Around the sides and back a 1-in. strip should be fastened to the base to give added strength.
If a dull finish is desired, apply two coats of stain and two of prepared wax. If a polished surface is wanted, first fill the pores of the wood with any standard filler, which can be purchased at a paint store. After this has dried partly, rub off any surplus filler, rubbing across the grain of the wood. When perfectly dry apply one coat of shellac and as many coats of varnish as desired, rubbing down each coat, except the last, with No. 00 sandpaper and pumice stone.
Detail of Cellarette Pedestal
A DRESSER
The dresser shown in the illustration was made of quarter-sawed white oak and finished golden and waxed. The mirror is of beveled glass and the following is the stock bill:
- 1 top, 3/4 by 19-1/2 by 33 in., S-2-S.
- 4 posts, 1-3/4 by 1-3/4 by 28 in., S-4-S.
- 4 end rails, 3/4 by 2-1/4 by 17 in., S-2-S.
- 4 stiles, 3/4 by 2-1/2 by 20 in., S-2-S.
- 2 panels, 3/16 by 12 by 18 in., S-2-S.
- 3 facings, 3/4 by 2-1/4 by 29 in., S-2-S.
- 2 top frame pieces, 3/4 by 2 by 32 in., S-2-S.
- 2 top frame pieces, 3/4 by 2 by 19 in., S-2-S.
- 2 mirror supports, 1 by 2 by 33 in., S-2-S.
- 1 mirror support, 3/4 by 2-1/2 by 33 in., S-2-S.
- 1 drawer front, 3/4 by 7-1/4 by 28 in., S-2-S.
- 1 drawer front, 3/4 by 6-1/4 by 28 in., S-2-S.
- 2 drawer fronts, 3/4 by 5-1/4 by 14 in., S-2-S.
- 1 partition, 3/4 by 1 by 6 in.
- 2 mirror-frame pieces, 3/4 by 2 by 40 in., S-2-S.
- 2 mirror-frame pieces, 3/4 by 2 by 20 in., S-2-S.
The following material list may be of common stock and not quarter-sawed: