. Furniture for the craftsman; a manual for the student and machanic. Cushion Fig, 140.—Section showingConstruction. STOOLS AND OTHER USEFUL FURNITURE 119 The carving of the foot being very simple, the more ruggedthe effect, even though it he rough from amateur hands, thegreater character will it have in contrast with the carefullysmoothed-off knee and plain cove above. There would be morecarving practiced by the artisan could he appreciate that bycarving the slickness of relief work from a powerful die pressis not being imitated. It holds in this as in any other work—be yourself. Cut a
. Furniture for the craftsman; a manual for the student and machanic. Cushion Fig, 140.—Section showingConstruction. STOOLS AND OTHER USEFUL FURNITURE 119 The carving of the foot being very simple, the more ruggedthe effect, even though it he rough from amateur hands, thegreater character will it have in contrast with the carefullysmoothed-off knee and plain cove above. There would be morecarving practiced by the artisan could he appreciate that bycarving the slickness of relief work from a powerful die pressis not being imitated. It holds in this as in any other work—be yourself. Cut a leaf as it looks, not as a wooden leaf; a lionor bear paw rough and powerful, not smoothed over as thoughit had been manicured. To obtain this rough hair-like effect, which shows up so effec-tively in the after-finish, secure first the indentations definingthe toes, shown in the cut, by a large-sized V-carving tool; thenwith a ^-inch gouge, not too quick in curve, proceed to roundoff the corners. Then cut in again with the V-tool and workoff to the desired round, cutting out
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