. Furniture for the craftsman; a manual for the student and machanic. a fitting place for a writing desk where every one,including the guest, may have access to the writing our life of today, made up of so much detail, the old-fashionedlap portfolio or writing box, is quite out of the question, andgenerally, from its portability, is not, when in a hurry, justwhere it is wanted. In Fig. i8q of the sketches reproducedherewith we show one so outlined that it will be in harmonywith the severely plain or with the mixed class of furniture whichgoes to make up the furnishing of a parlor.
. Furniture for the craftsman; a manual for the student and machanic. a fitting place for a writing desk where every one,including the guest, may have access to the writing our life of today, made up of so much detail, the old-fashionedlap portfolio or writing box, is quite out of the question, andgenerally, from its portability, is not, when in a hurry, justwhere it is wanted. In Fig. i8q of the sketches reproducedherewith we show one so outlined that it will be in harmonywith the severely plain or with the mixed class of furniture whichgoes to make up the furnishing of a parlor. 178 FURNITURE FOR THE CRAFTSMAN With the present-day craftsmans knowledge of fitting drawersand compartments the same general practice applies in provid-ing all the necessary pigeon and cubby holes which experiencehas reminded us are so useful in disposing of answered and un-answered letters, stamp and pen compartments and other littledetails which will either please you, your wife or your wife to be;for I take it that a great many of the lonely young fellows who. Fig. 189.—General View of Writing Desk. see the home ahead of them will be ambitious to have the homefurnished largely with their own handiwork, work which theycan back up with a guarantee. The horse lover gets no greaterpleasure in going over the good lines of his horse than does theman in fondly passing his hands over a well made article of woodwork which he has made when the home was plain, or whenshaping itself into an actual reality of home with the partner-ship of a wife and all the pleasure which comes from acquiringones possessions piece by piece through the years. The solid top constituting the rear portion of the writingsurface back of the hinged fall is dressed 12 x 26^ x 15/16. Theopen frame under the drawer is 11 x 26^ x 15/16. The front FURNITURE FOR THE PARLOR 179 of the drawer covers its front edge as an apron. The drawer hasa space of 4>^ inches to the bottom. The lower board, lo^inches wide, is
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