Modern cabinet work, furniture & fitments; an account of the theory & practice in the production of all kinds of cabinet work & furniture with chapters on the growth and progress of design and construction; illustrated by over 1000 practical workshop drawings, photographs & original designs . ious pieces of work inother parts of the book. A general rule in fitting stationery casesis to make the carcase slightly smaller at the back, and about f than the space between ends. A bead is then glued ateach end of case to fill the intervening spaces. A detailed de-scription of the supportin
Modern cabinet work, furniture & fitments; an account of the theory & practice in the production of all kinds of cabinet work & furniture with chapters on the growth and progress of design and construction; illustrated by over 1000 practical workshop drawings, photographs & original designs . ious pieces of work inother parts of the book. A general rule in fitting stationery casesis to make the carcase slightly smaller at the back, and about f than the space between ends. A bead is then glued ateach end of case to fill the intervening spaces. A detailed de-scription of the supporting sliders or lopers is given in thenext chapter, in connection with an oak bureau bookcase. A Chippendale Silver Table (see p. 128). View show-ing Columnglued insidethe Angle. This type of table is, as the name implies, intended for thedisplay of silver or curios. The illustration has been measuredand drawn from an original example. The height to table topis 28 in., and the width is 21 in. A turned column (see f. 3) isfixed inside the fretwork angles ; diagonal stretchers assist to keep the tablerigid. The constructive features of this table do not require any specialcomment, and the arrangement of leg and rim or gallery will be apparent 128 MODERN CABINETWORK, FURNITURE, AND FITMENTS. Chippendale Silver Table; Sheraton Pier Table. TABLES AND FRAMED-UP WORK 129 from the enlarged details. When preparing the fretwork, four pieces can becut together by glueing paper between each piece, and separating after thefrets have been polished. The angles should be glued together, and the turnedcolumn glued in position before the rail mortises are cut; barefaced tenons areused as the rails are very thin. A Sheraton Pier Table (see opposite). Pier tables were so called because of their original use in supporting a wallor pier glass, but changing fashion has displaced pier glasses, and sidetable is now the more appropriate and accepted term. The tops of these tablesveneered with curl veneer,
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