The table has a lower compartment, having one door for night conveniences, upon which rests a tea-tray for serving tea or a light luncheon. The upper section contains a revolving rack fitted with shelves carrying the articles most frequently required by the invalid, who turns the rack at will.

Requirements

Body. 1 Household-ammonia Box (about 10 3/4 in. deep, 18 1/2 in. wide, 18 1/2 in. long).

Door. Made from the side removed from the box.

Tray. Made from parts of a box 14 1/2 in. square.

Shelf. 1 Piece 1/2 in- thick, 18 1/2 in. square.

Top. 1 Piece 1/2 in. thick, 21 1/2 in. square.

Circular Heads. 2 Heads about 13 in. in diameter removed from a half barrel.

Vertical Divisions. 1 Piece 1/2 in. thick, 13 in. wide, 12 in. long. 2 Pieces 1/2 in. thick, 6 1/4 in. wide, 12 in. long.

Legs. 4 Strips 1/2 in. thick, 1 1/2 in. wide, 33 in. long. 4 Strips 1/2 in. thick, 2 in. wide, 33 in. long.

Hardware. 2 1 1/2 in- hinges (butts) with screws. 1 porcelain pull-knob. 1 brass button and screw.

Construction

Make the legs 33 inches long. From the material forming the above-mentioned box, make a box 10 3/4 inches deep, 18 1/2 inches square, outside measurements, with one side left open. Turn the box on its side and nail the legs on, allowing each one to project 3 1/2 inches below the bottom, and stand the table upon its legs. Make the shelf 18 1/2 inches square. To prevent its splitting, put a cleat 1/2 inch thick, 1 1/2 inches wide, across each end. Make the revolving shelf rack by standing the wide division-piece on end, and upon it place one of the heads, with the end of the partition extending exactly across the center of the head, and nail them together. On each side of the wide division and at a right angle, place also on end one of the narrow divisions and nail through the head into its end. Turn the piece upside down and place and nail the other head in a similar manner to the other ends of the division-pieces. Fit a shelf (having its outer edge curved the same as the heads) in three of the compartments and place and secure them at varying heights to suit any of the small articles chat an invalid would require. Cut off the heads of two 3 inch wire nails, and with the awl make a hole a little smaller than the nail through the center of each head, and drive the headless nail into the hole in each head, allowing each nail to project inch, which completes the rack. Enter the shelf between the legs at their upper ends, and lower and nail it, the distance between its upper face and the top of the legs being 1/4 inch greater than the outside length of the revolving rack. Bore a hole (slightly larger than the headless nail) through the exact center of the shelf. Put a small leather or metal washer (metal is better) 1/4 thick directly over the hole in the shelf, and set the rack in place with the headless nail projecting through the washer into the hole in the shelf. Make the top 21 1/2 inches square; put a cleat 1/2 inch thick, 1 1/2 inches wide, on the under side across each end. Keep each end and the outside edge of the cleat 1 1/2 inches from the outside edge of the top, and it will come between and inside of the projecting legs when the top is nailed on. Bore a hole in the center of the top to receive the headless nail projecting from the top of the rack, and nail on the top, allowing it to project on all sides 1 inch over the outer face of the legs. Fit and hang the door. Screw on the knob and button. Make a tray 14 1/2 inches square of material 3/8 inch thick. It should be about 2 inches deep on the outside.