A common low seat or cricket (Fig. 325) can be made of 5/8" or 7/8" stock and of any desired size.

Before beginning work read carefully Marking, Rule, Square,

Saw, Plane, in Part V., and look up any other references.

The hardest part of this job is to cut the bevels where the sides meet the top and at the ends of the stretcher between the sides (see Bevelling). You will probably find it easier to lay out and cut the ends of the sides before they are tapered. The edges of the top can be slightly rounded. After the parts are nailed together (see Nailing) set the nails (see Nail-set). The remaining details do not differ from those of the cases already described.

Fig. 325.

See end of introduction to this chapter for directions about smoothing, putting together, and finishing. See also Scraper, Sandpaper, and Finishing, in Part V.