The uprights for the top cut are then clamped together and a curve cut in their front edges as shown. 300 FURNITURE MAKING AND CABINET WORK Lumber List Thickness, Width, Length, Pieces in inches in inches in inches Description 4 i i IS Legs 2 и ъУ 22 Side aprons 2 и ъУ 14 End aprons I и is 23 Bottom (plywood) i и 16 18 Hinged cover (step) i и ю 18 Back section, step 2 и 10 10 Uprights, top step i и 6 18 Top step 2 и 22 13 Spoolholder strips i 1 12 Binder, spoolholder strips 2 316 - 13 Spool holders 2-> - 13 . Darning cotton holders (A) Fig. 4.53. End table sewing cabinet. They are fastened in place with in. dowels ready to receive the top step. After the latter has had all four edges rounded and smoothed, it is doweled in place with 'liein. dowels. The hinged top, after being tried for fit and overhang, has its edges filed and BUILTIN FURNITURE AND CONVENIENCES 301 smoothed and is placed upside down on the bench. The side strips of the spoolholding compartment are cut off at a diagonal to insure clearance of the front apron when the lid is raised. The binder is lapped into the diagonal ends, as shown in the drawing. Holes are bored halfway through the sides for the two sizes of dowels used as spool spindles, at the intervals indicated in detail (A). One side is jigsawed and ripped as shown in the detail, to permit removal of the spindles and spools. A pair of straight repair plates fastened with one screw to the main section of the side act as pivot hinges; the moving part is locked in place in the closed position by a butterfly nut, as shown in (B). The compartment, when assembled, can be angleironed to the underside of the hinged lid in such a position as to clear all aprons as the lid is raised. The latter is then butthinged to the fixed, rear step. A folding lid support can be fastened in place to prevent the lid from closing unexpectedly. Table Kitchenette or Cellarette. The bedside table described in Chapter 2 can be easily modified to open up as a small snack bar, cellarette, sewing cabinet, or holder for a record player. As shown in Figure 4.54, it is Fig. 4.54. Table kitchenette. necessary only to hinge the top, provide a gateleg to hold it, and to reconstruct the front into a dropleaf. If the top is to open up against a wall, instead of folding all the way back to act as a serving counter, the gateleg may be dispensed with; otherwise it will be necessary to prevent the table from tipping over, as would be the case if a hinged bracket is relied upon. The drawer fronts can be camouflaged in a single solid piece by gluing thin imitation drawer and top rails in the proper positions, and adding handles. The front edge of the solid bottom must be recessed the thickness of the dropleaf front, which is hinged to it, and held horizontallv by folding brackets. Added serving surface is secured by the addition of two side drop leaves, which 302 FURNITURE MAKING AND CABINET WORK are attached to in.