Woodworking for beginners; a manual for amateurs . ke way of puttingboxes together than by some form of dovetailing (see Dove-tailing), but this process is hardly one for the beginner toundertake, and should be postponed until he has acquiredconsiderable skill, for, though the principle of laying outand cutting dovetails is easy to understand, much exactnessis required in the execution. Where the box does not open at the top but low^er down,as in Fig. 347, the best way is not to make the two partsseparately, but simply to put together a tight box and thensaw it apart wherever you wish to have
Woodworking for beginners; a manual for amateurs . ke way of puttingboxes together than by some form of dovetailing (see Dove-tailing), but this process is hardly one for the beginner toundertake, and should be postponed until he has acquiredconsiderable skill, for, though the principle of laying outand cutting dovetails is easy to understand, much exactnessis required in the execution. Where the box does not open at the top but low^er down,as in Fig. 347, the best way is not to make the two partsseparately, but simply to put together a tight box and thensaw it apart wherever you wish to have it open. A Few Miscellaneous Operations 223 Be careful to gauge accurately the line by which to saw it open(see Gaiige)^ and not to drive any nails too near this line. Anywhich you omit can easily be added after the sawing. Saw thebox open very carefully on the line. Smooth the edges after thesaw, but take pains not to plane away the wood too hastily, for avery little carelessness will spoil the joint and necessitate a generaltruing of the Fig. 347. Fig. 348. A good form for a plain chest is shown in Fig. 348. Theconstruction is the same as in the other cases. The bottomcan be fitted to a groove cut around on the inside and canbe inserted when the box is put together, or for a rougherjob can be simply nailed in place. A simple form of tool-chest is shown in Fig. 349. Thiscan be made of any size desired and of any wood. It isusually as well to make a good-sized chest, for the cost isbut little more than to make a small one. Hard woodwill be much more durable than soft. Stock from ^ to ^in thickness will be suitable. Unless you have had considerable experience you had best becontent with the simpler joints rather than to attempt dovetailingthe corners, as shown in the cut. It is not necessary to cut arabbet for the bottom, because of the base-board or mouldingwhich is to be nailed around the bottom, and the latter can benailed or screwed directly to the edge, before the m
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