. Furniture for the craftsman; a manual for the student and machanic. e cutsshown to excite individual expression ^as much as possible. Much of the _Lold furniture is interesting from the Fig. 51—A Settle Table 29 ^ devices or construction, de- ^igh Shown with Top DoWn signed just as much then as today, to serve a double purpose, andit is hoped that the spark of inventive genius may be fanned intofiame of enthusiasm for other simplifying means or comfort-giving features. Meanwhile curb any desire to change goodform for some untrained outline or erratic profile to your turn-ings; ra
. Furniture for the craftsman; a manual for the student and machanic. e cutsshown to excite individual expression ^as much as possible. Much of the _Lold furniture is interesting from the Fig. 51—A Settle Table 29 ^ devices or construction, de- ^igh Shown with Top DoWn signed just as much then as today, to serve a double purpose, andit is hoped that the spark of inventive genius may be fanned intofiame of enthusiasm for other simplifying means or comfort-giving features. Meanwhile curb any desire to change goodform for some untrained outline or erratic profile to your turn-ings; rather seek out and make a rough pencil sketch of a bit ofturning or an approved outline which you think would apply to aparticular form of furniture needing a little more grace or live-lier expression to it by a change of outline, or an added bit ofmodest carving or moulding. Fig. 52 presents an English breakfast table which is comingagain into renewed favor. It has its advantages of looking wellwhen not used as a meal table and of being useful for other 32 FURNITURE FOR THE CRAFTSMAN The marked revival of needlework among ladies demands at-tractiveness in table designs and for this reason the antiquemodels are more than ever being reproduced, fashion dictatingthat luncheons be served on bare table tops over open lace workdoilies and scarfs. A becoming design of table is therefore muchin demand. A simple turned shape to the posts of the Jacobeanperiod is shown, although other profiles may be used. Twospecially fitted hinges screwed firmly in the usual way to ends ofleg strainers and brought together by a central pin covered by
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