. Furniture for the craftsman; a manual for the student and machanic. should be 3^ in. thick and 2>^ in. wide, mortisedwith a heavy tenon to the top slat and back seat rail. All ten-ons should be long, or go clear through posts, set in white leadand secured by dowel pins. Heavy corner blocks should beplaced at each corner under the seat. Before painting severalcoats of white lead it might be well to have posts stand in a panof creosote or tar. Time was, not long ago, when the worn-out old sitting roomchair relegated to the attic was dusted off every spring to do — 20 — Fig. 268.—End View of
. Furniture for the craftsman; a manual for the student and machanic. should be 3^ in. thick and 2>^ in. wide, mortisedwith a heavy tenon to the top slat and back seat rail. All ten-ons should be long, or go clear through posts, set in white leadand secured by dowel pins. Heavy corner blocks should beplaced at each corner under the seat. Before painting severalcoats of white lead it might be well to have posts stand in a panof creosote or tar. Time was, not long ago, when the worn-out old sitting roomchair relegated to the attic was dusted off every spring to do — 20 — Fig. 268.—End View of Set-tee Shown in Fig. 267—Scale ^ in. to the Foot. 270 FURNITURE FOR THE CRAFTSMAN crippled service on the porch during the summer. As much ofsuch furniture depended originally on the honesty and integ-rity of glue under sheltered conditions, they often proved un-equal to many summer showers or even the dews. Fig. ibqshows two simple forms of easily constructed out-door pieces,intended to be bolted and treated to spar varnish, or, better Cj)_i^ y iii^^^d^. Fig. 269.—General View of a Garden Table with Appropriate Armchair. still, made in pine or cypress with good fitting tenons and heavi-ly painted. It is unnecessary to go into much detail except tosay that the table would look well 30 in. high and with a top 25X 36 in. and posts 2 in. square. The chair should measure 20 in. between front posts and 18in. between back posts, both set parallel. The back is to be 22in. high from top of seat. The seat is iq in. deep and to stand18 in. at front edge from floor. Cut off the back posts ^ in. at ?floor when finished, to give the proper pitch. The arms are q}4in. high at front and sawed out as shown from stock z}^ in. front and back posts are sawed out of 2 in. stock. Theseat slats are J^ in. thick by about 2 in. wide, parted by )4 ^^?Corner blocks should go against the 4 in. seat rails underneaththe seat. OUTDOOR FURNITURE 271 It is frequently desirable to have a se
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