long, countersunk into the members. Washers are placed over the bolt ends before they are riveted loosely enough to permit the crossbars to open and close easily. The appropriate crosspieces are now glued into their rabbets in the legs and secured with wood screws, countersunk, and puttied. From crosspiece material 3in. blocks are cut and fastened at the leg ends of the lower crosspieces to level them up as shown in A, Figure 2.32. Identical tray shelves, 1У in. X 14 in. X 20 in. are constructed from in. plywood rabbeted into а У in. X 1 in. mitered frame as shown in В of Figure 2.32. The wedgeshaped handles, cut from 34in. wood, spokeshaved on the outer edge, and gouged out for finger grip underneath, slope from 11 to n>s in., and are carefully fitted into place when the trays are in position on the opened frame, as shown in detail C. They should be mortised into place exactly, because they both lock and support the movable legs against the trays. The inner edges of the tray tops are finished off with a in. mitered molding. After a thorough sanding the frame can be given two or three coats of black INDOOR FURNITURE CONSTRUCTION < lacquer, and the trays red, or any preferred color. An additional coat of ck spar varnish will protect the trays' upper surfaces from spilled liquids. Plan Side Elevation ?nd Fig. 2.33. Nested tables. Nested Tables. Simple lines make handy little nested tables (Figure 2.33) I to construct; glass panels on the tops add an interesting modern note. Al>ugh the tables in the illustration were made of walnut, their design is suited 88 . to any wood. The glass tops will blend well with the current trend toward lighf or bleached finishes. Lumber List Pieces Thickness, in inches Width, in inches Length, in incites Description 4 I I 22 Legs, top table 4 I i 21 Legs, middle table 4 i i 21 Legs, bottom table 2 n з Side aprons, top table 2 % 2% 8% Side aprons, middle table 2 % l 7 Side aprons, bottom table I % з 13 Rear apron, top table I n 2% 10% Rear apron, middle table I % l 6 Rear apron, bottom table 2 12 15 Top frame (2in. widths) top table 2 и 1о 11 Top frame (2in. widths) middle table 2 y& 8 8 Top frame (2in. widths) bottom table Construction details are illustrated in Figure 2.33. The legs of the three tables are tapered by planing and sanding until they are in. square at their bottom ends. Tenons in. long are then cut in each apron piece; the wider apron of the largest table can support double tenons 1 in. wide and in. apart. Mortises are bored in each leg to receive the tenons in such a manner that the inside of each apron will be flush with the inside edges of its legs. The side aprons of each pair of legs are then glued into place and set aside to dry. If sufficient clamping facilities are available, all four legs and aprons can be set at one time. Prior to mitering the 2in. top frames it will be well to rout the in. rabbet to a depth of Y% in. to receive the glass tops from underneath.