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This ook is one o9 the series o9 hand ooks on industrial su :ects ein, ;u lished < the Po;ular Mechanics .o. +ike the ma,a=ine, these ooks are >written so <ou can understand it,> and are intended to 9urnish in9ormation on mechanical su :ects at a ;rice within the reach o9 all. The te?ts and illustrations ha@e een ;re;ared e?;ressl< 9or this Hand ook /eries, < e?;ertsA are u;1to1date, and ha@e een re@ised < the editor o9 Po;ular Mechanics. The dimensions ,i@en in the stock list contained in the descri;tion o9 each ;iece o9 9urniture illustrated in this ook call 9or material mill1;laned, sanded and cut to len,th. I9 the workman desires to ha@e a com;lete home1made article, allowance must e made in the dimensions 9or ;lanin, and sBuarin, the ;ieces. /1C1/ and /121/ are a re@iations 9or sur9ace 9our sides and sur9ace two sides.

4ontents
List of Illustrations AN OAK BUFFET, 5

OAK STAIN, 9

A PLAIN OAK HALL CLOCK, 10

A ROCKING CHAIR, 14

A CURVED BACK ARM CHAIR, 18

A PLATE RACK, 21

TOOL FOR MARKING DO EL HOLES, 23

A MAGA!INE TABLE, 24 ASTE PAPER BASKET, 27

AN OAK

RITING DESK, 29 ITH CUSHIONS, 33

AN OAK COUCH

ELECTRIC SHADE FOR THE DINING ROOM, 37

HO

TO BEND

OOD, 40

A SMOKING STAND, 43 A CHINA CLOSET, 47

A LEATHER"COVERED FOOTSTOOL, 50

ARTS"CRAFTS MANTEL CLOCK, 52

A MUSIC STAND, 55

MAKING SCRE S HOLD IN THE END, 58 A ALL CASE ITH A MIRROR DOOR, 59

A SIDE CHAIR, 62 AN ARM CHAIR, 66 A BOOKCASE, 70 A LAMP STAND, 73

AN E#TENSION DINING TABLE, 77 AN OAK"BOUND CEDAR CHEST, 79 A TOOL FOR MAKING MORTISES, 84

A DRESSER FOR CHILD$S PLA%ROOM, 85 CUTTING TENONS

ITH A HAND"SA , 90

ARTS AND CRAFTS OIL LAMP, 91

ANOTHER CHINA CLOSET, 94

AN OAK BEDSTEAD, 99

AN OAK FOOTSTOOL, 101

A LIBRAR% SET IN P%RO"CARVING, 105

A GRILLE

ITH PEDESTALS TO MATCH , 107 A LAD%$S RITING DESK, 108

A TELEPHONE STAND AND STOOL, 112 TO MAKE A DO EL"CUTTING TOOL, 115

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A MEDICINE CABINET, 1216

3ist o( /%%ustr tions

Finished Buffet, 5 Details of Buffet, 5

Hall Clock Co !lete, 11 Details of Hall Clock, 11

"ockin# Chai$ Co !lete, 15 Details of "ockin# Chai$, 15

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Chai$ Ha&in# Bent'(ood Back, 19 Chai$, 19

Details of Cu$&ed Back %$

)a$ts Held *o#ethe$ +, -e,s, 22

Details of )late "ack, 23

.a$kin# Bo$e Holes fo$ Do/els, 24

*a+le Co !lete, 25

Details of .a#a0ine *a+le, 27

(aste )a!e$ Basket, 27

Details of (aste )a!e$ Basket, 29

Detail of ($itin# Desk, 29 ($itin# Desk Co !lete, 31

Couch Co !lete, 34

Details of .ission Couch, 35

Details of 1hade, 38

2lect$ic 1hade Co !lete, 39

1*2%.345 B67, 41

H612 %**%CH2D *6 *2%-2**82, 41

F6". B86C-1, 41

1 okin# 1tand Details, 43 Finished 1 okin# 1tand, 43 Details of China Closet, 47 China Closet Co !lete, 49

Footstool 8eathe$ Co&e$ed, 51

Details of Footstool, 52

.antel Clock /ith (ood and Co!!e$ F$ont, 53

Details of .antel Clock, 54 Details of .usic 1tand, 55 .usic 1tand Co !lete, 55 .akin# 1c$e/s Hold, 58 (all Case Details, 60

