. Cedar chests, how to make them. formation necessaryto the design and construction of a variety of addition to this mechanical aspect of the work, hehas presented some information of educational char-acter on red cedar as a wood, and something of inter-est concerning the development of the chest. As information of this character has been lack-ing in the past, he hopes that the book will meetwith the approval of teachers who will use it in theirwork. Acknowledgment is due to the Forest Service forthe use of the illustrations in Chapter I, to two ofthe authors students, Otto J. Teegen
. Cedar chests, how to make them. formation necessaryto the design and construction of a variety of addition to this mechanical aspect of the work, hehas presented some information of educational char-acter on red cedar as a wood, and something of inter-est concerning the development of the chest. As information of this character has been lack-ing in the past, he hopes that the book will meetwith the approval of teachers who will use it in theirwork. Acknowledgment is due to the Forest Service forthe use of the illustrations in Chapter I, to two ofthe authors students, Otto J. Teegen and James , for the great assistance rendered by them inthe preparation of the drawings, and to the Metro-politan ^Museum of Art, New York City, for per-mission to reproduce photographs of historic chestsin its collections. R. F. W. CONTENTS CJIAFTER PAGE I Red Cedar 9 11 Cedar Chests 15 III How to Build a Simple Chest 17 IV Cedar Chest 31 V The Finishing of Cedar 78 VI Copi)er Trimmings 82 VH Mattino Boxes 90. This chest came over on the Mayflower. CHAPTER I Red Cedar The botanical name for red cedar suitable for chest construction isJunipenis virginiana, or Southern Juniper, as it is familiarly known. Com-mercially, it is sold as Tennessee Ked Cedar. There are other cedarwoods but none of them should be used in chests if the great advantagesof cedar are to be derived, and especially should the western cedarbe avoided, as it is very common and eas}^ to purchase, yet it has novalue as a wood for cedar chest construction. Southern Juniper mayaptly be called the wood imperishable, since, under ordinary condi-tions, it will never deca3\ Placed as shingles with copper nails, there islittle doubt but that it will last for ages, or until the attacks of rainand wind have weathered it away. Until recent years one of its greatestuses has been in telegraph poles, fence posts, greenhouses, etc., w^here con-stant contact with damp earth would soon rot away a less durabl
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