long are cut in the top edges of the sit and the inner edges of the shelves to fit into corresponding blind mortises in 1 top and side, as indicated in the drawing. The 1 %in. dowel sections are countersunk in the under side of the top secti 130 . and in each side of the shelves, before being glued and doweled into place by in. dowels. The desk is assembled as shown, with the back apron mortised and tenoned into the sides and pocketscrewed or angleironed to the top. If a higher chair or a cushion is to be used in typing, the top of the desK can be raised 5 in. to accommodate a single drawer for paper and carbons, in the kneehole compartment. This can be easily constructed by adding a tenoned 15in. shelf 5 in. below the top, upon which a simply constructed drawer can ride. More work will be required, but less lumber, if a front drawer rail with side runners and guides is constructed, instead of the 15in. shelf. Bedside Table. A graceful commode (Figure 2.63), whose versatility will be developed in Chapter 4, achieves a Queen Anne effect through the use of cabriole Fig. 2.63. INDOOR FURNITURE CONSTRUCTION legs in front. Its convenient size and twodrawer storage capacity render it u as a telephone stand, sewing table, serving table, or as an occasional table ir living room or den. Lumber List Thickness, Width, Length, Pieces in inches in inches in inches Description 2 Ya 10 28Y2 Top (20 in. wide) 2 3 3 Ъ°Уа Front legs 2 3 3 2 Ears 2 iH iY& Ъ°Уа Rear legs 2 Va 6Y& 23Y4 Back apron (13% in. wide) 4 Ya 6У& 18 Side apron (13 in. wide) I Ya iYs 2lYA Rail 2 Ya Random 22 Bottom (18% in. wide) 2 Ya t 16Y2 Slides 4 Ya 2 l6 Guides I Ya 5 2l Drawer front I Ya 6 21 Drawer front 2 V 52 16% Drawer sides 2 6%, 16Y& Drawer sides I 5 19 Drawer back I 6 19 Drawer back 2 Ya 16 19З4 Drawer bottoms (plywood) 4 Ya 2 i6Y& Spacer strips Two departures from usual table construction consist in the lack of a top 1 and in the solid construction of the bottom, instead of the conventional sti frame with dust panel. These features have been incorporated in order to facilit a later transition. The top is glued up into a section 20 in. wide, and the aprons into pieces 13 in. wide. Meanwhile the patterns for the front legs are laid out facing each otl on adjoining sides of the stock, and cut out as explained in the section devot to legs . If a band saw is available, the table can be tilted to a 4 angle and both sides cut with one operation, later drawknifed, spokeshaved, fill and sanded smooth. To facilitate cutting, the lower cabriole part can be с separately and doweled into the upper, straight portion, although this will r be as strong as a onepiece job. The ears arc cut from a separate piece of sto and doweled into place before final smoothing. The straight upper portions a cut 154 jn y, m square. Simple taper legs, either round or square, can substituted, if preferred. Because of the extreme depth of the carcass, howev< 132 .