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Modern cabinet work, furniture & fitments; an account of the theory & practice in the production of all kinds of cabinet work & furniture with chapters on the growth and progress of design and construction; illustrated by over 1000 practical workshop drawings, photographs & original designs . 2 1 » )> )) Wing stuff-over 2 0 2 0 3 8 1 4 2 ij ChesterfieldBox, Chesterfield 1 Stuff-over with!? adjustable) ends Beech or birch frames, with!legs, &c, of various hard- - 1 woods Polished /Various, including) turned, thurmed, 1j cabriole, and! 56 6 0 5 6 6 0 3 33 0 1 c11 6 2 02 0 Grecian Settee >» Stuff-over tapered 6 0 6 0 2 5 1 5 2 0 Canterbury Settee » )> 6 0 6 0 2 3 1 7 2 ^ ^ bedroom - ,| - - Rush-seat 1 4 r 2 3 ° 1 6 1 5 Music Stool Box 1 2 0 2 0 H 1 7i 1 4*| )> )> Revolving - - - - Minimum height = 6 ... [To face page 314. CHAIRMAKING 35 above the seat (see also vvheatsheaf pattern). Hepplewhite introduced curvedbacks of heart, shield, and oval forms, with tapering and spade toe reverted to a style of design more chaste and refined than theornate types of Chippendale, and, incidentally, more suitable for the satin-. 1. Shaping Chair Leg in Chair Vice. wood he chiefly worked upon. Many of his chairs are rectangular inoutline, and there is nearly always a distinguishing feature in the bottomrail of the back, placed about 2 in. above the seat (see lyre and lattice). Practice of Chair Work. Chairmaking, practised as a separate craft, requires long experience tobecome an adept, a position generally accomplished by close specialisation inparticular branches. The best chair work wasundoubtedly executed during the eighteenthcentury, and with but slight modification andadditions, the examples made during that perioddecide present-day proportions, as well as beingthe basis of modern chair-work design. Foreconomic reasons, chiefly speedy production, division of branches in chair-making has been brought about, although the principles and practice of
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