. Cedar chests, how to make them. small holes where the nails will come, and fasten withround-head brads or brass escutcheon pins. Curves that require muchbending can be soaked in hot water until pliable before placing. MATTING BOXES 93 If a little decoration is desired on the bamboo, hold it over a flame atintervals, scorching the surface brown. Dust this off and shellac thestrips before attaching them. If it is impossible to secure bamboo of any kind, small strips of anywood stained or white enameled will serve very well. Place the hinges and chain, and the box is complete. MAKING THE BOX MO
. Cedar chests, how to make them. small holes where the nails will come, and fasten withround-head brads or brass escutcheon pins. Curves that require muchbending can be soaked in hot water until pliable before placing. MATTING BOXES 93 If a little decoration is desired on the bamboo, hold it over a flame atintervals, scorching the surface brown. Dust this off and shellac thestrips before attaching them. If it is impossible to secure bamboo of any kind, small strips of anywood stained or white enameled will serve very well. Place the hinges and chain, and the box is complete. MAKING THE BOX MOTH-PROOF If a cedar chest has been constructed and poorly finished, a coveringof matting will greatly improve its appearance, and without imparing itsmoth-proof qualities if it is not finished on the inside. If an ordinary matting box has been made, it can be rendered moth-proof by putting in a bottom of red cedar, or covering the bottom withcedar shavings, also mixing shavings in w^ith the contents of the box whenstorino- A chest used at the end of the Fourteenth Century INDEX Pago Characteristics of Red Cedar 14 Chest Design No. 2 31 Cliest Design No. 3 33 Chest Design No. 4 35 Chest Design No. 5 37 Chest Design No. 6 39 Chest Design No. 7 41 Chest Design No. 8 43 Chest Design No. 9 43 Chest Design No. 10 47 Chest Design No. 11 49 Chest Design No. 12 51 Chest Design No. 13 53 Chest Design No. 14 55 Chest Design No. 15 57 Chest Design No. 16 59 Chest Design No. 17 61 Chest Design No. IS 63 Chest Design No. 19 65 Chest Design No. 20 67 Chest Design No. 21 69 Chest Design No. 22 71 Chest of Drawers 75 Coloring the Wood 79 Copper Corners 88 Copper Nails 88 Copper Pulls 87 Copper Trimmings 82 Corner Strips 27 Cover 29 Decalcomania Transfers 88 Depletion of the Cedar Supply 11 Doweling 22 Enamel Finish 80 Escutcheons 82 Feet 27 Filling Rough Spots 78 Finishing i 29 Finishing Cedar 78 Finishing Copper 88 Gluing 23 95 Page Handles 27 Hinge Plates 88 Hinging 29 Jointing 21 Join
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