. Furniture for the craftsman; a manual for the student and machanic. FlG. 237.—General View of Clothes Chest. niture, the predominant idea being that the outer casing or pro-tection is necessary, but the immediate accessibility of all partswithin is of greater necessity. The objects sought are accom-plished by dividing the interior space with light removable tillsor partitions, permitting garments of a certain kind or weight tooccupy a certain till. There is no proof obtainable that redcedar repels moths or insects, but from its beauty and lightweight it is to be recommended, as the same size
. Furniture for the craftsman; a manual for the student and machanic. FlG. 237.—General View of Clothes Chest. niture, the predominant idea being that the outer casing or pro-tection is necessary, but the immediate accessibility of all partswithin is of greater necessity. The objects sought are accom-plished by dividing the interior space with light removable tillsor partitions, permitting garments of a certain kind or weight tooccupy a certain till. There is no proof obtainable that redcedar repels moths or insects, but from its beauty and lightweight it is to be recommended, as the same size of chest of oakor other hardwood becomes an unwieldly article to move aboutor transport from one place to Fig. 238.—Tray for Clothes Chest. The idea indicated in Fig. 238 suggests an easily removabletill, the corners of which it would be well to dovetail, althoughglued up in box-like manner with neatly fitted triangular corner 236 FURNITURE FOR THE CRAFTSMAN pieces would make a firm joint. The material for such a trayshould be soft wood not over >^ in. in thickness, and the traysset one upon another. Restricted floor space in some bedrooms apparently preventshaving a clothes chest, yet a very ample chest may be construct-ed after the manner indicated in Fig. 239. The height from thefloor is shown, or rather it should be determined by the spacefrom the bottom of the side bed rail to the floor; 4 or 5 in. wheelssawed or turned from i in. stock are hung on projected axlestumps turned nicely to fit with a square left or inner end whichis tightly mortised to the sides of the chest as shown. Thechest then becomes a wheeled affair, permitting of its being
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