In this position the unupholstered seats form BUILTIN FURNITURE AND CONVENIENCES 287 sections of shelving for emergency storage. Unless the latter is used with care, however, it may be necessary to provide bolts or hooks on the kitchen side to prevent accidents which may be caused by betweenmeal customers, who pull chairs out unexpectedly. The construction of the chairs consists of simple butt joints, with cleats under the front ends of the seats to prevent splitting. The grain of the seats runs at right angles to the back, and the forward ends can be reinforced by heavy angle irons on both sides of the center "leg." The chair backs can be constructed of Vgrooved knotty pine, as shown in the drawing, or of solid stock. The counter or bar top is of in. stock cleated together with the end upright fastened to a 2 in X 4 in. cleat fastened sideways against the underside. The apron, which acts as a stop for tops of the chair backs, is lapped into the end upright, as shown. The counter is edged by mitered in. strips 2 in. wide. These can be so fastened that they will project above the surface of the wooden counter top a distance equal to the thickness of the linoleum or other material to be used as a covering, so that the resulting top will be flush with the covered edges. The chair backs can also be covered with linoleum, or with hardwood plywood, or squares of striated plywood with alternating grains. Folding Tables. Where space does not permit the installation of a permanent breakfast nook, counter or snack bar, a builtin folding table, strategically located, can be used to good advantage. A type presently popular is based upon the principle of the dropleaf kitchenette table shown as optional construction to the closetdoor compartment, earlier in this chapter . Hinged at the bot 288 FURNITURE MAKING AND CABINET WORK torn, with a flat hinged leg that drops down to a vertical position as the table is lowered, this style of table is a satisfactory improvisation except for the fact that when it is "up," in its vertical position, it masks the shelves against which it is secured, and must therefore be lowered whenever access is desired to them. The same is true of the table pictured in Figure 4.40 in so far as lower cabinet space is concerned, except that the latter can be built deep enough to house several folding chairs and still serve as a useful counter. As indicated, the top hinges upward, with two hinged legs that open downward as the top is raised. Bracket supports similar to those used in folding bridge tables can be used to insure rigidity. An optional method is the cross section shown in A, which can be attached io the back of a door, or any unused low wall space. Here the legs come down as a pair, being secured in place by folding brackets. For those who enjoy camouflaging their builtin appliances the folding table illustrated in Figure 4.41 will offer an opportunity to combine two conveniences. The table top, of any convenient size such as 2 ft.