On the other hand, flush drawer joints, so popular in moc 128 . furniture, require careful fitting of the fronts to their rails, which may be concealed behind the top and bottom of two drawer fronts (detail D). Dust shelves, when present, are either dadoed in the rails and slides or rabDeted flush with their bottoms, thus eliminating all projections that might catch m the contents of the drawer beneath. When drawers swell and bind, relief can often be secured by waxing the slides and guides. Heavy drawers that bind are often in need of additional slides-a center one, if side slides are in use, or side guides for drawers on center slides. Drawer Handles. The type of drawer handle used depends on the styling of the piece of which the drawer is an integral part. Turned knobs are appropriate not only for Early American and Colonial furniture, but also for many other styles. Furthermore, the home mechanic without lathe facilities can purchase such knobs in a variety of styles and woods from suppliers. They are usually fastened to drawer or door fronts by one screw per knob, driven from the inside of the drawer. A metal washer prevents the screwhead from wearing into the wood and loosening the knob. Wooden knobs that loosen on the screw's shank can be reset by removing them and inserting plastic wood into the hole. They are screwed back into place when the plastic wood is partially dry, and left untouched until the material sets. Fig. 2.61. Handles. Representative designs for drawer handles or pulls are shown in Figure 2.61. Where several identical handles must be made, they can be molded in gangs, to be cut into separate pieces as the last operation. Modern handles feature a streamlined outline, with fingertip ledges or gouges concealed. Sections of large dowels, planed flat on one side and with finger holds routed on one or both sides, make satisfactory drawer pulls. Modern handles are INDOOR FURNITURE CONSTRUCTION ] often attached vertically, often appearing to extend in continuous lines, w drawer fronts extend over and conceal the separating drawer rails. Fig. 2.62. Typing desk. Typing Desk. By utilizing sections of i'in. or iin. doweling for a suppc ing leg, the design of a modernistic, home typing desk can be greatly simplifi Built for use with an ordinary chair having a seat 17 in. high, the desk will accc modate a standard typewriter on its 15in. top. The open shelves can be с structed on either, or both sides, as required. Lumber List Thickness, Width, Length, Pieces in inches in inches in inches Description 2 n 35% Top (15 in. wide) 4 n 7 Sides (15 in. wide) 1 и 5 20% Back apron 2 и 8З4 14 Shelves 2 iJA - 11 Leg sections (dowels) 1 1% - Leg section (dowel) If lumber 15 in. wide is not available the top and sides must be gluedup fr narrower stock. The outer corners of the top and shelves are rounded as sho in Figure 2.62. Shouldered tenons y2 in.