Otherwise, blind 68 . dowels or screws that have been countersunk and plugged can be used. The better practice would be to use blind dadoes for the shelving. The in. plywood back is bradded to the shelves j4 in back from the outer edges of the top and sides, for concealment. The top has an overhang of y2 in. in the front. Lumber List End Case Thickness, Width, Length, Pieces in inches in inches in inches Description i Va ii 19 Top i Va 10У2 36 Side i Va 3 36 End 3 Va 10У 17 Shelves i % 18 34 Back (plywood) 2 Va 22 11 Base 24in. Case Thickness, Width, Length, Pieces in inches in inches in inches Description I Va 11 24 Top 2 Va \оУг 36 Sides 3 Va 10У2 22У Shelves I % 23 34 Back (plywood) i Va 22 22У2 Base Come r Case 7 hickness, Width, Length, Pieces in inches in inches in inches Description 2 H 10 19 Top 2 Va 11% 36 Sides, front 3 Va 3 36 Sides, rear 6 Va 10 24 Shelves 2 И 1&У2 34 Back (plywood) i Va 22 10У2 Base INDOOR FURNITURE CONSTRUCTION Desk Case Thickness, Width, Length, < Pieces m inches in inches in inches Description i Va 11 32 Top 2 Va 10У2 36 Sides 3 Va 10У2 30 Desk shelf i Va 10У2 30 Desk leaf 2 Va 9Va 30 Shelves 2 Va 15 30 Doors (plywood) i }i 3i 34 Back (plywood) i Va 2 .30 Base 2 2 Va 30 Stopping strips The end case is constructed in like manner with the shelves mitered and с out to fit flush with the outer edge of the narrow, strip side. The shelves are с n in. long omeach side of the front angle. The outside corner of the base mitered and braced by the shelving nailed from above. If preferred, a quarti circle can be cut in place of the angle. This will necessitate either a bandsawe base panel, or a builtup, solid piece. The desk unit is of the same basic construction as the 24in. unit with a hinge front panel between the top and the first shelf. Two %in. plywood doors mas the remaining shelves. The upper edge of the dropleaf desk panel must be tapered or beveled rea ward to prevent binding. A stopping strip is nailed or screwed to the undersic of the top to keep the desk front flush with the sides. Lid stays are added fc support, and a suitable handle and bullet catch are attached to the top of th desk leaf, unless a lock is required. A stopping strip for the doors is attached to the underside of the desk shel and the next shelf recessed the amount of the doors' thickness, in this case У\ ii Butt hinges, knobs, and friction catches complete the unit. reeded furniture Reeding usually refers to the machinecarving of wood into narrow conve serrations which are parallel longitudinally. Large reeded surfaces can be quick! constructed with hand tools, however, by using lengths of halfround moldin; available at most lumberyards. Fastened to circular forms and painted, the result :ng reeded effect is interestingly modern. Table Lamp, One of the simplest reeded articles to make is a table lamp. 70 .