The tip-settle serves three purposes - namely, a seat, a box and a table. When not in use as a table, the top may be tipped up and the whole set up against the wall. The seat, which is provided with hinges, forms the lid of a very convenient receptacle for odds and ends.

The construction should commence with the two ends, which are identical in every particular. Lay out the various curves as indicated on the drawing, and remove the surplus with a keyhole-saw. The front and back edge of each end board should be notched to a depth of one inch, in order that the front and back boards may be set in flush. After boring two three-fourths-inch holes for the hinge pegs, the ends may be set aside. The front and back boards next demand our attention. These require nothing further than trimming up square and to the proper dimensions. The end boards may now be set up and connected by these two boards, using three screws at each connection. The bottom should now be filled in with one or more boards. A single board is of course preferable for the seat, which should be of sufficient width to allow it to project about one-half inch in front, as shown. After rounding the front edge of the seat, attach two cross cleats to the under side, to prevent warping. In connecting the seat to the back board use two two-inch butt-hinges. Everything thus far has been of the very simplest possible nature, but in the preparation of the top considerable care must be exercised. As this piece of furniture will be more or less subject to the weather the gluing of the several pieces of the top should be thoroughly done, in order that none of the joints will spring. After gluing the several pieces together, the top should be finished smoothly, not only on the upper side, but also on the under side, as this side is very conspicuous when the article is being used as a settle. The two pieces which are fastened to the under side of the top, and through which the hinge-pegs pass, are next in order. After shaping them up, carefully mark the positions of the three-fourths-inch holes for the pegs, taking due care that they are similarly spaced to the holes already made in the end boards. Attach these two pieces to the top by means of screws set in through the top.