. Furniture for the craftsman; a manual for the student and machanic. acketholds the top and front at each end. It will be noticed that the top of the chest is of panel con-struction, over which a light padding of cotton and hair may beplaced in an even manner, this in turn to be covered by a pieceof colored sheepskin cut somewhat larger than the exposed pan-el size, this to be neatly tacked down just within the outerframing by brass headed nails. BEDROOM FURNITURE AND CONVENIENCES 221 Refinement in outline should be the first suggestion of thedresser. We think of it more as the ladies work ta
. Furniture for the craftsman; a manual for the student and machanic. acketholds the top and front at each end. It will be noticed that the top of the chest is of panel con-struction, over which a light padding of cotton and hair may beplaced in an even manner, this in turn to be covered by a pieceof colored sheepskin cut somewhat larger than the exposed pan-el size, this to be neatly tacked down just within the outerframing by brass headed nails. BEDROOM FURNITURE AND CONVENIENCES 221 Refinement in outline should be the first suggestion of thedresser. We think of it more as the ladies work table, in factthere is little room left for the dear man to share it in. PossiblySundays he takes a flash light of himself in the mirror to see thathis outer rigging is extra satisfactory for an off day. In the il-lustration, Fig. 226, the Colonial style is uppermost. The after-finish is a delight to the eye and pleasant to the touch. Withthe figures given on the sketch no difficulty will be experiencedin making the one-half drawing of the front elevation, and in ^36. Fig. 226.—Colonial Dresser. drawing the end view it is well to keep within an over-all widthof 22 in., having for a back leg a i^/i-^n. square post reduced to aslight taper. Between the front and back posts draw a framed 222 FURNITURE FOR THE CRAFTSMAN panel, the width of framing being 3 in.—the panel, a well se-lected piece set in either a rabbet or a groove in the framing. Asimilar paneled construction constitutes the back. This shouldhave one or two upright mull ions between the distance of theback posts, the frame and filling being of course of a cheaperwood. The first, second and bottom drawer divisions are simi-lar unfilled frames with a center mullion. The top frame is ofthe same character except that it shows a ^ in. projection overposts and is molded % round. This framing is glued andscrewed onto the top, which is ^ in. longer on the ends andfront, treated with a more than quarter round finish. We now h
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