. Furniture for the craftsman; a manual for the student and machanic. re-house—not drawn upon constantly but a place of last resortwhen the stock of little things is exhausted in the small basketthe ladies like to carry about. The stand, however, in largeoperations of dressmaking and also when sewing is laid asideis quite indispensable and is a part of the furniture equipmentof a well furnished home. In the construction of the workstand the early colonial mod-els are perhaps the best because of simple pattern and becausethe industrious women of those days knew more of the require-ments than un
. Furniture for the craftsman; a manual for the student and machanic. re-house—not drawn upon constantly but a place of last resortwhen the stock of little things is exhausted in the small basketthe ladies like to carry about. The stand, however, in largeoperations of dressmaking and also when sewing is laid asideis quite indispensable and is a part of the furniture equipmentof a well furnished home. In the construction of the workstand the early colonial mod-els are perhaps the best because of simple pattern and becausethe industrious women of those days knew more of the require-ments than unfortunately do many women of the present 134 represents such a type with two drawers and drop leafon each side. What few original pieces are to be found and the many copiesmade from them in recent years are always made in mahogany STOOLS AND OTHER USEFUL FURNITURE 113 or are examples of careful veneer work in crotch or cross-bandveneers. Custom has so dictated the use of material or colorfor certain purposes that it is no whim to say—from a selling \ek. Fig. 134.—Colonial Work Table. Standpoint—that such a piece of furniture would prove accept-able to critical taste even if made in any other wood than ma-hogany. The work stand while infrequently used takes up space andfor this reason should be a sightly piece, while the idea of utilityand beauty are equally important. Referring again to Fig. i 34 it may be interesting to statethat it consists of four 2-inch square posts turned, as open frames are made shouldered to receive the squaredportions of the posts, as indicated in the drawing; one for thebottom, one to divide the two drawers and one fitted flush withthe top of the posts. These frame rails, which are 13-16 in. 114 FURNITURE FOR THE CRAFTSMAN thick, may be immediately doweled into posts or made intoglued-up frames and the corners cut out to receive the posts,the latter being then drawn up to the corner by counter-sinkingscrews in a diagonal ho
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