. Furniture for the craftsman; a manual for the student and machanic. sponding in position to thedowels, each hole having the edge countersunk to permit of thepins readily centering. The square pedestal is best described by calling for a miteredbox 24 inches long by q inches square of well figured stock carebeing given to place the figure to view. This box should be re-inforced on the inside by stout corner strips set in glue. On thelower end lay out to insert by exact fitting the 4 feet of the table 202 FURNITURE FOR THE CRAFTSMAN at an angle of 45 degrees. On each corner provide the loweredg
. Furniture for the craftsman; a manual for the student and machanic. sponding in position to thedowels, each hole having the edge countersunk to permit of thepins readily centering. The square pedestal is best described by calling for a miteredbox 24 inches long by q inches square of well figured stock carebeing given to place the figure to view. This box should be re-inforced on the inside by stout corner strips set in glue. On thelower end lay out to insert by exact fitting the 4 feet of the table 202 FURNITURE FOR THE CRAFTSMAN at an angle of 45 degrees. On each corner provide the loweredge with a plain suitable mold, then remove the fitted legs andsaw the pedestal from end to end in the middle. This had bestbe done on a rip saw. Now the feet may be glued and insertedin their proper places and fortified by corner blocking, and withscrews well directed to produce as near as possible the equiva-lent of a mortise in solid wood. The Plate Rack The hanging plate rack, Fig. 208, until recently has beenan expedient of what the permanent wall melding is for. Fig. 208.—Plate Rack. the same purpose. Even with this there is a liability ofthe housewife continuing to acquire more fancy dishes thancloset or wall molding will and the rack proves to be adesirable adjunct. The two end views shown in Figs, zoq and21 o, together with the sizes given will readily suggest other out-lines. Frequently small brackets on the outside are worked inthe construction as a lodgment for a particular mug stein or oddshaped piece. In this, as in all such work, the embodiment ofthat which is particularly fitting to ones personal requirementsputs the work on a different plane. The question will ariseamong ones friends—your helpless friends, those who do not THE DINING ROOM 203 know how to do things—where did you get it? who made it?what made you think of it? etc. You who are able to wield thetools of the wood trade can easily excite enthusiasm of a sub-stantial character, for it is a
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