Chapter I: Preface

Believing that the popularity of the cedar chest as a cabinet making project has reached considerable proportions, the author has endeavored to embody under one cover all information necessary to the design and construction of a variety of chests. In addition to this mechanical aspect of the work, he has presented some information of educational character on red cedar as a wood, and something of interest concerning the development of the chest.

As information of this character has been lacking in the past, he hopes that the book will meet with the approval of teachers who will use it in their work.

Acknowledgment is due to the Forest Service for the use of the illustrations in Chapter I, to two of the author’s students, Otto J. Teegen and James A. Kelly, for the great assistance rendered by them in the preparation of the drawings, and to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, for permission to reproduce photographs of historic chests in its collections.

R. F. W.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I Red Cedar 9

II Cedar Chests 15

III How to Build a Simple Chest 17

IV Cedar Chest Designs 31

V The Finishing of Cedar 78

VI Copper Trimmings 82

VII Matting Boxes 90