. Furniture for the craftsman; a manual for the student and machanic. ar filling piece 3 in. wide glued and closing up the end andprojecting to fill up the groove marked in dotted lines on outerpieces E, tenoned at one end in molded end D, and slotted outto receive a 3^ x 3-in. strip to slide loosely in slot in board strip is to be glued into ends, E, C, and E to be partedsufficiently to slide smoothly. Soapstone or soap will permit ofa fair joint and smooth action to such work. F shows a drop-down hinged end secured to ends D. Many modifications may 262 FURNITURE FOR THE CRAFTSMAN be g
. Furniture for the craftsman; a manual for the student and machanic. ar filling piece 3 in. wide glued and closing up the end andprojecting to fill up the groove marked in dotted lines on outerpieces E, tenoned at one end in molded end D, and slotted outto receive a 3^ x 3-in. strip to slide loosely in slot in board strip is to be glued into ends, E, C, and E to be partedsufficiently to slide smoothly. Soapstone or soap will permit ofa fair joint and smooth action to such work. F shows a drop-down hinged end secured to ends D. Many modifications may 262 FURNITURE FOR THE CRAFTSMAN be given to this end—a solid board with some suitable outershape, a little interior cutting, or applied ornament, suggestedor adapted. A Combination Bookcase and Writing Desk Mission furniture is now so prevalent in many homes thatFig. 260 is introduced as embodying important features that abusy man or woman finds necessary when some of the days workof writing or checking over accounts must be continued duringthe home hours. As shown in the sketch there are two book-. FiG. 260.—General View of the Combination Bookcase and Writing Desk. shelves at each side of the writing desk with an overhead con-tinuation of book shelving having a set height for smaller to the half carcase plan in Fig. 261, the position of thecorner and intermediate posts are clearly indicated, leaving anopen foot space in the middle front under the desk as may beseen from an inspection of big. 2(30. BOOKCASES AND HOLDERS 263 The connection between the four book posts is made by con-structing three paneled frames of ^-in. material and stiles andrails 2^ in. wide. The stiles project and are fitted with tenons,the top and bottom to enter mortise cuts in the posts, which arei]4 in. square and 56 in. long. In laying out a rough workingdrawing the outside measure of the case will be 14 x 65 in. and
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