16 by 334 by 30 inches, C. Two pieces 16 by 10 by inside width of box A for doors D. Four pieces 16 by inside depth by inside width of boxes A for shelves E. Six butts (hinges). 30/ FIGURE 63.-Bookcase Seat.-This combination bookcase and seat covered with cretonne, will be a welcome addition to the camp living room One piece 252 by 9 by 29 inches for top E. Two pieces 2532 by 414 by 44 inches for brackets F. Eight butts (hinges). Shape feet B as illustrated in Figure 65. Nail feet B to legs A. Secure top E to top ends of legs A; legs A should be spaced 23 inches apart. Nail crossbar C in place 3 inches from bottom ends of the legs A. Cut the two 44 inch square pieces diagonally across the ends, to form four triangular-shaped brackets F. Hinge brackets to top inside of legs A. Hinge leaves D to edges of top E. COAT AND HAT RACK One board 2562 by 10 by 28 inches for top A. One board 2532 by 12 by 28 inches for back B. One piece 2532 by 8 by 8 inches for 2 braces C. Four pieces of broom handle 434 inches in length, D. Lay out the centers of the four holes for sections of broom handle D on B, as shown in Figure 66 FIGURE 66.-Coat and Hat Rack.-This rack provides an easy way of keeping hats and coats in order FIGURE 69.-Fireplace Wood Basket.-Complete your fireplace equipment with this wood basket Cut C diagonally across the corners to form two triangular-shaped brackets, as shown in Figure 71. Nail brackets C to back B. Nail top A to B and brackets C. WINDOW SEAT Two pieces 2532 by 34 by 171⁄2 inches for arm rests A. Four pieces 116 by 11318 by 294 inches for leg pieces B. Four pieces 116 by 21⁄2 by 291⁄4 inches for leg pieces C. Two pieces 16 by 4 by 31 inches for facing strips D. Two pieces 16 by 4 by 11 inches for facing strips E. Six pieces 116 by 21⁄2 by 145% inches for F, I, and J. One piece 16 by 21⁄2 by 345% inches for G. Two pieces 16 by 211⁄2 by 334 inches for H. One piece (may consist of two or three boards) 116 by 145% by 345% inches, K. One piece 16 by 21⁄2 by 134 inches for center brace L. Construct four legs from pieces B and C, as shown in Figure 72. Secure pieces F, I, and J to leg strips B. Secure seat supports H and I to leg strips C and B, respectively. Nail center support L to seat supports H. Nail seat boards K to supports H and I. Nail G to upper edges of end strips F. Secure facing strips D and E to seat supports H and I. Secure arm rests A across top ends of legs. A seat cushion of layers of felt, or any preferred stuffing, is easily made. A (E) 26" 8′′ FIGURE 70.-Desk Filing Cabinet.-Will fit on any type of desk FIREPLACE WOOD BASKET Two pieces 10 by 12 by 28 inches for sides A. One piece 16 by 16% by 28 inches for bottom B. One wood barrel hoop for handle C. Round corners of A as shown in Figure 69. Nail sides A to bottom B. Nail barrel-hoop handle to the sides and edges of the bottom as shown. DESK FILING CABINET One box 26 by 8 by 6% inches, A. Eight pieces 16 by 3 by inside width of box A for partitions B. Two pieces 16 by inside width of box A by 93% inches, C. One piece 516 by 64 by 64 inches for door D. Two pieces 16 by 6316 by inside width of box for E. Two butts (hinges) and one catch. Remove one side of box. Replace top. Secure center partitions E in place as shown in Figure 70. Nail partitions C to ends of box and partitions E. Fasten partitions D between C and top and bottom of box. SHELF One piece 2542 by 8 by 26 inches, A. One piece 2582 by 812 by 26 inches, B. One piece 2532 by 61⁄4 by 64 inches, C. BRACKET One box, any size. Two facing strips 16 inch in thickness for Č. One facing strip 6 inch in thickness for B. Cut the box diagonally through the sides, as shown in Figure 73. Nail facing strips C over the protruding sides of the box section. Nail B across the top of the protruding ends of back A. BREAKFAST TABLE AND CABINET Two pieces 16 by 1058 by 40 inches for sides A. One piece 116 by 30 by 40 inches for back B. One piece 116 by 10516 by 285% inches for top shelf C. Four pieces 116 by 95% by 285% inches for shelves D. Ten pieces 116 by 13% by 95% inches for shelf cleats E. One piece 116 by 285% by 37516 inches for table top F. Two pieces 18 by 134 by 28 inches for legs G. One piece 16 by 134 by 26 inches for cleat H. One piece 16 by 134 by 221⁄2 inches for cleat I. Four butts (hinges). Round off top front corners of sides A as shown in Figure 74. Nail shelf cleats E to the inside of sides A. The rear end of the cleats should be flush with the rear edges of sides A. Nail shelf C and shelves FIGURE 71.-Shelf.-You can not have too many shelves in your cabin or cottage D to cleats. The front edge of top shelf C will be flush with the front edges of sides A, while the front edges of shelves D will be 116 inch in from front edge of sides A, so table top F, when closed up, will fit in between sides A and directly under top shelf C. Nail back B to sides A. Construct table top F by cleating together boards to make up top with cleats H and I as shown. Hinge legs G to cleats H as shown. Hinge table F to bottom shelf D so that the top end of F will come directly under top shelf C; the bottom end of F should then be flush with the bottom ends of sides A. Chains or metal guides should be used to keep legs from swinging past a vertical position when the table is lowered. FIGURE 72.-Window Seat.-When quite a lot of visitors drop in a window seat is mighty handy |