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8           THE CABINET-MAKER 
                  K N I F E - C A S E S. 
  THE univerfal utility of this piece of furniture renders a particular 
defcription not neceffary. Thofe on plate 38 may be made of ma- 
hogany inlaid, or of fatin, or other wood at pleafure. 
  Four defigns for Vafe knh fe-cafes are given on plate 39: they are 
ufually made of fatin or other light-coloured wood, and may be 
placed at each end on the fideboards, or on a pedeflal; the.knives, 
&c. fall into the body of the vafe, the top of which is kept up by a
fmall fpring which is fixed to the ftem which fupports the top; may 
be made of copper,, painted and japanned. 
         DESK       AN D      BOOK-CASE. 
   THIS article of furniture affords a great variety of patterns. The 
three defigns here given will Ihew their general appearance. 
   Deiks and book-cafes are ufually made of good mahogany; the 
drawers and internal conveniencies admit of much variation. The 
defigns (hew three different ways of making them: the patterns 
of the book-cafe doors may alfo be very much varied. On plate 4o 
are fhewn four defigns for doors, which will apply to any of the 
following defigns. On the top, when ornamented, is placed be- 
tween a fcroll of foliage, a vafe, buff, or othex ornament, which may. 
be of mahogany, or gilt, or of light-coloured wood. 
   The dimenfions of this article, will in general, be regulated by the 
 height of the room, the place where it muff fRand, or the particular 
 ufe to which it is deftined. The following are the general propor- 
                                                          tions;