Home labor saving devicesScott, Rhea C. (Rhea Clarke)
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Home labor saving devices
Scott, Rhea C. (Rhea Clarke)
Home economics; Woodwork
_Cleats_: 2 pieces 1” thick × 1” wide × 14” long, to support the
drawer.
1 piece 1” thick × 2½” wide × 23½” long, to be used as front to
drawer.
1 piece ½” thick × 2½” wide × 23½” long, to be used as back of
drawer.
2 pieces ½” thick × 2½” wide × 13½” long, to be used as side of
drawer.
1 piece ½” thick × 15” wide × 23½” long, to be used as bottom
of drawer.
1 piece ½” thick × 2½” wide × 3½” long, to be used as partition
in drawer.
_Shelf_: 1 piece 1” thick × 15” wide × 26½” long, to be used as
bottom of shelf.
_Braces_: 2 pieces 1” thick × 1½” wide × 12” long, to support ends
of shelf.
_Brackets_: 2 pieces 1” thick × 8” wide × 8” long, to be used as a
support for wheel.
[Illustration: Roller tray wagon, including compartment for china and a
drawer for silver and linen]
DIRECTIONS:
Take the 2 sides (1” × 5” × 33½”) and round each end in the
shape of a half circle, boring a 1” hole in each end of side
piece to hold handles (1” × 1” × 15”). Fit bottom on inside of
box and nail it. Mortise 3½” from the top of the legs to fit
cross pieces, 1” × 3½” × 12”. Make a ¼” mortise on the legs 9”
from the bottom for the support of the bottom shelf. Measure
2½” from the top of the leg to put tenon for the front drawer
support. Construct the opposite end of the table in the same
way. The upper top of table, showing the lid and handle, should
be fastened to top after the table is made. In making the frame
for the drawer, 2½” deep × 13½” wide × 23½” long, nail the front
and back to the sides. Then nail the bottom of the drawer to
the inside of this frame with one partition nailed crosswise
the center of the drawer. Place handles on the front of the
drawer about 3” from each end. Screw on the 2 pieces placed 9”
from bottom of the leg, with 2½” No. 10 screws. Cut the bottom
shelf out 1½” at each corner, fit to the legs, and screw. This
shelf must be stationary. Brackets, 1” × 8” × 8”, are screwed
on at one end of the shelf to be used as supports to which the
wheels are fastened. The drawer may be used for silverware
and to keep the linen. The side used for silverware should be
lined with felt or outing. The table should be well dressed by
sandpapering, staining, and polishing it. Do not varnish it
because this does not make so attractive a table as the mission
stain.
SIDEBOARD
(MADE OF DRY GOODS BOXES)
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