Sometimes the opening for a drawer is cut out of the front rail, as in Fig.296.In this case the drawer runners are supported between the front and back rails, into which they may be gained.
[Illustration: Fig.296.Opening for Drawer Cut Out of Front Rail of Table.] For the making of the table top see edge-to-edge joint, p.172.

Dress up the top to size, taking special pains with the upper surface.

If the grain is crossed, use the veneer-scraper, Fig.

151, p.

92, then sand, first with No.