Materials:
- 6½” poplar.
- 12 No. 6 nails to nail on the top.
- 45 No. 44 box nails for nailing on upright pieces.
- 50 No. 16 wire brads, ¾”, for nailing tenons in mortise.
- 2 No. 9 screws, 1½”, to screw the base on the rack.
- Sandpaper for dressing the rack.
- 1 pt. white paint.
- 1 pt. enamel.
Dimensions:
- Top: 1 piece ¾” thick × 4½” wide × 33” long.
- 2 pieces ¾” thick × 1½” wide × 30” long.
- Bottom: 2 pieces ¾” thick × 1½” wide × 30” long.
- 1 piece 1” thick × 2½” wide × 12” long for base.
- Middle: 2 pieces ¾” thick × 1½” wide × 21” long.
- Ends: 2 pieces ¾” thick × 1½” wide × 24” long.
- Crosspieces: 2 pieces ¾” thick × 1½” wide × 3” long to be used as top of rack.
- 2 pieces ¾” thick × 3” wide × 3” long to be used as bottom of rack.
- Upright pieces: 16 pieces ½” thick × ½” wide × 26” long to be used as side pieces 8 on each side.
- 2 pieces ¾” thick × 1½” wide × 20½” long.
Dish Rack
Directions:
Mortise the two end pieces ¼”, to fit tenon. Nail the two crosspieces, measuring (¾” × 1½” × 3”) to them. Make ¼” mortises on the two top pieces (¾” × 3” × 3”). These mortises are made 3” from the end and the two pieces nailed to crosspieces. Screw on the bottom board (1” × 2½” × 12”) with 1½” No. 9 screws. Mortise the 4 top and bottom pieces (¾” × 1½” × 30”) ½” from the top and bottom and nail them lengthwise on the rack. The two middle pieces (¾” × 1½” × 21”) are mortised and nailed 11” from the top edge of the bottom piece. The upright pieces (¾” × 1½” × 20½”) are nailed 9” from the left side. Nail the eight upright pieces (½” × ½” × 26”) on each side with No. 4 box nails. The top piece (¾” × 4½” × 33”) is nailed on the top of the rack. Sandpaper, paint and enamel.
COAL BOX