The drawing illustrates a simple method for permanently attaching the two sets of shelving by screwing an oversize piece of plywood to the backs of all four members, with the top and bottom rails doweled into the backs of the shelving. An even stronger method would be to make the headboard of solid stock, screwed clear across the backs of the shelves to within 1 or 2 in. of the outer edges. This type of backing could be padded and covered for a Hollywood bed effect. If it is desired to construct the headboard so that it can be separated into two corner open commodes with a detachable headboard which can be stored away, the latter can be made up as a stuck panel with bedrail fasteners at both ends fitting into recesses in the shelf backs. Additional rigidity can be secured by screwing long mending plates to the back, over the junctures of the rails with the shelf backs. INDOOR FURNITURE CONSTRUCTION commodes and desks The construction of commodes or chests of drawers basically resolves ii into a matter of providing suitable framing for a series of drawers. The sam true of desks, with a greater emphasis on the writing surface or top of the care Drawer Construction. The average drawer in a piece of furniture, whe in the home, the office, or the shop, is a moving part that gets alternately pu and pushed, day in and day out, over a period of years. Properly construe however, it will stand up to severe usage for a considerable length of time. As explained in Chapter r, the dovetail joint is particularly adapted to re the tendency of drawer sides to part company with the front as it is pulled forw; Simpler joints prove satisfactory for less important construction. To render practice of dovetail drawer jointing of some practical value, the dimensions i methods employed in the following instruction will result in a drawer (Figure 2. that will fit into a piece of furniture to be described later. Fig. 2.58. Drawer construction. The front is % in thick, 2 in. wide, and 21% in. long. The sides are У2 thick, as in the back. The bottom is a piece of %ein. plywood. The usual procedure is to begin with the front and plane first the lower ec and one side edge, then place the piece in position in its already constructed drav opening, before the top and other edge are trimmed to insure a perfect fit. In t case, however, we shall have to assume that when the time comes to make 1 of the drawer that we are about to construct, the amateur cabinetmaker will Ъг progressed to the extent that his exactness of joinery will insure a perfect fit. I fore leaving the subject of close fit, it is advisable to point out that a slight tap of the rear edge of the drawer front, not to exceed %e in., will do much to e; a tightly fitting front edge into place. The same care is exercised in planing and fitting the sides, which must, course, be cut exactly the same length. The back of the drawer is narrower th front to allow the bottom piece to slide into its grooves from the back, afI drawer frame has been assembled and glued.