This is composed of two side closets, each fitted with shelves and glazed doors hinged upon the outer face, there being three lights to each door. Between the closets is a recessed section, the lower portion of which is a cupboard with an open compartment directly above for water-pitcher, the recess above being fitted with cup-and-saucer shelves.

The China-closet.

The cupboard is fitted with shelves for containing small table linen.

Requirements

Body. 3 Carpet-sweeper Boxes (about 11 3/4 in. deep, 15 1/2 in. wide, 55 1/2 in. long).

Shelves. 19 Pieces 1/2 m. thick, the width equal to the inside depth of the box, and the length equal to the inside width of the box. 2 Pieces 1/2 in. thick, 2 1/2 in. wide, and the length equal to the inside width of the box.

Top. 2 Pieces 1/2 in. thick, 3 in. wider than the outside depth of the box, and 3 in. longer than the outside width of the box with the thickness of the side of the box added.

Corner Legs. 4 Strips 1/2 in. thick, 1 1/2 in. wide, 6 in. longer than the outside length of the box. 4 Strips 1/2 in. thick, 2 in. wide, 6 in. longer than the outside length of the box.

Facing Strip Legs. 4 Strips 1/2 in. thick, 2 in. wide, 6 in. longer than the outside length of the box.

Facing Strips. 4 Strips 1/2 in. thick, 2 in. wide, 2 1/2 in. shorter than the outside width of the box. 2 Strips 1/2 in. thick, 2 in. wide, 2 in. shorter than the outside width of the box. 4 Strips 1/2 in. thick, 2 in. wide, 3 in. shorter than the outside depth of the box. 1 Strip 1/2 in. thick, 2 in. wide, 3 in. shorter than the inside width of the box. 1 Strip 1/2 in. thick, 2 in. wide, 20 1/2 in. long. (Vertical strip between the cupboard doors.)

Cupboard Doors. 2 Pieces 1/2 in. thick, 2 in. narrower than one half the outside width of the box, by 20 1/2 in. long.

Sash Door Frames. 4 Strips 1/2 in. thick, 2 in. wide, 1 in. longer than the outside length of the box. 4 Strips1/2 in. thick, 2 in. wide, 2 1/2 in. shorter than the outside width of the box. 4 Strips 1/2 in. thick, 1 1/4 in. wide, 2 1/2 in. shorter than the outside width of the box.

Glass Lights for Doors. 6 Window-glass Lights, 2 in. narrower than the inside width of the box, by 2 in. less than one third the outside length of the box.

Hardware. 4 1 3/4 in. brass hinges (butts) with screws. 4 small brass knobs. 2 brass buttons for cupboard doors. 6 2 in. brass hinges (butts) and screws. 2 brass pull-knobs. 2 brass hooks, screws, and screw-eyes for large doors.

Construction

Make the legs 6 inches longer than the outside length of the box. Remove the- covers. Fit and nail seven shelves each in two of the boxes. Space the shelves to suit the various pieces of china they are to contain. Or, if made as shown in the illustration, the height of the respective compartments, naming the bottom one first, then each consecutively to the top, would be as follows: 8 inches, 8 inches, 6 inches, 5 inches, 5 inches, 6 inches, 6 inches, 7 inches. Drive the nails from the outside, through the sides and bottom of the box, into the edges of the shelves, using 1 1/2 inch wire brads spaced not more than 2 inches apart. Remove one end from the third box and set it in, having its outer face 22 inches from the other end to form a cupboard compartment, and nail it. Fit and nail three shelves evenly spaced in this compartment. Fit and nail a shelf 11 inches from the end which has been set in, to form the compartment above the cupboard. Eight and a half inches from this shelf nail one of the 2 1/2-inch-wide shelves, and the other one 7 inches from this last one. Place one of the end closets on its side upon the floor and set the middle section on its side upon it, having both open compartments facing the same way, the cupboard compartment being directly over the largest compartment of the end section or closet. Match their edges and nail securely together. Join the other end section to the middle one in a similar manner. Nail on the corner and facing strip legs (there being two of the latter) on both front and rear. Have them project evenly over each compartment. Stand the closet right end up on its legs and set the tops in place and nail them, allowing them to project 1 1/2 inches over the outside face of the closets all around. Fit the top facing strip on the back of the middle section between the tops of the end sections. It should project 1 1/2 inches into the recess of the middle section. Put on the front facing strips between the corner and facing strip legs at both the top and bottom of the closets. The upper edge of the top ones bears against the under side of the top, while the top edge of the lower ones is even with the inside face of the bottom of the closets. The lower facing strips across the ends and in front are all to be at the same level and in line. The top edge of the facing strip over the cupboard doors will be level with the upper face of the shelf. Nail the ends of the vertical cupboard strip to horizontal strips above and below it. Fit and hang the cupboard doors and screw on the pull-knobs and buttons.

Make the inside width of the sash door frame the same as the width between the corner leg and the facing strip leg, and the inside length the same as the distance between the facing strips at the top and bottom of the closet. Halve the ends of the frame strips and glue or nail together, and cut the rabbet for the glass as described for Picture Frame No. 1, Illustration 72. The 1 1/4-inch-wide strips should be rabbeted. Place two across each door at points to make three equal panels. Fit and hang the doors, put in the glass lights, and screw on the pull-knobs, hooks, and screw-eyes.