. Furniture for the craftsman; a manual for the student and machanic. faces, where the shave andscraper will not go. Having satisfied yourself that the leg hasbeen worked into a trim, evenly balanced form, finish with thecabinet scraper and No. >^ sandpaper. If the glue joints aregood, the joint should be \ery little in evidence. The arm,which has been fitted and scribed underneath, where it rests onthe end, is now to be treated to a low round on the face, and thenose rounded off in keeping with the flowing line underneath; ESSENTIAL TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT 51 then, as shown in the illustration
. Furniture for the craftsman; a manual for the student and machanic. faces, where the shave andscraper will not go. Having satisfied yourself that the leg hasbeen worked into a trim, evenly balanced form, finish with thecabinet scraper and No. >^ sandpaper. If the glue joints aregood, the joint should be \ery little in evidence. The arm,which has been fitted and scribed underneath, where it rests onthe end, is now to be treated to a low round on the face, and thenose rounded off in keeping with the flowing line underneath; ESSENTIAL TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT 51 then, as shown in the illustration, it is coved out underneath onthe outside, shading out as it nears the back. The serpentineedge of front board is shaped off with shave and scraper; thisleaves no square edges on the construction except on the backframing. A convenient holder for shaping arms, legs and other irreg-ular parts with the spoke shave and scraper is shown in Fig. 73of the illustrations. The outline of the wooden yoke and thelength are optional. The one shown is in use for many purposes,. Fig. 73.—Holder for Shaping. and consists of a 3-inch piece of stock, sawed to shape, having along mortise in one end and a number of holes piercing it for aloose pin. A hard-wood stick, tapered and elastic, notchedas shown, and provided with an extended metal prod, is adjustedin the mortise at any place desired and secured by the pin pass-ing through it. At the other end of the yoke is a projecting,metal stop, and, as shown, underneath another hard-wood stickis recessed and secured with a loose pin, and the other endtapered to slip in the notches. The piece to be shaped is seton yoke, against the stop, with the notched stick secured inproper hole; it is then pulled forward, both ends are sharply duginto, and held in that position by the swinging stick underneathby slipping the wedge end into a notch. Having completed the shaping of all parts, the work shouldbe carefully glued up. A temporary clamp or squeezing de
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