. Furniture for the craftsman; a manual for the student and machanic. may be used without the carved detail,although a trial block may demonstrate that you have moreskill than you think in this direction. After the block is sawedout both ways to shape, mark out the five toe points and cut inthe deep gullies by a very quick curve gouge, or large V tool,then proceed to give the rounded form by using a low curvegouge giving form and expression to each division and finallyimitating the claw in front of each ball. Amateur effort incarving will show^ less in imitating a bear claw by not attempt-ing
. Furniture for the craftsman; a manual for the student and machanic. may be used without the carved detail,although a trial block may demonstrate that you have moreskill than you think in this direction. After the block is sawedout both ways to shape, mark out the five toe points and cut inthe deep gullies by a very quick curve gouge, or large V tool,then proceed to give the rounded form by using a low curvegouge giving form and expression to each division and finallyimitating the claw in front of each ball. Amateur effort incarving will show^ less in imitating a bear claw by not attempt-ing fine detail, rather let it be reasonably rough and rugged toindicate strength, which is the purpose. The Clock in the Folio Case The beveled rim shown by the two diameters on the middlepanel of the upper door was produced on a large lathe, screwing FURNITURE FOR THE PARLOR 193 a I 5-16-in. board to the face plate and turning a flat bevel fromio>^ to 7 in. in diameter doun to within % of an inch of back,when the inner part was removed by sawing out on a jig Fig. 204.—General View of Folio Case. The panel was then fitted with a tongue on each end and thestiles with corresponding grooves, the three parts being gluedup and faced off smooth and fitted with hinges to swing likelower door. A good clock works was secured back of an etched copperdial plate. The clock figures were from stock pattern in castbrass. The cabinet has been considered up to its final completion asan open case, and it now remains to provide at least fifteen lightloose panels ^^ x 11 >^ x i7}i ^^- of bass, or white wood, whichwhen sanded all over should immediately be shellacked to keepthem straight. These are the unit divisions which are sup-ported on four hardwood 5-16 in. dowel pins on both sides of thecabinet. The boring of the holes should be done before thecabinet is put together, boring them at a vertical distance of 3>^ 194 FURNITURE FOR THE CRAFTSMAN in. centers and to a depth of ^-in. P
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