If preferred, the pieces can be beveled on their inside faces to form V grooves when fastened. The shelf edges and top should be rounded and smoothed. For rigidity, two large metal repair plates are screwed at either end of the lower rail extending down over the back rail of the buffet, where they can be INDOOR FURNITURE CONSTRUCTION I fastened with one or more screws. The resulting ensemble is finished in a war natural Colonial tone and waxed as explained in Chapter 5. Fig. 2.70. Chifforobe. Chifforobe. To augment insufficient closet space, a simply constructed ward robe (Figure 2.70) offers a satisfactory solution. It can be finished as a matchinj piece of furniture or painted to blend with the walls or woodwork. If adequati drawer space already exists elsewhere, the shirtsize drawer section of the com bined chiffonier and wardrobe described below can be eliminated, and a seconc Wardrobe compartment substituted, providing increased space for storing clothing The wide bottom drawer is another optional feature for the storage of extn blankets. The casework of the chifforobe is the familiar panel type of construction which economizes in solid stock requirements. The front corners of the two front stiles 148 . (A), illustrated in Figure 2.70. are beveled then rounded for a modern appearance. They are grooved along their inner edges to take the plywood panels (M) and mortised at top and bottom to take the tenons of the front rail (F) and base (C). In addition to grooving the rear stiles (B) for the side panels, a Уin. rabbet У in. deep is cut along the inner edge to receive the plywood back (L). This groove is deepened to 1 in. at top and bottom to house the top rear rail (G), and base (D). After the side rails (II and E) have been grooved, the two side panels can be made up. Meanwhile the frames for the six drawers can be cut and doweled together. The frame for the long bottom drawer is stiffened by a center piece (T). Tenons are cut (or dowels inserted) in front rails (F), base (C, D), and parti Lumber List Thickness, Width, Length, Pieces in inches in inches in inches Description (A) 2 1 iYs 66 Front corner stiles (B) 2 У 1 66 Rear corner stiles (C) 1 Va У 45 Base, front (D) 1 Va 134 47 Base, back (?) 2 Ya 22 17 Base, sides (F) 2 Ya iYa 45 Top and bottom front rails (G) 1 Ya i У 47 Top back rail (Я) 2 Ya iH 17 Top side rails () 1 Ya i у 56 Partition facing () 1 Ya i &Y& 57 Partition (K) 1 Ya 1&У2 32 Floor (L) 1 Ya 472 64 Back (plywood) (M) 2 Ya 17 62У2 Sides (plywood) (N) 1 Ya 48 Top (plywood) (P) 3 Ya iYa 87 Filler, top (Q) 3 i 88 Binder, top edge (R) 1 14 17 Shelf (S) 11 Ya 1 13 Drawer rails (front and back) (T) 13 Ya 1У 16 Drawer slides (V) 12 Ya У 16 Drawer guides (V) 11 Ya iy 14 Drawer rails (back) (W) 2 Ya У 14 Shelf cleats (X) 2 Ya i 44 Floor cleats (Y) i У i 13 Filler strip (Z) i Ya 1 46 Reardrawer rail INDOOR FURNITURE CONSTRUCTION 1 Drawers Thickness, Width, Length, Pieces in inches in inches in inches Description i И 5 45У Bottomdrawer front I У аУ 44 У Drawer back 2 У аУл i8 Drawer sides 6 У 5У 13 Drawer fronts 6 У 5У Drawer backs 12 У 5У Drawer sides 6 Ул 1гУг 18 Bottoms (plywood) Door Thickness, Width, Length, Pieces in inches in inches in inches Description 2 У 2 55 Stiles 2 Ул 2 27 Rails i Ул 27 52 Panel (plywood) ¦(Decrease front, back, and sides to 3% in.