When the chest is upended, a pencil line can be run accurately around the outside edge of the chest, on the underside of the lid. Another line drawn parallel to and )i in. inside the first outline will mark the outer edge of the cedar lining for the lid. A third line 1 in. outside the first outline marks an equal overhang for the lid. The lid is then removed and its excess overhang cut off with rounded corners: the edges are beveled round and sanded. Next a mitered course of cedar lining with its tongueless edges facing outward is bradded to the lid along the inside edge of the inner pencil line. The interior of this mitered frame is filled with parallel strips to complete the lining of the lid. INDOOR FURNITURE CONSTRUCTION A lock is recessed in the front edge and its keyhole framed with a suitab wroughtiron escutcheon plate, if desired. The hinges are screwed back on wil longer screws and a chain fastened to hold the lid open. Appropriate wroughtirc handles may be added. All edges and corners are beveled and thoroughly sande to represent the roundness of age. Front ?!evatwa Side Fie vat ion Fig. 2.74. Colonial knotty pine cedar chest. Colonial Knotty Pine Cedar Chest. Several methods may be employed to construct a simple pine storage chest. In the one described below (Figure 2.74), random widths of knotty pine, either plain or Vgrooved, or tongue and groove stock left over from a paneling job, are fastened with exposed dowel "pegs" to carry out the Colonial feeling. Pieces with the most knots and the handsomest grain are naturally chosen for the front, lid, and ends. To conceal the corner joints the ends of each side and endpiece of the chest shown in Figure 2.72 are cut with rabbet miter joints. In in. stock this is accomplished by cutting 3?in. rabbets in. deep, then mitering the protruding ledge, which automatically reduces it to a length of in., or half the thickness of the board. I56 . Lumber List Thickness, ТПЛг, Length, Pieces in inches ш inches in inches Description 2 Ya 6 412 Sides, lid framing 2 Ya 6 17З4 Ends, lid framing 2 Ya 2 5 Filler strips 2 Ya 6 35 Top panel, lid 8 Ya Random 40 Front and back, chest (18 in. wide) 8 Ya Random 17 Ends, chest (18 in. high) 34 Ya Random 40 Bottom, chest 2 Ya 834 41 Front and back, subbase 2 Ya 834 i8J4 Ends, subbase 2 Ya 4 7 Corner blocks, subbase (4) i Ya 4 43 Front and back, base 2 Ya 4 20 Sides, base i Ya 5 33 Drawer front 2 4 Drawer sides (overall) i 2 4 33 Drawer back i 16 33 Drawer bottom, plywood 2 i i I&Y2 Drawer slides 4 ¦Ks I sYa Drawer guides 2 34 83 Molding, subbase, front and back 2 37 Molding, subbase, ends 2 34 86 Molding, base, front, and back 2 Ya 40 Molding, base ends When all miters are cut and checked for fit, holes are drilled along the front and back sides of the corners to take No. 7 F.H. screws, countersunk Ya ш ап plugged, after glue has been applied to each rabbet. If preferred, the corners can be fastened with dowels.