All in One
Putting together favorite features
by Brian Considine
This piece is a synthesis of the features of many pieces that I
have liked—scalloped sides, a hutch top, library shelves with
small drawers, etc. It's designed to be used either in a library-
type setting for books and the like, or hung over a sideboard
in a dining room.
The case is dovetailed together, top and bottom. But
scallop the sides first and then cut dados for the shelves and
the top facing piece. The molding is then mitered and nailed
and glued on. Then the dividers are sized and dovetails are
cut at either end and the case notched for them.
The drawers have a 1/4-inch thumbnail on the face. They
are dovetailed in the front and shouldered on the back. The
bottom fits into the grooves in the sides and the front, and is
nailed to the back.