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bevel on all four edges, which fit grooves in the door frame. The latter is jointed with double tenons 1 in. 1< pegged as shown. Wrought iron Htype hinges are used together with a wrought iron a (Figure 2.68). If these are not available substitutes can be assembled by u; butt hinges against which black painted flat angle irons and repair plates screwed in proper position. A barndoor latch can be substituted for the wroi iron replica, or a round wooden knob used with a modern bullet catch. The inside of these corner cabinets was often covered with Colonialt wallpaper or painted a very flat tint of apple green, dusty rose, light blue, iv or white' to set off the china and glassware display. Hunting Board Hutch. A companion piece for the Colonial corner cupbo is a pegged huntingboard buffet with a removable hutch top for displaying ta ards, china, and glassware (Figure 2.69). It provides ample space for the aver buffet meals, including the traditional hunt breakfast. Lumber List Buffet Thickness, Width, Length, Pieces in inches in inches in inches Description 23 П 6J49 50 Top (19 in. wide) (A) 23 % 69 36 Sides (18 in. wide) (B) 1 n 5 48 Base Front (C) 2 3 З02 Uprights (?») 1 n 5 47 Base, back (dovetailed) (?) 1 Va 35 47 Back (plywood) (F) 1 % 1 46 Front rail (G) 1 n 5 47 Back rail (dovetailed) (H) 1 H 1 Va 44 Drawer rail () 4 Vs 1 14 Side rails (runs) () 1 % 1 46 Back rail, drawer frame (K) 2 Va И 18 Drawer guides, single Щ 1 Va 3 18 Double drawer guide, center Ш) 1 % 3 21 Divider (A) 1 Va 3 21 Rear post (P) 2 Va 18 46 Shelf and bottom INDOOR FURNITURE CONSTRUCTION l Buffet-Continued Thickness, Width, Length, Pieces in inches in inches in inches Description (Q) 4 34 1 18 Cleats () i S 15 (Alternate) double drawer rail, center 4 s 21% Stiles, doors 2 s 192 Upper rails, doors 2 6 19 Lower rails, doors 2 10 iiH Panels, doors 2 % 6 192 Drawer fronts 4 6 17 Drawer sides 2 s 5У2 Drawer backs 2 52 16% Drawer bottoms (plywood) Hutch Top Thickness, Width, Length, Pieces in inches гя inches . in inches Description i % 6 47 Top 2 n 10 22 Sides I и 2 444 Top rail (dovetailed) I У 3 444 Bottom rail (dovetailed) I n 6 444 Upper shelf (dadoed) I n 8 444 Lower shelf (dadoed) 1114 2 34 22 Back The construction of the buffet follows in general the procedure employed assembling the bachelor chest in a preceding section. The upper back rail (C can be halflapdovetailed into the sides (A) or doweled, as preferred; the san is true of the back base piece (_?). The front base (B) is visibly pegged in plac while the uprights (C) are blinddoweled to the edges of the sides. An alterna method would be to miter both the front base and the uprights to the side edgi of the buffet. As indicated in В of Figure 2.69, the drawer rail (H) is recessed to receb the uprights (C) and divider (M). The double drawer frame is then dowele together with the end rails () 1У in.