Requirements

Cupboards and Body. 5 Condensed-milk Boxes (about 7 1/4 in. deep, 13 in. wide, 19 3/4 in. long). 1 Croquet Box (about 6 in. deep, 7 in. wide, 40 in. long). 2 Raisin Boxes (about 1 1/2 in. deep, 9 1/2 in. wide, 20 in. long).

Legs. 4 Strips 1/2 in. thick, 1 1/2 in. wide, 26 in. long. 4 Strips 1/2 in. thick, 2 in. wide, 26 in. long.

Lower Top. 1 Piece 1/2 in. thick, 2 in. wider than the outside length of the cupboard boxes, 3 in. longer than three times their outside width.

Upper Top. 1 Piece 1/2 in. thick, 1 in. wider than the outside depth of the raisin boxes after the covers have been removed, 2 in. longer than the outside length of the croquet box.

Shelves. 6 Pieces 3/8 in. thick, the width equal to the inside depth of the raisin box, and the length equal to the inside width of the raisin box.

Facing Strips. 2 Strips 1/2 in. thick, 1/2 in. wide, and the length 1 1/2 in. longer than twice the outside depth of the cupboard box.

2 Strips 1/2 in. thick, 1 1/2 in. wide, 2 1/4 in. shorter than the outside width of the box.

Mirror. 1 Framed Mirror, about 16 in. by 20 in. outside.

Hardware. 6 1 1/2 in. butts and screws. 3 small pull-knobs. 3 brass buttons.

Construction. Lower Section

Mjake the legs 26 inches long. Remove the ends only from the five boxes. Set two boxes on their sides, one upon the other; match their edges and nail them together. Do the same with the third box, and have all their open ends facing the same way. Lay all three boxes flat side down on the floor and place the two remaining boxes, top side up, one upon each end box of the three, with all open ends facing the same way. Match their edges and nail them to the boxes beneath them. Turn them completely over upon the two last-added boxes. Fit and nail on the top, allowing it to project 1 1/2 inches at the ends and in front and 1/2 inch at the back edge. Reverse the section and nail on the legs. Fit and nail on the facing strips, keeping those edges of the vertical strips which face each other even with the inside end face of the middle cupboard, allowing the strip to project slightly over the pair of compartments on each side. Have the upper edge of the horizontal strips even with the bottom of the lower compartment. Fit and hang the doors, screw on the knobs and buttons, and turn the section upon its legs.

Upper Section

Place the croquet box on top of the section. Set the back of the box even with the back edge of the top, and nail it to the lower section, driving the nails inside the box, through the bottom, into the top of the lower section. Fit and nail the shelves in the raisin boxes.

The lid of the croquet box does not open the full width of its cover, but is hinged to a strip of the cover about 2 inches wide nailed across the top at the rear. Place the raisin boxes on end upon this strip, one at each end of the croquet box, having the outside side face even with the end of this box. Place the upper top across the top of the boxes and nail it to them, allowing it to project 1 inch at each end and in front, keeping the rear edge even with the rear face of the boxes.

Secure a piece of mirror glass and make a frame for it of strips 1 inch thick and 2 inches wide. Groove the strips with a grooving-plane to receive the glass, and miter and nail the corners together. The mirror frame is hung on two screws, one on each side, screwed through the sides of the raisin boxes into the mirror frame at a point midway of its height.