. Furniture for the craftsman; a manual for the student and machanic. ude to secure comfort than in a plain chair, the linesof which were formed in the most direct way permissible withlow cost and a meager equipment of tools and wood may be converted into many varied shapes; curved,serpentine and twisted forms being as easily produced from aminimum amount of stock as a piece of tin is in ones fingersreadily made to assume any shape desired. Steam, as the meansof softening wood, with modern metal forms and presses makeit possible to produce in a chair of general utility a gracef
. Furniture for the craftsman; a manual for the student and machanic. ude to secure comfort than in a plain chair, the linesof which were formed in the most direct way permissible withlow cost and a meager equipment of tools and wood may be converted into many varied shapes; curved,serpentine and twisted forms being as easily produced from aminimum amount of stock as a piece of tin is in ones fingersreadily made to assume any shape desired. Steam, as the meansof softening wood, with modern metal forms and presses makeit possible to produce in a chair of general utility a graceful lineand proper balance, particularly to the back post. An illustra-tion of this is shown in Fig. 173, which represents a very old and 148 FURNITURE FOR THE CRAFTSMAM common type of rush bottom rocker, many of these being madeby the farmers in winter time for their own use or local sale. Note the relative position of the straight back post to therocker. To give the proper balance and appearance of a sub-stantial base, the posts should curve back immediately under. Fig. 173.—Early Settlement Rocker. the seat and have connection with the rocker some distanceback. The straight back post required that the back be moreat right angles with the seat, which robbed the chair of the com-fort and easy balance which the modern bent or curved postrocker possesses. However, this type of rocker was the origi-nal of that class of chair which is distinctly American, and littleattempt was made to alter natures material form. As these rare examples are less seen we cherish them the more,as we think that before the early men of the country in buildingtheir homes were able to take their stiff-backed ease they wereforced to lay aside, for seasoning, stock of simple form to con- FURNITURE FOR THE HALL 149 Struct their chairs and other furniture, and also at a certaintime of the year, to gather from the fields and low marshes therush or flag for the chair seats. In the meantime the bench, orform,
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