. Furniture for the craftsman; a manual for the student and machanic. in the construc-tion are useless. By this is meant brackets and other glued-onparts having no relation to the purpose of the table. An added value may be given the table, however, by insertinga drawer under the top and providing an under board or shelfwhere naturally in its place a strainer would be a part of theconstruction for purposes of strength. The dusting and wiping over of a table along simple lines ismore of a pleasure than source of irritation, for if properly fin-ished it is improved by wiping. The suggestions ind
. Furniture for the craftsman; a manual for the student and machanic. in the construc-tion are useless. By this is meant brackets and other glued-onparts having no relation to the purpose of the table. An added value may be given the table, however, by insertinga drawer under the top and providing an under board or shelfwhere naturally in its place a strainer would be a part of theconstruction for purposes of strength. The dusting and wiping over of a table along simple lines ismore of a pleasure than source of irritation, for if properly fin-ished it is improved by wiping. The suggestions indicated inFigs. Ill, 112 and 113 are offered as a basis of the plain ser-viceable style which can be modified in many ways yet retain asimple character. Many prefer a round leg or post. This should be of a simpleshape, leaving a square top for inserting rails and having theshaft a perfectly plain round, the fullest size of square diminish-ing on a slight sweep as it comes to the floor. The simplicity ofan Ionic column should be ever in mind to restrain one from the. Fig. 111.—Table for Living Room or to overbeading and hollows, which frequently meannothing in turned work and are difficult to clean. The table indicated in Fig. 111 of the illustrations is of the 94 FURNITURE FOR THE CRAFTSMAN simplest type of construction, and for a room of little open spaceit will be found very serviceable, both for a reading and a card
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