The stand provides space for tennis rackets and balls, umbrellas and overshoes, guns and ammunition. There is a drawer for gloves, a shelf for spy-glasses and clothes-brush, and hangers for hats and coats. The lower row of boxes has open ends facing front, while the three boxes above them have one open end and one open side each. The portion above these is mere framework without any back. In the center is held the seventh box, standing on end with its cover removed, containing shelves and a drawer (the eighth box). The middle space above the drawer contains a mirror.

Requirements

Body. 3 Condensed-milk Boxes (about 7 1/4 in. deep, 13 in. wide, 19 3/4 in. long). 3 Butter Boxes (12 1/2 in. deep, 13 in. wide, 26 in. long). 1 Raisin Box (about 3 1/2 in. deep, 10 1/2 in. wide, 18 in. long).

Drawer. 1 Cigar Box (2 1/2 in. deep, 3 1/4 in. wide, 93/4 in. long).

Legs. 2 Strips 1/2 in. thick, 2 in. wide, 5 ft. 10 in. long. 2 Strips 1/2 in. thick, 2 1/2 in. wide, 5 ft. 10 in. long. 2 Strips 1/2 in. thick, 2 in. wide, about 37 in. long. 2 Strips 1/2 in. thick, 2 1/2 in. wide, about 37 in. long.

Facing Strips. 2 Strips 1/2 in. thick, 2 1/2 in. wide, about 37 in. long.

Intermediate Legs. 2 Strips 1/2 in. thick, 2 1/2 in. wide, 5 ft. 10 in. long.

Sundry Facing Strips. 14 Strips 1/2 in. thick, 2 1/2 in. wide, about 15 in. long.

Crosspieces. 1 Strip 1/2 in. thick, 2 1/2 in. wide, 40 in. long. 2 Strips 1/2 in. thick, 2 1/2 in. wide, 39 in. long.

Hooks. 2 Pairs Antlers (or their equivalent).

Mirror. 1 Mirror.

Construction

Make the legs, two 5 feet and 10 inches long, and two 4 inches longer than the combined outside length of the butter box and depth of the milk box. Make a pencil line completely around one of the milk boxes 12 inches from one end, and cut the box in two, sawing on the line. Do the same with two others. There are now three boxes 12 inches long, each open at one end. Place one of these boxes on its side, and upon it place another likewise, the open ends facing the same way. Join them together by nailing through the abutting sides. Place the third box in the same way upon the second one and nail it in the same manner. Match all their edges before nailing. Remove the covers and one end from each of the three butter boxes, and place and join them together the same as those for the lower compartments. Clinch the points of the nails which join them so that they may be firmly held together. Place the lower set of boxes on the work bench, flat side down, and stand the upper set on their ends upon them, having the open compartments facing the same way as shown in the illustration. Match the edges of both sets and join them together. Turn both sets over, all open sides of the compartments facing up, and put on the short legs, also the two short facing strip legs which go between them, having their upper ends even with the top edge of the upper compartments, the edges of the strips projecting equally on each side, and all the legs projecting 4 inches below the bottom face of the stand. Reverse the stand and nail on the long corner legs and long facing strips which extend between them and to the same height. Set the stand right end up on its legs and nail one of the shorter crosspieces on, placing its edge up on the inner face of the rear corner legs, and nail it to them and to the long facing strips, keeping its upper edge 12 inches below the top of the legs. Put the other crosspiece of the same length on in the same manner, having its upper edge even with the top of the legs. Nail the last and longer crosspiece to the top of the legs and to the edge of the last crosspiece put on, having its rear edge even with the rear face of the legs. Fit and nail two rows of facing strips across the front of the lower compartments, having the bottom edge of the lower ones even with the bottom face of the stand, and the bottom edge of the upper ones even with the inside top face of the lower compartments. Put a facing strip on the top of the front legs, having its ends and outer edge even with the outer face of the legs. Put a facing strip across each end from the front one to the inner face of the rear leg, cutting it out to allow one side of the rear leg to set in so that the outside edge of the strip will be even with the outer face of the leg. Put one between the last two along the back, having its back edge even with the inner face of the rear legs, and put the two short ones on the partitions dividing the three upper compartments, each edge having an equal projection. Remove the cover of the raisin box and fit it between the rear facing strips, cutting it down in width and length, if necessary. Nail it in place, keeping its rear face even with the rear face of the extended facing strips. Fit and nail the shelves in place and remove the cover from the cigar box. Put the cigar box in place and screw the small brass knob at the center of its front face. Fasten the antlers on the lower crosspiece and place the mirror in the middle space be tween the crosspieces, and secure it in place with glazier's points or largeheaded tacks.

The other two small and two large spaces in the high frame are left open.