. Furniture for the craftsman; a manual for the student and machanic. Fig. 253.—Combination Case and Writing Desk. the middle knee space which are deep enough to hold the al-phabetical letter-file books of such convenience in filing awayletters, contracts and other papers. One or two drawers may befitted with filing cards, for there is hardly any line of business inwhich these very accessible cards cannot be used to very greatprofit. Spacing and size of drawers must be decided by indi-vidual requirements. The lower bookcase division shouldproperly be spaced for a set of encyclopedias or larger
. Furniture for the craftsman; a manual for the student and machanic. Fig. 253.—Combination Case and Writing Desk. the middle knee space which are deep enough to hold the al-phabetical letter-file books of such convenience in filing awayletters, contracts and other papers. One or two drawers may befitted with filing cards, for there is hardly any line of business inwhich these very accessible cards cannot be used to very greatprofit. Spacing and size of drawers must be decided by indi-vidual requirements. The lower bookcase division shouldproperly be spaced for a set of encyclopedias or larger dictionary, 258 FURNITURE FOR THE CRAFTSMAN confining weight and size to the lower shelves. No bookcaseshould be made without several of the shelves resting on mova-ble cleats, permitting of raising or lowering or removing. Thesaw-edged strip shown in Fig. 254, with loose cross strip fitting. Figs. 254 and 255.—Showing Two forms of Shelf Supports. the notches, or a form similar represented in Fig. 255, on whichthe two strips are given the half circle notches by clampingthem edge to edge together, and boring at intervals 13^in. holesalong the line of joint. The supporting strips are then roundedon ends to closely fit the strips when fastened on the inside ofends. Several pigeon holes and a drawer for writing materials may befitted within the writing desk portion confined to the width ofthe case only and suspended 5 or b in. above the writing table, ofwhich the slant cover shown when drawn out level gives thegreatest surface. The under drawer may be arranged to sup-port this lid in a writing position by drawing it out, or the lidmay have an elbow metal joint fitted to both sides closing in outof view with the cover. The form of construction in general use for such structures asFigs. 25 I A, 252 and 253, as well as most all case work, is to buildin the outside against a mad
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