for top drawer.) rion facing (). The latter is grooved to house partition (); its tenoned end; fit into mortises bored in rails (F). Shelf rail (V) is tenoned (or doweled) intc stile (A) and doweled into facing strip (). After a check fitting of the sides to rails (F) and (C) and upright (), the smaller drawer and the shelf frames can be marked, fitted and glued into the partition () and its facing (). The back rail (G) and rear base (D) can now be assembled to the side panels. The long bottomdrawer frame is now inserted and fastened, with its rear rail on top of base (D), allowing a in. ledge at the rear for the plywood back. Rail (F) with filler strip (F) and floor cleat (X) screwed in place is now attached to the two sides, and the floor (K) dropped in place. The complete partition assembly (, ) can now be fitted in place, with the tenoned or doweled end of facing strip () housed in lower rail (F), and partition (') resting on floor (K). The upper rail (F) is fitted over the upper end of facing strip () with its tenoned ends inserted in their mortises in the stiles (A). The backing can now be screwed to the back stiles (B), shelf (R) (when the latter is fitted to its cleats (W)), as well as to all reardrawer rails (S, Z). A filler strip (P) is cut in five parts to extend У in. over the top stiles and 150 . rails. Separate pieces are cut to fit over the round faces of the stiles. The rear top rail (G) can be fitted to extend upward % in. to serve as a rear filler strip. The plywood top is then bradded in place and edging strip (Q) sawkerfed on the inside corners to bend around the corners. Drawer guides (U) are screwed in place on all frames if this was not done when they were assembled. The drawers are of conventional construction with cutout fingertip holds. The front of the bottom drawer is lipped by cutting a fsin. rabbet around its outer edges. The door is of stuckframe panel construction and can be butthinged, flush with the rails and stiles of the front, in which case the door stop shown behind the top of front rail (F) will be required. An optional method is to lip the door to match the lower drawer. This will lengthen the door by У\ in. and will require the use of offset hinges. A mirror is cut to fit the rear of the compartment above the shelf. If desired, a fluorescent tube can be installed to the back of the top rail (F) above the shelf in the same manner as the fixtures in the compartment headboard, Chapter 4. Chests Always a most important piece of furniture in one form or another during the early centuries, chests have survived in our present stabilized way of life, frequently in the form of cedar or cedarlined storage containers, whose aromatic odor is credited with discouraging the attacks of rapacious moths. With tongue and grooved cedar lining available in most lumber yards, it is not difficult to assemble homemade chests that will effectively complement other household furniture, instead of being relegated to attics or other outofsight storage rooms.