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TEXAS AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICE 
J. E. HUTCHISON. DIRECTOR , COLLEGE STATION , TEXAS 
CHARLOTTE TOMPKINS 
Extension Specialist in Home Management 
Texas A. & M. College System 
Figure 1. Narrow shelves,' top, 1 shelf added be-
tween shelves 8 to 10 inches apart; 
bottom, 2 shelves added between shelves 
12 to 14 inches apart. 
2 
It is possible for the homemaker to have attractive 
easy-to-use storage areas in her kitchen even though 
cupboards have been built a long time or she lives in a 
house. This pUblication presents some ideas and' de~gns 
kitchen accessories that can be built at little or no 
An inexperienced home carpenter can convert her 
kitchen cupboards into convenient, easy-to-use ones by 
some of these storage aids. No measurements are given 
the storage devices since the articles to be stored and 
space in which they are stored will differ from home to 
TooLs and SuppLies 
Most homes have the few tools needed to make . 
shelves and racks, but you may wish to buy more if you 
to make several cupboard devices. 
The following tools are considered essential for 
the articles described in this publication: 
Square 
Hammer 
Saw-carpenters' handsaw, coping saw 
Rule-folding, steel tape or yardstick 
Wooden boxes or scraps of wood are suitable 
for many of the cupboard accessories, provided that the 
are large enough. Or, you can buy softwood, which is 
work with. Pieces of softwood at ·least % inch thick are 
able for the endpieces of many of the shelves and racks. 
tice stripping, 11,4 to 13,4 inches wide, is suitable for 
purposes as it is already cut and finished in the width 
Lumberyard operators often will cut new materials that 
sell to the desired size at little or no extra cost. 
Use small nails or brads with thin wood so that it 
not split. An 18-gage wire nail or brad is suitable for 
purposes. The length of the nail will be determined by 
it is used. A 1-inch nail or brad is suitabl.e for many of 
storage devices. 
Very rough wood may be sanded with coarse (#2) 
paper until it is fairly smooth, then finished with a fine 
paper (#2/ 0). If finished wood, like plywood, is used, 
the finest sandpaper is needed. 
GeneraL Procedure 
1. Decide on the type of storage device needed. Look at 
pictures on the following pages for suggestions. 
rage devices 
the cupboard and the articles to be stored to 
what size to make the storage device. Write in 
size of the rack or shelf on the picture of the article in 
pUblication. 
on suitable wood for the different parts. The end-
of shelves and racks generally are made of wood at 
1/2 inch thick; the length wise piece may be of thinner 
unless the articles to be stored are heavy. 
and mark the wood. When marking, remember 
the lengthwise grain of the wood is stronger and will 
more weight than the crosswise grain. You will want 
the pattern for the device so that the strain will 
by the lengthwise grain of the wood. Check meas-
carefully to be sure that the device will fit the 
to be stored and . the place in the cupboard where 
device is to be used. 
the wood along the marked lines. 
a wood file and sandpaper smooth the cut edges of 
wood but do not round them. 
the pieces of wood together. To make the joints 
, they may be glued before they are nailed. 
or finish like the cupboard or wall where the stor-
device is to be used. 
shelves may be added where the present shelves 
apart. These shelves may be held in place by: 
strips of wood nailed in place (these are called 
brackets or angle irons. 
screw eyes placed so that the shelf will rest on the 
surface of the screw eyes, or screw eyes and hooks. 
inserted in holes bored in the side of the cupboard. 
metal shelf standards and supports. 
narrow shelf may be added between shelves 8 to 10 
If shelves are 12 or more inches apart, two nar-
may be added. The article to be stored in the 
determine how wide and how far apart you make 
shelves may be added between the counter top 
upper cupboards. If two are built, the upper shelf may 
than the lower. Canisters or other frequently used 
you can make 
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Figure 2. Narrow shelves added between counter 
top and cupboard. 
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Figure 3. Hanging shelves between work cOlUtter 
and cupboard. 
Figure 4. Extra shelf hung from underside 01 
cupboard shelf. 
Figure 5. Removable 
shelf for cup-
board. 
Figure 6. R emovable step shell. 
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articles may be stored on these shelves so that they 
easy to reach yet not interfere with using or 
work surface. When it is not possible to fasten 
wall, perhaps they can be hung as in Figure 3. 
