The seat is formed of a box with a hinged cover. Midway of the depth inside is a sliding shelf upon two cleats extending the length of the box, which provides space for large paper sheets, drawings, etc.

Requirements

Body. 1 Condensed-milk Box (about 7 1/4 in- deep, 13 in. wide, 19 3/4 in. long).

Cover. 1 Piece 5/8 in. thick, 1 1/2 in. wide, length equal to side length of the box. 1 Piece 5/8 in. thick, width 1 1/2 in. less than the width of the box, length equal to the outside length of the box.

Shelf. 1 Piece 1/2 in. thick, width equal to one-half the inside length of the box, and length equal to the inside width of the box.

Cleats. 2 Pieces 1/2 in. thick, 1 1/2 in. wide, length equal to the inside length of the box.

Legs. 4 Strips 1/2 in. thick, 1 1/2 in. wide, 27 in. long. 4 Strips 1/2 in. thick, 2 in. wide, 27 in. long.

Arms. 2 Strips 1/2 in. thick, 2 1/2 in. wide, 16 in. long. Back Bar. 2 Strips 1/2 in. thick, 2 1/2 in. wide, 21 3/4 in. long. Hardware. 2 1 3/4 in. brass butts.

Construction

Make the legs 27 inches long. Remove the cover. Nail the shelf cleats on the inside sides of the box, keeping the top of the cleats 3 inches from the bottom. Fit the shelf so as to slide readily upon the cleats. Bore a hole 3/4 inch in diameter, 3/4 of an inch from the edge at the center; insert the finger in this hole to move the shelf. Nail the narrow cover strip along the side on top, keeping its outside edge even with the outside edge of the box. Turn the box on its side and nail on the legs, allowing them to project 10 inches above the top of the box with the seat cover on. Stand the chair upon its legs, right side up. Nail the arms to the top of the legs, allowing their ends to project 2 inches over the face of the legs in front, and their outside edges to project 1/2 inch over the outside face of leg on the sides, the rear end of arm being even with the rear face of the rear leg. Nail one of the back bar strips across the rear legs, keeping its top edge even with the top of the leg. Set the other back bar strip, flat side up, directly behind the arm ends, and nail to the other half of back bar already in place. Fit and hang the seat and set the shelf in place.