panying
photograph. This piece of mission furniture will be found useful in the
home or office and can be made by anyone who has a slight knowledge of
tools. The material should be either oak or chestnut, which can be
secured from the planing mill dressed and sandpapered ready to cut the
tenons and mortises. The stock needed will be as follows:

2 ends, 7/8 in. by 10 in. by 31 in., S-2-S.
1 shelf, 7/8 in. by 10 in. by 35 in., S-1-S.
2 trough pieces, 7/8 in. by 4 in. by 35 in., S-2-S.
8 keys, 5/8 in. by 5/8 in. by 3 in.

[Illustration: Book Trough Complete]

The two end pieces should be made first with the top corners rounded off
and the lower end, which is of simple design, can be cut out with a
bracket saw and smoothed with a wood rasp. The mortises should then be
laid out according to the sketch and cut, by first boring 3/4-in. holes
and finishing with a chisel, being careful to keep all edges clean and
free from slivers.

The shelf can now be made by cutting a double-key tenon at each end to
fit the end pieces. The space between the two tenons at each end can be
cut out with a bracket saw and finished with a rasp. The key holes
should be mortised as shown in the sketch. The trough pieces are made in
a similar manner, care being taken to have all tenons and mortises
perfectly square and a good fit, so the trough when assembled will have
a neat and workmanlike appearance. The trough can be finished in any one
of the many mission finishes which are supplied by the trade for this
purpose.

AN OAK SERVING TABLE

The serving table is another useful piece of furniture that can be made
in mission style. This table should be made in quarter-sawed oak and
stained very light. The stock order is as follows:

2 posts, 2 by 2 by 37 in., S-4-S.
2 posts, 2 by 2 by 31 in., S-4-S.
1 top, 1 by 21 by 40 in., S-2-S.
2 side rails, 3/4 by 3 by 34-1/2 in., S-2-S.
4 end rails, 3/4 by 3 by 15-1/2 in., S-2-S.
1 back panel, 3/4 by 4 by 34-1/2 in., S-2-S.
1 stretcher, 1 by 5 by 36-1/2 in., S-4-S.
1 slat, 1/2 by 1-1/2 by 36 in., S-4-S.

[Illustration: Serving Table Complete]

The four posts are ordered 1 in. longer than necessary for squaring to
length and the two back posts should be chamfered 1/4 in. on top, as
they are the longest and project above the back panel. All of the posts
are cut tapering for a space of 4 in. from the bottom ends. Mortises in
the posts and tenons on the rails are laid out