Hanging SheLves 
FIGURE 3 
Two shelves may be fastened to end pieces and 
the easy-to-reach space between the work counter 
cupboards. In this case, the lower shelf should be 
than the upper one, and the end pieces shaped to 
the width of the shelves. Fasten these shelves to 
cupboards with fiat strips of metal, with angle irons 
screw eyes and hooks. These shelves 
mixing center for storing frequently 
seasonings and measuring cups. 
FIGURE 4 
An extra shelf may be hung on the underside 
in an upper cupboard where the original shelves are 
and where the added shelf is not to be as long as 
board shelf. Fasten the shelf in place with angle 
with screw eyes and hooks. A wide, low shelf of 
may be used for a platter-narrow one for cups or 
RemovabLe SheLves 
Removable shelves are easy to make and may be 
many purposes. They are especially convenient in 
boards, and cupboards in rented homes. 
FIGURE 5 
The size of the shelf will be determined by 
to be stored and the place where it is to be used. 
inches wide and 15 inches long will hold 12 juice 
this shelf is 5% inches high, average-sized water 
be stored on the shelf underneath. A shelf 7 
10 inches long and 5 inches high will fit over a 
dinner plates and hold a vegetable bowl. 
FIGURE 6 
A small removable shelf may be placed on top 
one to form a step shelf. These are convenient 
board shelves are more than 10 inches apart and 
articles are to be stored. It is a particularly handy 
ment where two shelves of different lengths are 
Figure 7. Rack for cupboard door. 
7, 8, 9, 10 
on cupboard doors must be shorter than the width 
door to allow for opening and closing the door. It is 
for the racks to be placed so that they will be be-
the shelves when the doors are closed. When you de-
the rack, plan to make the front of it high enough to 
stored articles from falling out when the door is 
Use a narrow strip of wood or wire for the front of 
racks, placed so that the labels on the containers may 
may be held in place with screws, small angle 
or screw eyes and hooks. If screws are used, bore a 
the narrow upper part of the endpieces. A rack 
be used to store a heavy article such as flour or 
may need to be fastened on the door with screws and 
at the bottom with an angle iron. The door on which 
rack is fastened may need an extra hinge to prevent 
lor CutLery 
for cutlery may be purchased for a small sum, but 
always possible to find one that suits your knives or 
where you want tQ use the rack. 
eigarbox can be used to make a rack that will protect 
blades. From a piece of wood % inch thick, cut a 
size of one end of the cigarbox. Mark on the block 
the position of the slots for the knife blades. Set 
on end, open out the lid, and place the marked 
the upper end of the cigarbox. Before sawing, fasten 
in place, nailing from the inside so that the nailheads 
show on the outside. Check carefully to be sure there 
no nails where the slots are marked. Saw the slots 
lid is open; then nail the lid of the cigarbox in place. 
eyes and hooks for hanging the rack. 
12 AND 13 
narrow knife rack may be made by fastening three 
of %,-inch plywood together. The outside pieces of 
solid, and slots are cut in the middle piece to fit the 
The rack may be rectangular or curved to fit 
Measure the longest knife blade and add 1 inch. 
Figure 8. Spice rack for cup-
board door. 
Figure 9. Heavy-duty rack 
for cupboard door. 
Figure 10. Rack with dividers for cltpboard door. 
Figure 11. Knife rack 
mad e from 
a cigarbox. 
Figure 12. Narrow, rectangular, knife rack. 
Figure 13. Narrow, curved, knife rack. 
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Figure 14. Knift raek for drawer storage. 
Figure 15. File for pans. 
Figure 16. File for pans. 
Figure 17. Box-type 
fil e set in 
a drawer. 
6 
This measurement will be the length of the rack. The 
of the rack will be the combined width of the knives, 
between them for ease in grasping the handles. Make 
pattern the size decided upon and check for size by 
the knifes on the pattern. Cut three pieces of 
size of the pattern . Lay the knife blades on one 
wood and mark around them. Saw along the marks 
coping saw. Glue the three pieces of wood together 
slotted piece in the middle. To make the rack 
it in a vise or weight it down with a heavy object 
glue sets. With four wire brads or nails, fasten 
vertically to the side of the cupboard or horizontally 
a shelf or an upper cupboard. 
