. Furniture designing and draughting, notes on the elementary forms, methods of construction and dimensions of common articles of furniture . hensuch a table has a stretcher, the movable leg is strengthened byfastening it to a hinged bracket at the stretcher level, in addition tothe one on the frame. Another way of supporting drop leaves isto arrange slides that may be pulled out from the table frame beneaththe leaves when they are raised. The tables described thus far have the top fixed, but there arethose with the tops pivoted, so when they are turned about the pivota quarter way round the l
. Furniture designing and draughting, notes on the elementary forms, methods of construction and dimensions of common articles of furniture . hensuch a table has a stretcher, the movable leg is strengthened byfastening it to a hinged bracket at the stretcher level, in addition tothe one on the frame. Another way of supporting drop leaves isto arrange slides that may be pulled out from the table frame beneaththe leaves when they are raised. The tables described thus far have the top fixed, but there arethose with the tops pivoted, so when they are turned about the pivota quarter way round the leaves will be supported by the frame ofthe table, which in the revolved position of the top lies beneath varieties of this style are illustrated on Plate V. The first is anold-style drop-leaf table pivoted at the middle of the top. By raisingboth leaves and turning the top on its pivot the ends of the frame arebrought beneath the leaves to support them. The second table is inmore common use. The top is of two parts, of the same size andshape, hinged together so one part folds over on the other. When PIVOTED TOP TABLES Plate DRop LEAF TABLE X^. f%mQ JO? , _f P^ITITt op Top
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