Requirements

Body. 1 Box (about 83/4 in. deep, 15 3/4 in. wide, 30 in. long).

Drawer. 1 Five-pound Candy Box (about 3 1/2 in. deep, 7 in. wide, 13 in. long).

Shelves. 2 Pieces 1/2 in. thick. One may be made from the side removed.

Partition. 2 Pieces 1/2 in. thick, width equal to the depth of the drawer, length equal to the inside depth of the box.

Lid. Made from the cover.

Cleats. 2 Pieces 1/2 in. thick, 11/2 in. wide, length equal to the width of the lid.

Hardware. 2 Pieces of brass sash chain, each about 10 in. long. 4 brass screws 1/2 in. long. 2 1 3/4 in. butts and screws. 1 small brass hook and screw-eye. 1 small brass pull-knob.

Construction

Remove the cover and one side. Cut off the ends of the side which has been removed to make its length the same as the inside length of the box. Plane one side edge to make its width the same as the inside depth of the box. This side piece will make the shelf. Make another shelf the same size. Set one shelf in 2 inches from the open side edges and fasten it. Turn the box on its open side and place the small box, which is to become the drawer, on the center of the shelf. Place the other shelf upon the drawer and fasten it. Set a partition on each side of and against the drawer and fasten them to the shelves. Turn the box on its reverse side, and it will be in its natural position as it will hang on the wall. Reduce the width of the cover, making it equal to the height of the top face of the upper shelf from the bottom face of the lower side. Put a cleat across each end and the full width of the lid, keeping its edge even with the end, and hang it, placing the hinges on the edge faces. The top edge of the lid when the desk is closed should be even with the upper side of the top shelf. Fasten the chains by a screw (passed through a link at one end), secured to the inside face of the top of the desk. The other end of the chain is to be fastened in a similar manner to the lid 3/4 inch from the side edge and 4 inches from the top edge of the lid, the cleats being on the outside face. Screw the pull-knob to the center of the face of the drawer.