FIGURE 14 
A slotted strip of wood may be used for storing 
other tools in a drawer. Cut a strip 1% inches wide 
at least % inch thick and as long as the drawer is 
the slots 1 inch deep and space them so that the handles 
tools are easy to grasp. The width of each slot will 
mined by the tool to be stored in it. For instance, the 
of a wooden spoon will require a wider slot than the 
a knife. The rack may be glued to the bottom of the 
or fastened at the ends with screws. Or, a piece of 
or hard board may be cut the size of the drawer, 
rack fastened to it and the whole thing set in the dra 
FiLes 
Vertical and horizontal files · provide storage for 
articles that cannot be stacked. These files may be 
sides and a bottom and set on a shelf or in a drawer, 
may be built in permanently if removable dividers 
The dividers may be made of plywood, hard board, 
crate wood or any other similar thin material. 
and size should be such that the dividers will not 
with grasping the stored article. The dividers may 
in place by solid pieces of wood between them, 
of wood on each side, pieces of quarter round 
series of brads or staples. Or, if you have the tools, 
cut grooves in the wood to hold the dividers . You 
wish to have the boards grooved at the lumberyard 
purchase your materials. 
FIGURES 15 AND 16 
Pan files may be made with a bottom and a back 
a bottom ' and a top. The ends and dividers may be 
of wood, or if scrap wood is being used, strips may be 
fit . 
In some cases it may be desirable to store two 
like articles, such as pie pans, in one section of 
When this is done, the space should be large enough to 
removing the pan that is needed without taking all of 
out. 
17 AND 18 
may be built like a box without a bottom and set 
or down in a drawer. The dividers should not ex-
to the front of the shelf or to the top of the draw-
interfere with gra~ping the articles stored there. 
file with slanting dividers may be used for 
that are too wide to set on a shelf. Narrow cleats 
to hold the dividers in place. 
and partitions in a drawer will keep articles 
so that they are easy to see and pick up. Inexpen-
made dividers are satisfactory when they 
and the articles to be stored, or you may want 
dividers, first cut a piece of paper the size of 
of the drawer and make a pattern from it. Place 
to be stored on the paper where it is to be kept in 
Mark the spaces required for each article. From 
you can measure the length of wood needed and 
to place the partitions. The sides of the drawer 
deeper than the partitions. 
drawer will be easier to clean if you make dividers 
removable. One way is to make the frame the size 
of the drawer with dividers fastened into the 
a frame is not used, small cleats may be nailed to 
of the drawer to hold removable dividers in place. 
tape may be used to hold the dividers in place if 
articles are to be stored in the drawer. 
trays that slide from front to back or from side 
be made in order to use drawer space to better 
A tray generally covers one-third to one-half of 
to permit access to the articles stored below it. 
that do not interfere with opening and closing 
can be stored in the tray. . 
ides of the tray may be made of lattice stripping or 
thin wood. Thin plywood is unsuitable for the 
it will not hold well where it is nailed together at 
Plywood, hard board or other thin wood may 
for bottom of the tray. Lattice stripping or other 
may be used for the runners on which the tray 
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Figure 18. Box·type 
file Jar a 
shelJ . 
Figure 19. File with slanting dividers. 
Figure 20 . Drawer dividers. 
Figure 21. Drawer dividers. 
Figure 22. Drawer divid· 
ers. 
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Figure 23. Drawer tray that slides from front 
to back. 
Figure 24. Drawer tray that slides from side to 
side. 
Figure 25. Towel rack. 
Determine the depth of the tray, allow some 
the top and nail the runners in place on the sides 
drawer. Cut the bottom of the tray and fit it into the 
to see that it slides easily. Fit and cut the four sides 
tray. Plan them so that the pull will be against the 
the corners. For example, in a tray that slides from 
back, the pieces at either side will extend over those 
front and back. Nail the four sides of the tray together 
corners; then nail the bottom to the sides. 
Towel Racks 
FIGURE 25 . 
It is sometimes difficult to find a towel rack that 
the space in which you want to put it. You can make one 
a scrap of wood % inch thick for the endpieces and a 
stick for the rod. 
Cut the endpieces of the rack so that the grain of 
wood will be parallel to the surface where the rack 
fastened. Cut the bar the desired length either from a 
stick or from 1j2-inch doweling. In the endpieces, bore 
the size of the bar. Practice boring holes in scrap wood 
to be sure that you use the proper size bit. The rack 
more attractive if the holes are bored only halfway 
the wood, but it will be stronger if the holes are bored all 
way through the wood. Glue the bar into the endpieces. 
carefully before the glue hardens to see that the endpieces 
straight. 
