Fig. 49.—The Sifter.
Make the sifter eighteen inches square by six inches deep, using six-inch boards for the frame and one-third or one-half inch wire-mesh for the bottom (see [Fig. 49]) Fasten four trunk-casters, such as are shown in [Fig. 50], to the bottom of the frame, and fit a broom-stick in one side for a handle. A slot must be cut in the end of the box for the handle to fit in.
Fig. 50.
Trunk-caster.
A Bread-board may be made out of a seven-eighths inch maple board about ten by eighteen inches, with the surface planed perfectly smooth and the edges bevelled or rounded. A hole should be bored near one edge, so it may be hung up in the pantry.
The dining-room is not complete without
A Plate-rack for the display of pretty pieces of china. Figures [51] and [52] show the details for the construction of a rack of three shelves, and in size three feet long and two feet ten inches high. Although the design is very simple in outline, it is such as will make a pleasing piece of furniture when neatly carried out.
