The dimensions used should fit the available space in width and length, and the height should be measured to suit the housewife. The thickness of all the members can be up to 2 in.; the dimensions listed are only guides. INDOOR FURNITURE CONSTRUCTION H Lumber List Pieces Thickness, in inches Width, in inches Length, in inches Description 5 Va 5 40 Top (25 in. wide) 4 i S 30 Legs 2 iVs 5 37 Front aprons 2 i 5 20 Side aprons All four legs are tapered on two sides to 3 in., and a 5in. half lap %e in. de is cut in their opposite, upper, ends to receive the front aprons. Each front apron is mortised in. from its end to receive the end of a si apron to a depth of %e in. The joints are assembled without glue or screws in. rods being inserted through the legs inside the side aprons as in Figure 2.' Both ends of the rods are threaded for nuts bearing on washers. Metal mortise fasteners can be screwed to the tops of each apron for fasteni on the gluedup table top, which can be smoothly surfaced by gluing on a presst wood top layer, or heavy linoleum bound by chrome edging around the table's ed; To protect the top during workshop hours a secondary plywood top can cut and equipped with a 2 or 3in. overhanging frame that fits snugly down o\ the edges of the table top. Fig. 2.77. Heavy duty kitchen table. l64 . Fig. 2.78. Combination stool. Combination Stool. A handy kitchen stool that opens up to form a short stepladder for reaching articles stored away on top shelves and high compartments is illustrated in Figure 2.78. When closed, the stool is 24 in. high, has a top 14 insquare, and a shallow compartment in the base for cleaning materials, dust cloths or shoeshining equipment. Open, the ladder consists of four steps (not including the top), on 7in. risers. If 14in. boards are not available, the sides must be glued together and set aside to dry. Meanwhile the tops of both sections, including the top step, can be rabbeted in. deep to house the sides, with an allowance for a in. overhang on all but the hinge edges. The bottom step must be cut out so that its rear edges can either be fitted into a stopped dado for a distance of 3 in., or rested on cleats 6]2 in. long, as preferred. INDOOR FURNITURE CONSTRUCTION I Lumber List Pieces Thickness, in inches Width, in inches Length, in inches Description 2 У пУ пУ Sides I у i2y2 ггу2 Bottom I Уа ьу2 14 Front riser I У 4 14 Back strip I У 1У is Bottom step 2 У 5 & 8 13У Middle steps 2 гУ 6У 15 Stool top I Уа аУ is Top step 2 У 8 14 Front and back aprons (plywood Before the two sides are ripped diagonally as indicated in the side elevati of the drawing, the grooves for the middle treads should be sawed or chiseled с to allow for 74in. rises, so that they will coincide after the two sections ha been cut apart. Notches У in. deep are cut in the rear of both sections for t back strip, У in.