. Furniture for the craftsman; a manual for the student and machanic. Fig. 121.—Cedar Chest with Sliding Tray. neat strip secured to the inside of the chest, the material of thetray being yi in. in thickness. Living in flats or small homes will soon create a desire for morestoring space and the under-bed box offers a very ready meansof laying away ladies skirts or any other long garment. Withthe small wooden wheels projecting slightly over bottom edgeof box, it may be drawn out very easily from under the bed bymeans of a handle secured to the front panel. Cedar may be _22y. 4 5. Fig. 122.—An U
. Furniture for the craftsman; a manual for the student and machanic. Fig. 121.—Cedar Chest with Sliding Tray. neat strip secured to the inside of the chest, the material of thetray being yi in. in thickness. Living in flats or small homes will soon create a desire for morestoring space and the under-bed box offers a very ready meansof laying away ladies skirts or any other long garment. Withthe small wooden wheels projecting slightly over bottom edgeof box, it may be drawn out very easily from under the bed bymeans of a handle secured to the front panel. Cedar may be _22y. 4 5. Fig. 122.—An Under-Bed Box. used for this also, but as it is not on dress parade other woods,such as pine, sycamore or basswood can be used, and with care- 106 FURNITURE FOR THE CRAFTSMAN ful surfacing of the boards and final smooth sanding, such a boxmay represent good carpentry just as well in inferior wood as ifit were in mahogany. The wheels are either sawed or turned to4 in. in diameter and yi in. thick, provided with a ^-in. hole,through which is passed a short wood axle with a round buttonhead, the end of the axle being driven into a tight hole in theends of the box. An offsetting wood washer should be placedbetween the wheel and the side of the box. One thing suggests another, and to provide a proper place forladies hats Fig. 123 will be given the greatest consideration in
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