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able, a blunt pointed nail will do very fair 
work. The incised work wants to be done 
very carefully. And where it consists of 
narrow channels only, care must be taken 
to have the groves of parallel width. When 
done well, this st^de of work has a good 
effect. After the cabinet is complete, 
ebonized and finished up, the incised work 
might be touched up, or, as finishers say — 
pricked in with gold. A very few sheets 
of gold leaf will do this, or where this 
cannot be done, liquid gold may be ap- 
plied with a fine brush. 
The top rail should be turned out of a 
piece of cherry 2x2 inches, the exact 
length between its shoulders must be the 
same as the distance between the sides of 
the cabinet. The two small columns 
between the drawer and the cabinet shelf 
are turned out of stuff I5XI5 inches thick, 
and are fastened at both ends with pins 
that are left in the ends of columns and 
go into holes bored into the shelves. The 
libbon moulding that runs around the 
front and the two sides, over the two small 
columns, is glued and nailed on with 
small nails where heads must be sunk 
below the surface of the wood. 
The cover a a a is made of stuff 1 inch 
thick, and is cut to look like shingles. To 
make this is a very simple matter, as will 
easily be seen by a close inspection. 
The drawer requires the front to be 
made of cherry, but the sides, end and 
bottom may be made of pine or any other 
soft wood. Where it can be done, it is 
better to dove-tail the drawer, but where 
this cannot be done, halfing the pieces 
together will answer the purpose. The 
l^ull on the drawer is made of wood, but 
where brass or nickel plated goods can be 
obtained it would be better to have a brass 
or nickel plated drop handle. The door 
should also be trimmed and hung with 
brass or nickel plated hardware. 
Fig. 3 shows a side view of the cabinet. 
It will be noticed that the top end is some- 
wdiat narrower than the bottom, this 
necessarily makes the door on an incline 
which insures its closing after using. 
Fig. 4 shows the turned balusters on the 
top of cabinet in front. It also shows the 
style of moulding used for rail and base 
piece of balusters. The dotted lines show 
SCIENTIST. 
the pins on the end of balusters by which 
the^^are fastened into the rail and base 
piece. These are drawn to full size. 
Fig. 4. 
Fig. 5 shows a perspective view of the 
cabinet complete. This is presented so 
that the amateur worker will have a better 
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idea of the manner in which the work is 
put together. 
Good glue, fine brads and care are all 
that is necessary to put the work together 
after it has all been gotten out properly. 
