. Furniture for the craftsman; a manual for the student and machanic. hecontracted porch, the carrying out and back again each night ofthe favorite chair discourages many from courting nature andall the benefits of the open air treatment. The outdoor chair or piece of furniture has no glue in its con-struction, as it depends on tight mortise and tenon joints, withpins, or in many cases rivet nails. There would be no harm ingluing some joints if it is intended to heavily coat the surface 272 FURNITURE FOR THE CRAFTSMAN with paint, but even then a nail should pass through the side ofthe mortise
. Furniture for the craftsman; a manual for the student and machanic. hecontracted porch, the carrying out and back again each night ofthe favorite chair discourages many from courting nature andall the benefits of the open air treatment. The outdoor chair or piece of furniture has no glue in its con-struction, as it depends on tight mortise and tenon joints, withpins, or in many cases rivet nails. There would be no harm ingluing some joints if it is intended to heavily coat the surface 272 FURNITURE FOR THE CRAFTSMAN with paint, but even then a nail should pass through the side ofthe mortise into the tenon. Naturally large parts should beused in the construction of exposed furniture. The general pro-portions of the Mission style are more appropriate for porchesthan for some interiors of limited space. In Fig. 270 of the illustrations is shown what in its essentialfeatures is an outdoor chair, and following the prevalent fancymight be made larger in its parts than indicated on the drawing,but this, however, is entirely a matter of individual ||&* Fig. 270.—Porch Rocker, Showing Front and Side Views. Plain oak is the favorite wood for this style, treated in a darkbrown tone, which now is designated as weathered. Thischaracter of chair, made in ash or chestnut and treated with atransparent green stain, looks very attractive for the by all means a water stain for porch furniture, for shoulda chair intended to remain for the season on the porch or oneaccidentally left out over night become wet by a heavy dew or anight shower much damage might be done to dresses when nextit is used. An oil stain is preferable; and furthermore do not useshellac for a preparatory coat for a wax rub; rather use the chairfor a time with the oil stain well rubbed dry and bright. Tobrighten the piece from time to time go over it with a rag filledwith half boiled oil and turpentine, then polish with a dry cloth. OUTDOOR FURNITURE 273 Now as to Fig. 270, the measured i
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