Case /ith .i$$o$ Doo$, 61 1ide Chai$ Co !lete, 63 Details of 1ide Chai$, 64 %$

Chai$ Co !lete, 67 Details of Chai$, 68

Co !leted Bookcase, 70 Details of Bookcase, 70 Details of 8a ! 1tand, 74

2lect$ic 8a ! 1tand Co !lete, 75

29tension Dinin# *a+le Co !lete, 77

Details of Dinin# *a+le, 77 Details of Ceda$ Chest, 79

Ceda$ Chest Co !lete, 83 Bo$in# Holes fo$ *enons, 84

Details of D$esse$, 85 D$esse$ Co !lete, 88

D"%(2" C641*":C*364, 89

1a/in# *enons, 91

%$tistic .ission 1t,le 6il 8a !, 91

B$on0e 1hade Holde$, 91

China Closet /ith 8attice/o$k Doo$s and 1ides, 96

Details of China Closet, 96 6ak Bedstead Co !lete, 99 Details of 6ak Bedstead, 101

Details of Footstool, 103 Footstool Co !lete, 103

*a+le and 1eat Deco$ated in ),$o'Ca$&in#, 105

5$ille fo$ an %$ch, 107

Details of ($itin# Desk, 109

Desk Co !lete, 110

1tand and 1tool Co !lete, 112 Details of 1tand and 1tool, 112 2as, (a, to .ake Do/els, 116 .edicine Ca+inet Co !lete, 116 Details of .edicine Ca+inet, 117

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Finis&'( Buff't

D'tails of Buff't

The accom;an<in, sketch and detail drawin, show a desi,n o9 a u99et wherein re9inement o9 outline and harmon< o9 details are cons;icuousl< re,arded. Duarter1 sawed oak is the most suita le wood 9or this handsome ;iece o9 mission 9urniture. The material should e ordered 9rom the mill read< cut$P, #*to len,th, sBuared and sanded. Followin, is a list o9 the stock needed:

2 +ack !osts, 2 +, 2 +, 47'3;4 in< 2 f$ont !osts, 2 +, 2 +, 45'1;2 in< 4 $ails, 1'1;2 +, 1'1;2 +, 50'1;2 in< 2 end $ails, 1'1;2 +, 1'1;2 +, 18'1;2 in< 4 end $ails, 3;4 +, 4 +, 18'1;2 in< 4 !ieces fo$ end !anel, 3;4 +, 3'1;2 +, 21 in< 2 !anels, 3;8 +, 12 +, 21 in< 1 to! +oa$d, 3;4 +, 17'1;2 +, 47'1;4 in< 1 +ack +oa$d, 3;4 +, 11'1;2 +, 47'1;4 in< 1 shelf +oa$d, 3;4 +, 2 +, 46 in< 2 +$ackets, 1 +, 2 +, 7'3;4 in< 4 !ieces fo$ doo$s, 3;4 +, 4 +, 11 in<

2 !anels, 3;8 +, 11 +, 17'1;2 in< 1 !iece fo$ d$a/e$, 3;4 +, 8 +, 22'1;2 in< 1 !iece fo$ d$a/e$, 3;4 +, 7'1;2 +, 22'1;2 in< 1 !iece fo$ d$a/e$, 3;4 +, 7 +, 22'1;2 in< 2 !ieces, 1;2 +, 8 +, 19'1;4 in<= soft /ood< 2 !ieces, 1;2 +, 7'1;2 +, 19'1;4 in<= soft /ood< 2 !ieces, 1;2 +, 7 +, 19'1;4 in<= soft /ood< 1 !iece, 1;2 +, 8 +, 19'1;4 in<= soft /ood< 1 !iece, 1;2 +, 7'1;2 +, 19'1;4 in<= soft /ood< 1 !iece, 1;2 +, 7 +, 19'1;4 in<= soft /ood< 1 +otto +oa$d, 3;4 +, 17'1;2 +, 47'1;4 in<= soft /ood<

2 !a$titions >se&e$al !ieces?, 3;4 +, 20 +, 24'3;4 in< 2 f$ont !ieces, 3;4 +, 2 +, 23 in< 2 +ack !ieces< 3;4 +, 2 +, 23 in<= soft /ood< 2 side !ieces, 3;4 +, 2 +, 21'1;2 in<= soft /ood< 1 +ack >se&e$al !ieces?, 3;8 +, 25 +, 46 in< 1 i$$o$ f$a e >to suit i$$o$?<