* * * 
T he information and storage ideas in this publication are 
based largely upon work done by the U. S. Department 0/ 
Agriculture, by cooperating experiment stations of the Land 
Grant Colleges and by the Agricultural Extension Services 
of various states. 
, 
Cooperative Extension Work in Agriculture and Home Economics, The Texas A. & M. College System and 
United States Department of Agriculture cooperating. Distributed in furtherance of the Acts of Congress of 
May 8, 1914, as amended, and June 30, 1914. 
15M-10-57, reprint. 
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Kitchen Storage Devices You Can Make.

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MP·209 kitchen -;[~. ~ ... ) s to rag e <"-'-:'" devices you can .make TEXAS AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICE J. E. HUTCHISON. DIRECTOR , COLLEGE STATION , TEXAS CHARLOTTE TOMPKINS Extension Specialist in Home Management Texas A. & M. College System Figure 1. Narrow shelves,' top, 1 shelf added be-tween shelves 8 to 10 inches apart; bottom, 2 shelves added between shelves 12 to 14 inches apart. 2 It is possible for the homemaker to have attractive easy-to-use storage areas in her kitchen even though cupboards have been built a long time or she lives in a house. This pUblication presents some ideas and' de~gns kitchen accessories that can be built at little or no An inexperienced home carpenter can convert her kitchen cupboards into convenient, easy-to-use ones by some of these storage aids. No measurements are given the storage devices since the articles to be stored and space in which they are stored will differ from home to TooLs and SuppLies Most homes have the few tools needed to make . shelves and racks, but you may wish to buy more if you to make several cupboard devices. The following tools are considered essential for the articles described in this publication: Square Hammer Saw-carpenters' handsaw, coping saw Rule-folding, steel tape or yardstick Wooden boxes or scraps of wood are suitable for many of the cupboard accessories, provided that the are large enough. Or, you can buy softwood, which is work with. Pieces of softwood at ·least % inch thick are able for the endpieces of many of the shelves and racks. tice stripping, 11,4 to 13,4 inches wide, is suitable for purposes as it is already cut and finished in the width Lumberyard operators often will cut new materials that sell to the desired size at little or no extra cost. Use small nails or brads with thin wood so that it not split. An 18-gage wire nail or brad is suitable for purposes. The length of the nail will be determined by it is used. A 1-inch nail or brad is suitabl.e for many of storage devices. Very rough wood may be sanded with coarse (#2) paper until it is fairly smooth, then finished with a fine paper (#2/ 0). If finished wood, like plywood, is used, the finest sandpaper is needed. GeneraL Procedure 1. Decide on the type of storage device needed. Look at pictures on the following pages for suggestions. rage devices the cupboard and the articles to be stored to what size to make the storage device. Write in size of the rack or shelf on the picture of the article in pUblication. on suitable wood for the different parts. The end-of shelves and racks generally are made of wood at 1/2 inch thick; the length wise piece may be of thinner unless the articles to be stored are heavy. and mark the wood. When marking, remember the lengthwise grain of the wood is stronger and will more weight than the crosswise grain. You will want the pattern for the device so that the strain will by the lengthwise grain of the wood. Check meas-carefully to be sure that the device will fit the to be stored and . the place in the cupboard where device is to be used. the wood along the marked lines. a wood file and sandpaper smooth the cut edges of wood but do not round them. the pieces of wood together. To make the joints , they may be glued before they are nailed. or finish like the cupboard or wall where the stor-device is to be used. shelves may be added where the present shelves apart. These shelves may be held in place by: strips of wood nailed in place (these are called brackets or angle irons. screw eyes placed so that the shelf will rest on the surface of the screw eyes, or screw eyes and hooks. inserted in holes bored in the side of the cupboard. metal shelf standards and supports. narrow shelf may be added between shelves 8 to 10 If shelves are 12 or more inches apart, two nar-may be added. The article to be stored in the determine how wide and how far apart you make shelves may be added between the counter top upper cupboards. If two are built, the upper shelf may than the lower. Canisters or other frequently used you can make ~ .. / I ./ .h I 1 /' ~ '1 1 / ~ Figure 2. Narrow shelves added between counter top and cupboard. 3 --Figure 3. Hanging shelves between work cOlUtter and cupboard. Figure 4. Extra shelf hung from underside 01 cupboard shelf. Figure 5. Removable shelf for cup-board. Figure 6. R emovable step shell. 