Fingertip drawer recesses eliminate projecting knobs. The dresser top can be covered bv plate glass, a mirror, or stainproof formica. The inside of the door should be cleared of all projecting moldings, and the projecting door knob, if present, eliminated. This can be effected with the ordinary oblong key escutcheon by removing it and hammering its turned edges flat. A shorter knob spindle must be secured, to which a metal disk can be welded or BUILTIN FURNITURE AND CONVENIENCES 259 a washer peened to replace the interior knob. The flattened escutcheon plate is then inverted and threaded over the spindle so that the disk or washer rests upon its cupped, inside depression. It can then be screwed on in its reversed position, and the front knob bolted into place. An extra hinge should be inserted in the closet door and a caster screwed to the bottom of the inner compartment's bottom to take up the weight when open. If there is a saddle under the door, a channel must be cut for the passage of the caster. The doorondoor unit is attached to the stile of the closet door by means of a long piano hinge, which will permit it to swing out at right angles with from 3 to 4 in 01 its end resting against the door stile. The flush, plywood door to the innerdoor unit shown in A is optional. When the closet door opens only oo° and can rest firmly against a wall, there is no necessity for hinging the door compartment. In this case it can be angleironed or otherwise fastened directly to the back of the door, and the door hooked to an eye in the wall, if rigidity is necessary. Folding Table. For use as a kitchenette or small hobby workshop, a drop front covering the shelving or tool rack can be hinged at the bottom to form a table top, as shown in B. The flat leg is butthinged at its top to drop into place as the top descends. It is held vertically in place by a cupboard snap catch or a pair of butterfly nuts. Fig. 4.14a. Inner door compartment. 2бо FURNITURE MAKING AND CABINET WORK Bookcase in Door. A builtin bookcase that does not sacrifice closet space can be fastened with angle irons to the rear of a door whose panels and center rail or stiles have been removed. As indicated in B, the overall depth need not A Fig. 4.14&. Folding table and bookcase in door. exceed 8 in., and if the shelves slope slightly to the rear, there will be less danger of the books falling out if the door is carelessly slammed. The same treatment can be applied to any seldomused door, thus eliminating considerable construction when a builtin bookcase is desired, flush with the walls. closet placement Before leaving the subject of closets it should be emphasized that their position in a room has an important bearing on the location of builtin furniture. In older types of construction, closets often seem to have been added as an afterthought, jutting out into a corner of the room. This is also true of many remodeling jobs, where early deficiencies are remedied by later construction.