. Furniture for the craftsman; a manual for the student and machanic. een drafts. Artistically it breaks the squarecharacter of a room by the ease with which it may be adjustedas a background. From the standpoint of general utility inthe modestly furnished home, it will be found indispensable inemergency when a room must be converted temporarily intoa sleeping room, or in case of sickness, the privacy or protectionfrom a high screen will be readily appreciated. Fashion in future dictates the screen, and its importance issuch that it is keeping a few small factories turning them outto supply th
. Furniture for the craftsman; a manual for the student and machanic. een drafts. Artistically it breaks the squarecharacter of a room by the ease with which it may be adjustedas a background. From the standpoint of general utility inthe modestly furnished home, it will be found indispensable inemergency when a room must be converted temporarily intoa sleeping room, or in case of sickness, the privacy or protectionfrom a high screen will be readily appreciated. Fashion in future dictates the screen, and its importance issuch that it is keeping a few small factories turning them outto supply the demand. The screen which you will make willpossibly be more substantial than those made to sell in dozenlots. It will also have individuality, and your patron will bethe more pleased in this fact as it represents her taste also. No detailed description is necessary to the carpenter in con-structing the screen here shown, as it represents simply the care- 86 FURNITURE FOR THE CRAFTSMAN ful joinery incident to making a door frame and the fitting ofpanels and Fig. 105—General View of Folding Screen. The subdividing of the interior space, as shown in the illus-tration, by the paneling at the top and bottom, is offered, sug-gesting a medieval treatment peculiar to interior finish at thetime when screens were much used. There is no arbitrary size,the usual proportions for a serviceable screen being 22 inchesto 24 X 70 inches outside of each frame; the frame stock is ofI inch to ij^-gx i}4 inches. To guard against too much weightthe panel and structural features should occupy little space atthe top. A very pleasing treatment would be to have suchfilling at the bottom only. As to the main surface this is a matter of taste or higher-priced screens are generally filled with leather of CERTAIN FURNITURE FORMS 87 an antique finish, hut a rich effect is oftentimes produced withlow-cost materials; and the work incident to it entirely within therange of the intelligent
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