. Cedar chests, how to make them. roject of this kind is no task for an abso-lute beginner to attempt, hence but little attention will be paid to processesthat would ordinarily be known by the graduate of a grammar school. THE MILL BILL Chest Design Number 1, illustrated in perspective in Fig. 5, and whoseworking drawing appears in Fig. 6, is of very simple construction. Its stock can be purchased glued-up and sandpapered, coming to thebuilder as in Fig. 1, almost ready to assemble, or the boards can be securedsurfaced on tw^o sides, to be jointed, doweled, and finished by hand. Bothmethods wd
. Cedar chests, how to make them. roject of this kind is no task for an abso-lute beginner to attempt, hence but little attention will be paid to processesthat would ordinarily be known by the graduate of a grammar school. THE MILL BILL Chest Design Number 1, illustrated in perspective in Fig. 5, and whoseworking drawing appears in Fig. 6, is of very simple construction. Its stock can be purchased glued-up and sandpapered, coming to thebuilder as in Fig. 1, almost ready to assemble, or the boards can be securedsurfaced on tw^o sides, to be jointed, doweled, and finished by hand. Bothmethods wdll be considered in this chapter. The stock list, if the wood is to be glued-up and sandpapered at themill, should comprise the following pieces: 2 pes. red cedar for sides f x 18i- x 38pes. red cedar for ends -J x 18V x 19pes. red cedar for top and bottom J x 20^ x 40pc. red cedar for feet f x 2^ x 60pes. red cedar for inside strips 3 x | x 36pes. red cedar for inside corners If x IJ x 18 1 pc. red cedar for handles IV x 2 x 121. og X u - T^ < o oi HOW TO BUILD A SIMPLE CHEST 19 An exact checking of the mill bill and the working drawing willshow that an allowance has been made in some instances that will need tobe cut to fit by the builder. For example, the sides are J wider andabout 2 longer than the working drawing calls for. This allowance hasbeen made so that the craftsman can secure exact dimensions with per-fectly^ square ends.
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