. Furniture for the craftsman; a manual for the student and machanic. them on the band saw into frets 3-16-inch in thickness. Gluethese along the proper line and direction, and after sanding theedges a very pleasing form of relief will result. The foot posts are 2^ inches square, with the three exposedcorners chamfered. A turned ball 3>^ inches in diameter givesa finished termination. The head end rail, b inches wide, is SITTING ROOM FURNITURE 161 placed in line with the side and foot rail, and then paneling orveneer occupies the space between that and the inclined molded effect a
. Furniture for the craftsman; a manual for the student and machanic. them on the band saw into frets 3-16-inch in thickness. Gluethese along the proper line and direction, and after sanding theedges a very pleasing form of relief will result. The foot posts are 2^ inches square, with the three exposedcorners chamfered. A turned ball 3>^ inches in diameter givesa finished termination. The head end rail, b inches wide, is SITTING ROOM FURNITURE 161 placed in line with the side and foot rail, and then paneling orveneer occupies the space between that and the inclined molded effect along the upper edge of the head support andrails may either be a narrow framing surmounting the construc-tion or a molded strip secured as an after-finish. The form of upholstery shown in the cut is now very gener-ally a par-t of the simple class of furniture and stands for justwhat they are—bags, made in a primitive manner, filled withsoft material. Here again the craftsman of today will be equalto the occasion and find little that requires special skill in mak-. FiG. 179.—Method cf Sewing theLeather Covers. ing the cushions to fit his frames. Soft, pliable Spanish leather(sheep skin) in all colors may now be secured in many expense may enter here as in everything else, andit would be well to make the selection by samples. The bottomcover piece may also be of the same color and grain imitation,but of pantasote or other substitute for leather. Likewise,instead of upholsterers curled hair a half quantity with vege-table down may be used. It will be quite necessary as well assatisfactory to guard against waste and to find the exact sizeof leather to make a sample cushion one-half size of the couchbody—that is, divide the couch into three pillows, using somecheap material, and cutting it ample to allow for pillow whenfilled to the width of the frame. The filling should not be lessthan 5 inches in thickness. From this bag material, if madeto fill up properly
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