in from the ends of the front and bac rails so that the drawer guides (K) can be screwed on top, flush with the inm edges of the uprights, after the buffet is assembled. The two center rails ai 146 . doweled so that in 01 eacn inner edge is behind the upright divider. A single 5in. rail can be substituted for the two center rails if desired, permitting an overlap of i in. on either side of the upright divider for use as drawer runs. A 3in. guide (L) is screwed on top of this for use by both drawers. The buffet is assembled one side at a time. First the front uprights (C) and base (B) are doweled in position and the frame is turned over to permit dovetailing or doweling the rear rail (G) and base (D). The drawer frame can now be fastened in place from the rear. An optional method to blinddoweling the rail ends (, H) into the sides is to use cleats, as in the case of the shelf and bottom (P) While the glue is still soft, the divider (M) is mortised and tenoned or doweled into the center top edge of the front base (B), and blinddoweled to the recess in the drawer rail (H). The top rail (F) is doweled into the uprights (C) and mortised and tenoned or doweled to the top of the divider (M), as shown in B, Figure 2.69. The rear center post (N) is secured in like manner. The opposite side is fastened in similar fashion and the plywood back screwed in place У in. in from the side edges. Two doors with raised panels similar to those described for the corner cupboard are constructed with pegged mortise and tenon joints, dadoed framing, and beveled panels. When the carcass is dry, the doors are fitted in place, a cleat being used on the underside of the drawer rail as a stop. Htype hinges are suitable hardware and can be imitated from butt hinges flanked by flat repair plates, as explained in regard to the L hinges for the corner cupboard. Butterfly hinges can be simulated by using butt hinges flanked by flaring strips of sheet lead, screwed opposite the hinge butt and painted black. Appropriate hardware or plain wood round or square knobs complete the doors. The drawers are of conventional design with wooden knobs. The top of the buffet is fastened in place flush with the back and overhanging 1 in. on sides and front. Its edges should be well rounded to represent age and use. The removable hutch top is nothing more than a simple set of shelves resting on the rear of the buffet top. The sides are cut simultaneously from two pieces of %in. stock according to the pattern. Stopped dadoes are routed for the shelves and a lapped dovetail cut for the lower rail so that it will be inset y2 in. from the rear edges of the sides, permitting the у2\п backing to set flush. The upper rail can be blinddoweled in place, since the top is throughdoweled to the top edges of the sidepieces. It has a iin. overhang on front and sides, and a in. overhang at the back to cover the tops of the backing. The in. backpieces are nailed or screwed to rails and rear edges of the shelves, flush with the outer edges of the sidepieces.