/tart to work on the 9our ;osts < sBuarin, them u; to the ;ro;er len,th in ;airs and e@elin, the to;s as shown. .lam; all 9our ;ieces on a 9lat sur9ace with the ottom ends e@en, then la< out the mortises 9or the rails and ;anels on all 9our ;ieces at once with a tr<1sBuare. This insures ,ettin, the mortises all the same hei,ht. The ack ;osts also ha@e a mortise cut in them at the to; 9or the ack oard as shown. +a< out the tenons on the ends o9 the 9ront and ack rails in the same manner. .ut them to 9it the mortises in the ;osts, also ra et the ack rails 9or the ackin,. .ut tenons on the end rails and ra et them and the side ;ieces 9or the ;anels. +a< out the to; and ottom oards to the ;ro;er$P, 2*si=e and notch the corners to 9it a out the ;osts. These oards are 9astened to the )1)E21in. sBuare rails with dowels and ,lue. The< can now e ,lued to,ether and set awa< to dr<. The to; oard is o9 oak, and e sure to ,et the est side u;, while the ottom one can e made o9 so9t wood i9 desired. The ;artitions are made o9 se@eral oards ,lued to,ether. %e care9ul to ,et an oak oard on the outer ed,e. The drawer slides are set into the ;artitions as shown and are 9astened in ;lace with screws 9rom the inside.

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The to; ack oard has a tenon on each end that 9its into the mortises in the ack ;osts and is rounded at the to; as shown. The shel9 is also rounded at the ends and is 9astened to the ack with screws. A ;late ,lass mirror should e ;ro@ided 9or the ack. This is 9itted to the ack oard as shown, then the rackets ;ut u; at the ends o9 the mirror 9rame. The main ;arts are now read< to e assem led and ,lued to,ether. %e9ore a;;l<in, an< ,lue, see that all the :oints 9it to,ether ;er9ectl<. The end rails and the ;anels are ,lued to,ether 9irst and allowed to dr<. %e @er< care9ul to ,et the ;arts clam;ed to,ether ;er9ectl< sBuare and strai,ht, else <ou will ha@e trou le later on. When these ends are dr< sli; them on the tenons on the 9ront and ack rails which are alread< 9astened to the to; and ottom oards. The ack oard and the ;artitions must e in ;lace when this is done. Pin and ,lue the :oints and clam; the whole to,ether sBuare and lea@e to dr<. The doors are now made < mortisin, the to; and ottom ;ieces to take the 'E21in. ;anel which is ,lued in ;lace. The drawers are made as shown in the$P, (*sketch. The 9ront oard should e oak, ut the remainder can e made o9 so9t wood. The :oints are nailed and ,lued. /uita le hin,es 9or the doors and handles 9or the drawers should e ;ro@ided. AntiBue co;;er trimmin,s look @er< well with this st<le o9 9urniture and can e secured at most an< hardware store. The ack is made o9 so9t wood and is ;ut on in the usual manner. /cra;e all sur;lus ,lue 9rom a out the :oints, as stain will not take where there is an< ,lue. Finish smooth with 9ine sand;a;er, then a;;l< the stain <ou like est. This can e an< one o9 the man< mission stains su;;lied < the trade 9or this ;ur;ose.

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An eas< and at the same time a ,ood wa< to stain oak in imitation o9 the 9umed e99ect, is to oil catechu in the ;ro;ortion o9 )EC l . to F l . o9 water, a9ter which cool and strain. A;;l< this to the wood, and when dr< treat with a solution o9 ichromate o9 ;otash in the same ;ro;ortion as with the catechu. %ichromate o9 ;otash alone in water will ,i@e a ,ood stain. A solution o9 2 o=. o9 ;earl ash and 2 o=. o9 ;otash mi?ed in a Buart o9 water makes a ,ood stain. Potash solution darkens the wood, and when a;;lied @er< stron, will ;roduce an almost e on hue, due to what we mi,ht descri e as the urnin, o9 the wood 9i er.$P, )"*

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The hall clock shown in the illustration should e made o9 ;lain oak. The 9ollowin, ;ieces will e needed to make it:

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2 +ack !osts, 1'1;2 +, 1'1;2 +, 81 in<, 1'4'1< 2 f$ont !osts, 1'1;2 +, 1'1;2 +, 21 in<, 1'4'1< 2 f$ont !osts, 1'1;2 +, 1'1;2 +, 44 in<, 1'4'1< 10 f$ont and +ack ho$i0ontals, 1'1;2 +, 1'1;2 +, 15 in<, 1'4'1< 10 side ho$i0ontals, 1'1;2 +, 1'1;2 +, 11 in<, 1'4'1< 1 face, 3;8 +, 14 +, 14 in<, 1'4'1<

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4 $ails, 3;4 +, 1'1;2 +, 18 in<, 1'4'1< 4 stiles, 3;4 +, 1'1;2 +, 12 in<, 1'4'1< 4 ho$i0ontal 4 ho$i0ontal 4 &e$tical 2 &e$tical ullions, 3;16 +, 3;4 +, 11 in<, 1'4'1< ullions, 3;16 +, 5;8 +, 11 in<, 1'4'1<

ullions, 3;16 +, 3;4 +, 15 in<, 1'4'1< ullions, 3;16 +, 5;8 +, 15 in<, 1'4'1<

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1 !iece, 3;8 +, 14 +, 21 in<, 1'4'1< 2 !ieces, 3;8 +, 14 +, 18 in<, 1'4'1< 4 ho$i0ontal 4 &e$tical ullions, 3;16 +, 5;8 +, 14 in<, 1'4'1<

ullions, 3;16 +, 5;8 +, 20 in<, 1'4'1<

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2 !ieces, 3;8 +, 9'1;2 +, 14 in<, 1'4'1< 8 ho$i0ontal ullions, 3;16 +, 5;8 +, 9'1;2 in<, 1'4'1< 6 &e$tical 2 ullions, 3;16 +, 5;8 +, 14 in<, 1'4'1<

iddle side !anels, 3;4 +, 9'1;2 +, 20 in<, 1'2'1<

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8 &e$tical 8 &e$tical

ullions, 3;16 +, 3;4 +, 18 in<, 1'4'1< ullions, 3;16 +, 5;8 +, 18 in<, 1'4'1< ullions, 3;16 +, 3;4 +, 9'1;2 in<, 1'4'1< ullions, 3;16 +, 5;8 +, 9'1;2 in<, 1'4'1<

8 ho$i0ontal 8 ho$i0ontal

I9 the worker will take the trou le to com ine the di99erent len,ths o9 ;ieces ha@in, like thicknesses and widths into ;ieces o9 standard len,ths, he will e a le to sa@e himsel9 some e?;ense at the mill with no more work 9or himsel9.

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%e,in work < sha;in, the ends o9 the ;osts as indicated in the drawin,. +a< out and cut the mortises 9or the tenons o9 the hori=ontals or rails. These mortises need not e dee; i9 the :oints are to e rein9orced later with la, screws as is the clock shown.$P, ))*The< ma< e what are known as stu tenons and mortises. The tenons are not more than )E2 in. lon,, :ust enou,h to kee; the rail 9rom turnin, a out. 7e?t la< out and cut the tenons on the rails. %ore the holes 9or the la, screws, ein, care9ul to ore on ad:acent sur9aces so that the holes will miss each other. 6se a 'E2 < '1in. la, screw, orin, the hole in the tenon with a )EC1in. it the 9ull de;th the screw is to enter. The side ;anels should e 9itted into ,roo@es in the rails, and e9ore the 9rame is ;ut to,ether these ;anels should e sBuared u; and the ,roo@es cut in the rails and ;osts at the ;ro;er ;laces.

Hall Clo)* Co+,l't'

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The mullions o9 the lower side ;anels, it will e noted, are s;eci9ied !E2 and 'EC in. wide. The !E21in. ;ieces are 9or the central ;arts o9 the 9rame and the others 9or the outside. The 9rame is to e made )E2 in. lar,er all around than the distance etween the ;osts and etween the rails so that it ma< e set in$P, )'*,roo@es cut in the ;osts and the rails to a similar de;th, )E2 in. This is true, also, o9 the mullions o9 the 9ront doors. /Buare u; the shel@es so that the< ma< e set into ,roo@es in the ad:acent rails. The middle shel9 is to ha@e an o@erhan, and will rest u;on the rails. The mullions o9 the to; side ;anels are all o9 the same width, and it is not intended or necessar< to set their 9rame into ,roo@es in the ;osts. The wood ;anel ack o9 them ,i@es am;le stren,th.

