- Top: 1 piece 1” thick × 18” wide × 26” long.
- Shelf: 1 piece 1” thick × 10” wide × 32” long.
- Legs: 4 pieces 1½” thick × 1½” wide × 24” long.
- Cleats: 4 pieces 1” thick × 1” wide × 14” long.
Directions:
After cutting legs, nail on cleats even with the top edge, measuring 14” for the bottom cleat. Measure 2” from the ends and sides of the top and nail on the legs. Measure 7¾” from the right-hand end and 9” from the side and make a hole 8” in diameter. Nail the bottom shelf at an equal distance from the bottom of the legs.
WALL CABINET FOR THE KITCHEN
(Made from Dry Goods Boxes)
A comfort to the housewife is a kitchen cabinet, containing different compartments for spices and such accessories necessary in cooking. It is made of boxes and should be put at some place convenient to the work table so the woman will not have to move to get these things when preparing a meal. It surely fulfils the old adage, “A place for everything and everything in its place.”
Materials:
- 1 box of the required dimensions to build the body.
- 12 salt boxes used as drawers in the compartments.
- ⅓ lb. 8-penny nails to be used in the construction of the cabinet.
- 12 round-head screws to be used as knobs.
- Sandpaper and stain.
Dimensions:
- Body: 1 box 4¾” deep × 13¼” wide × 18¼” long.
- Shelves: 4 pieces ⅜” thick × 4¾” wide × 12¼” long.
- Drawers: 12 salt boxes, 4” × 4” × 4”.