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The partitions, too, have their tops rounded ar are mitered at the corners and fastened with countersunk finishing nails. The leg cleats can now be screwed in place from the underside of the to] and the bench leveled up. ' Assuming that the cobbler was a righthanded worker, his drawer would ha\ been constructed to open from that side. In order to humor milady's predilectio for changing the arrangement of her living room furniture, however, the draw in this bench is arranged to open from either side. Simply constructed of rabbete ends, its plywood bottom must be inserted in all four grooves before the sides ai glued and nailed into place. To keep it from being pulled completely out of ii housing, a small dowel or an iron bolt with a rounded end protrudes from a hoi in a 1 in. X i in. X 2 in. block fastened to the center of the undersid of the legless drawer guide cleat into a stopped groove in the side of the drawei as shown in detail C. This pin is left sufficiently extended on the outer side о the cleat to permit withdrawal, should it become necessary to remove the drawe for any reason. The other drawer cleat is now screwed into place, after its location has beei marked with the drawer in position. Small scoopedout blocks are screwed on fron the inside as handles. Even the most puritanical of cobblers indulged himself to the extent of dishinj or gouging out the seat of his bench. In view of its intended use, however, thai feature is omitted from our project, lest it cause an insecure footing for coffee cups glasses, or smoking accessories. A round piece of leather or leatherette can be glued to the seat if desired. All upper edges are filed and smoothed to represent hard usage, and the bench is finished to exhibit the natural wood. Fig. 2.32. Folding tea wagon. 86 . Folding Tea Wagon. A useful tea wagon that folds flat when not in use (Figure 2.32) can be constructed from any available wood if it is to be finished in colored lacquer. Four 3H1. rubbertired casters make it easy to wheel about when loaded. Lumber List Thickness, Width, Length, Pieces in inches in inches in inches Description 4 1 i 25 Legs 4 34 i 25 Crosspieces 4 % 1 3 Leveling blocks 2 и 14 20У, Plywood tray bottoms 4 и iJA 20У Tray sides 4 у 1 14 Tray ends 4 У У Moldings, tray sides 4 У У 13 Moldings, tray ends 4 Уа iy& ii Tray handles First the four legs are cut 25 in. long from stock approximately 1 in. square. The top ends are pyramided by beveling, and holes are drilled in the opposite ends to receive the caster bushings. Dadoes are now cut in. deep in two of the legs 1 in. down from the bottom of the bevels and 5 in. up from the caster end, as illustrated in A of Figure 2.32. On the other two legs the dadoes are 2У in. from the top and 4У in. from the bottom. From % in. X 1 in. stock four crosspieces 25У in. long are cut and in. holes drilled through the centers of their flat sides. The crosspieces are pivoted in pairs with flatheaded bolts 1 in.













































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