4 articles may be stored on these shelves so that they easy to reach yet not interfere with using or work surface. When it is not possible to fasten wall, perhaps they can be hung as in Figure 3. Hanging SheLves FIGURE 3 Two shelves may be fastened to end pieces and the easy-to-reach space between the work counter cupboards. In this case, the lower shelf should be than the upper one, and the end pieces shaped to the width of the shelves. Fasten these shelves to cupboards with fiat strips of metal, with angle irons screw eyes and hooks. These shelves mixing center for storing frequently seasonings and measuring cups. FIGURE 4 An extra shelf may be hung on the underside in an upper cupboard where the original shelves are and where the added shelf is not to be as long as board shelf. Fasten the shelf in place with angle with screw eyes and hooks. A wide, low shelf of may be used for a platter-narrow one for cups or RemovabLe SheLves Removable shelves are easy to make and may be many purposes. They are especially convenient in boards, and cupboards in rented homes. FIGURE 5 The size of the shelf will be determined by to be stored and the place where it is to be used. inches wide and 15 inches long will hold 12 juice this shelf is 5% inches high, average-sized water be stored on the shelf underneath. A shelf 7 10 inches long and 5 inches high will fit over a dinner plates and hold a vegetable bowl. FIGURE 6 A small removable shelf may be placed on top one to form a step shelf. These are convenient board shelves are more than 10 inches apart and articles are to be stored. It is a particularly handy ment where two shelves of different lengths are Figure 7. Rack for cupboard door. 7, 8, 9, 10 on cupboard doors must be shorter than the width door to allow for opening and closing the door. It is for the racks to be placed so that they will be be-the shelves when the doors are closed. When you de-the rack, plan to make the front of it high enough to stored articles from falling out when the door is Use a narrow strip of wood or wire for the front of racks, placed so that the labels on the containers may may be held in place with screws, small angle or screw eyes and hooks. If screws are used, bore a the narrow upper part of the endpieces. A rack be used to store a heavy article such as flour or may need to be fastened on the door with screws and at the bottom with an angle iron. The door on which rack is fastened may need an extra hinge to prevent lor CutLery for cutlery may be purchased for a small sum, but always possible to find one that suits your knives or where you want tQ use the rack. eigarbox can be used to make a rack that will protect blades. From a piece of wood % inch thick, cut a size of one end of the cigarbox. Mark on the block the position of the slots for the knife blades. Set on end, open out the lid, and place the marked the upper end of the cigarbox. Before sawing, fasten in place, nailing from the inside so that the nailheads show on the outside. Check carefully to be sure there no nails where the slots are marked. Saw the slots lid is open; then nail the lid of the cigarbox in place. eyes and hooks for hanging the rack. 12 AND 13 narrow knife rack may be made by fastening three of %,-inch plywood together. The outside pieces of solid, and slots are cut in the middle piece to fit the The rack may be rectangular or curved to fit Measure the longest knife blade and add 1 inch. Figure 8. Spice rack for cup-board door. Figure 9. Heavy-duty rack for cupboard door. Figure 10. Rack with dividers for cltpboard door. Figure 11. Knife rack mad e from a cigarbox. Figure 12. Narrow, rectangular, knife rack. Figure 13. Narrow, curved, knife rack. 5 Figure 14. Knift raek for drawer storage. Figure 15. File for pans. Figure 16. File for pans. Figure 17. Box-type fil e set in a drawer. 6 This measurement will be the length of the rack. The of the rack will be the combined width of the knives, between them for ease in grasping the handles. Make pattern the size decided upon and check for size by the knifes on the pattern. Cut three pieces of size of the pattern . Lay the knife blades on one wood and mark around them. Saw along the marks coping saw. Glue the three pieces of wood together slotted piece in the middle. To make the rack it in a vise or weight it down with a heavy object glue sets. With four wire brads or nails, fasten vertically to the side of the cupboard or horizontally a shelf or an upper cupboard. FIGURE 14 A slotted strip of wood may be used for storing other tools in a drawer. Cut a strip 1% inches wide at least % inch thick and as long as the drawer is the slots 1 inch deep and space them so that the handles tools are easy to grasp. The width of each slot will mined by the tool to be stored in it. For instance, the of a wooden spoon will require a wider slot than the a knife. The rack may be glued to the bottom of the or fastened at the ends with screws. Or, a piece of or hard board may be cut the size of the drawer, rack fastened to it and the whole thing set in the dra