The practical cabinet maker and furniture designer's assistant, with essays on history of furniture, taste in design, color and materials, with full explanation of the canons of good taste in furniture .. . Figure 162 Figure 164 (Fig. 161). Suitable brass or copper handles for doorsand drawers will add to the appearance of the side-board. For staining the wood, use permanganate of potash THE PRACTICAL CABINET MAKER 255. Figure 163 256 THE PRACTICAL CABINET MAKER dissolved in hot water; less potash for oak than forwalnut or mahogany. The correct shade may be gotby experimenting on an odd piece
The practical cabinet maker and furniture designer's assistant, with essays on history of furniture, taste in design, color and materials, with full explanation of the canons of good taste in furniture .. . Figure 162 Figure 164 (Fig. 161). Suitable brass or copper handles for doorsand drawers will add to the appearance of the side-board. For staining the wood, use permanganate of potash THE PRACTICAL CABINET MAKER 255. Figure 163 256 THE PRACTICAL CABINET MAKER dissolved in hot water; less potash for oak than forwalnut or mahogany. The correct shade may be gotby experimenting on an odd piece of wood. When thestain is dry, give a coating of glue size. Then thincoats of varnish. When all parts show a gloss, putaside for twenty-four hours, then glasspaper, and applythe finishing coats of varnish or French polish. Bis-marck brown added to the varnish will give mahoganycolor. We show herewith in Figs. 162, 163, 164 and 165,part elevations and details of two low-cost sideboards,to make will be excellent practice for the youngerworkmen. Fig. 162 includes center and two small side mirrors inupper part and three drawers, two cupboards and centerrecess in lower part. Height from A to B, 12 in.;B to C, 2 ft. 9 in.; C to D, 3 ft. 3 in.; cupboard door,say, 23 in. by 17 in.; depth of drawers, 5 in. is introduced, with alternative details for selec-tion. Note swell and taper to turned column B, C,
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