. Furniture for the craftsman; a manual for the student and machanic. their needs andis given an individual stamp. Swing Top Table The swing top table, or English breakfast table, is pa-ticularly useful in more ways than as a dining room writer has found such a table constructed from his draw-ings most serviceable for writing and the ample surface itgives in laying open many papers makes it more desirableoften times than the more restricted writing desk. This table,Fig. 211, proves to be the embodiment of utility and when out 204 FURNITURE FOR THE CRAFTSMAN of service with the to
. Furniture for the craftsman; a manual for the student and machanic. their needs andis given an individual stamp. Swing Top Table The swing top table, or English breakfast table, is pa-ticularly useful in more ways than as a dining room writer has found such a table constructed from his draw-ings most serviceable for writing and the ample surface itgives in laying open many papers makes it more desirableoften times than the more restricted writing desk. This table,Fig. 211, proves to be the embodiment of utility and when out 204 FURNITURE FOR THE CRAFTSMAN of service with the top swung into a vertical position it is justone of the pieces to break the angularity of a room, for with thetripod form of base onefoot can be placed to thewall corner and the topshown to the front as apresented shield. Thisparticular top led to ahappy thought as to thedisposal of a certain rarepiece of ash burl veneer ofan unusual size, or, morecorrectly stating the fact,the possession of the ve-neer required thought asto how best to use itits full surface, and in. thethe oval table top was Fig. 211.—Swing Top Table. result. The shaft consists of a turning from lyi inch ^ (,/-v^^-«J i:;^
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