FiLes Vertical and horizontal files · provide storage for articles that cannot be stacked. These files may be sides and a bottom and set on a shelf or in a drawer, may be built in permanently if removable dividers The dividers may be made of plywood, hard board, crate wood or any other similar thin material. and size should be such that the dividers will not with grasping the stored article. The dividers may in place by solid pieces of wood between them, of wood on each side, pieces of quarter round series of brads or staples. Or, if you have the tools, cut grooves in the wood to hold the dividers . You wish to have the boards grooved at the lumberyard purchase your materials. FIGURES 15 AND 16 Pan files may be made with a bottom and a back a bottom ' and a top. The ends and dividers may be of wood, or if scrap wood is being used, strips may be fit . In some cases it may be desirable to store two like articles, such as pie pans, in one section of When this is done, the space should be large enough to removing the pan that is needed without taking all of out. 17 AND 18 may be built like a box without a bottom and set or down in a drawer. The dividers should not ex-to the front of the shelf or to the top of the draw-interfere with gra~ping the articles stored there. file with slanting dividers may be used for that are too wide to set on a shelf. Narrow cleats to hold the dividers in place. and partitions in a drawer will keep articles so that they are easy to see and pick up. Inexpen-made dividers are satisfactory when they and the articles to be stored, or you may want dividers, first cut a piece of paper the size of of the drawer and make a pattern from it. Place to be stored on the paper where it is to be kept in Mark the spaces required for each article. From you can measure the length of wood needed and to place the partitions. The sides of the drawer deeper than the partitions. drawer will be easier to clean if you make dividers removable. One way is to make the frame the size of the drawer with dividers fastened into the a frame is not used, small cleats may be nailed to of the drawer to hold removable dividers in place. tape may be used to hold the dividers in place if articles are to be stored in the drawer. trays that slide from front to back or from side be made in order to use drawer space to better A tray generally covers one-third to one-half of to permit access to the articles stored below it. that do not interfere with opening and closing can be stored in the tray. . ides of the tray may be made of lattice stripping or thin wood. Thin plywood is unsuitable for the it will not hold well where it is nailed together at Plywood, hard board or other thin wood may for bottom of the tray. Lattice stripping or other may be used for the runners on which the tray .. -::::;:::;;:: _ ... :;::: .. -,::::"-:, ... _-.. -:;::;; 4';::::;::-;;: ::::::::.:: .. :.-.::.:::::: ::. -:;;-:::::::: :-::: :;::;:::. Figure 18. Box·type file Jar a shelJ . Figure 19. File with slanting dividers. Figure 20 . Drawer dividers. Figure 21. Drawer dividers. Figure 22. Drawer divid· ers. 7 Figure 23. Drawer tray that slides from front to back. Figure 24. Drawer tray that slides from side to side. Figure 25. Towel rack. Determine the depth of the tray, allow some the top and nail the runners in place on the sides drawer. Cut the bottom of the tray and fit it into the to see that it slides easily. Fit and cut the four sides tray. Plan them so that the pull will be against the the corners. For example, in a tray that slides from back, the pieces at either side will extend over those front and back. Nail the four sides of the tray together corners; then nail the bottom to the sides. Towel Racks FIGURE 25 . It is sometimes difficult to find a towel rack that the space in which you want to put it. You can make one a scrap of wood % inch thick for the endpieces and a stick for the rod. Cut the endpieces of the rack so that the grain of wood will be parallel to the surface where the rack fastened. Cut the bar the desired length either from a stick or from 1j2-inch doweling. In the endpieces, bore the size of the bar. Practice boring holes in scrap wood to be sure that you use the proper size bit. The rack more attractive if the holes are bored only halfway the wood, but it will be stronger if the holes are bored all way through the wood. Glue the bar into the endpieces. carefully before the glue hardens to see that the endpieces straight. * * * T he information and storage ideas in this publication are based largely upon work done by the U. S. Department 0/ Agriculture, by cooperating experiment stations of the Land Grant Colleges and by the Agricultural Extension Services of various states. , Cooperative Extension Work in Agriculture and Home Economics, The Texas A. & M. College System and United States Department of Agriculture cooperating. Distributed in furtherance of the Acts of Congress of May 8, 1914, as amended, and June 30, 1914. 15M-10-57, reprint. 8 

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