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It is a ,ood ;lan not to ,roo@e the ;anel u;on which the 9i,ures are ;laced, and which ecomes the 9ace o9 the clock. It is etter to 9it this ;iece in and 9asten metal or wood uttons on the ack side so that it can e readil< taken o99 to ,et at the clock mo@ement 9rom the 9ront. Make the doors, tenonin, the rails into the stiles and ,roo@in, oth to recei@e the mullioned 9ramework o9 'E)F1in. stu99. Put the whole 9rame to,ether, usin, ,ood hot ,lue 9or the :oints. When the ,lue has dried su99icientl< to allow the clam;s to e taken o99, 9it the doors and hin,e them. %utter9l< sur9ace hin,es look well and are the easiest to a;;l<. Thorou,hl< scra;e all the sur;lus ,lue o99 and sand;a;er the ;arts ;re;arator< to a;;l<in, the 9inish. To 9inish, a;;l< one coat o9 mission oak water stain. When dr<, sand;a;er li,htl<, usin, 7o. "" ;a;er. A;;l< a second coat, diluted with an eBual amount o9 water. /and this li,htl< and ;ut on a @er< thin coat o9 shellac to kee; the 9iller color, which 9ollows, 9rom discolorin, the hi,h li,hts. When the shellac has had time to harden, sand$P, )C*li,htl< and ;ut on a coat o9 ;aste 9iller. 6se li,ht 9iller, colored with um er and Genetian red in the ;ro;ortion o9 )2 o=, o9 um er, and C o=. o9 red to 2" l . o9 9iller. The directions 9or a;;l<in, the 9iller will e 9ound on the can la els. 0n the hardened 9iller a;;l< a thin coat o9 shellac. /and the shellac li,htl< and ;ut on se@eral coats o9 some ,ood 9loor wa?, ;olishin, well accordin, to the directions on the can. This is what is known as a mission oak 9inish and is Buite ;o;ular 9or this t<;e o9 9urniture desi,n. The metal 9i,ures 9or the dial come with the clock mo@ement. /ome o9 the mo@ements come alread< set in o?es o9 wood so that all one needs to do is to sha;e the ;ro:ectin, ends o9 the wood containin, o?es and 9asten them to the 9rame with screws 9rom the ack. A clock with dial 9i,ures, ei,ht1da< mo@ement, strikin, the hours and hal9 hours, with cathedral ,on, can e ou,ht 9or HC, ;ossi l< less.

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In 9urniture construction such as this, nothin, is ,ained < tr<in, to ;lane u; the stock out o9 the rou,h. This is mere drud,er< and can e more chea;l< and easil< done at the ;lanin, mill < machiner<. There will e ;lent< to do to cut and 9it all the di99erent ;arts. 0rder the ;ieces mill1;laned and sand;a;ered to the si=es s;eci9ied elow. Plain sawed red oak takes a mission 9inish nicel< and is a;;ro;riate. /ome ;eo;le like Buartered white oak etter, howe@er. The cost is a out the same.$P, )!* The stock 9or the chair is as 9ollows: Widths and thicknesses are s;eci9ied e?act e?ce;t 9or the rear ;osts and the rockersA ut to the len,ths enou,h sur;lus stock has een added to allow 9or sBuarin, the ends.

2 f$ont !osts, 1'5;8 +, 2'1;4 +, 22'1;2 in<, 1'4'1<

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2 +ack !osts, 1'5;8 +, 11 +, 40 in<, 1'2'1< 1 f$ont ho$i0ontal, 3;4 +, 3'1;2 +, 22 in<, 1'4'1< 1 +ack ho$i0ontal, 3;4 +, 3'1;2 +, 20 in<, 1'4'1< 2 +ack ho$i0ontals, 3;4 +, 3'1;2 +, 20 in<, 1'4'1< 2 side ho$i0ontals, 3;4 +, 3'1;2 +, 20 in<, 1'4'1< 2 +ack slats, 5;16 +, 3'1;2 +, 20 in<, 1'4'1< 2 a$ s, 1 +, 4'1;2 +, 25 in<, 1'2'1< 1 $ocke$, 2'1;4 +, 6 +, 33 in<, 1'2'1< 5 +otto slats, 3;4 +, 2'1;2 +, 19'1;2 in<, 1'4'1<

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%e,in work on the ;osts 9irst. The 9ront ;osts should ha@e one end o9 each sBuared, a9ter which$P, )#*the< can e cut to the e?act len,th. The rear ;osts, accordin, to the stock ill, are s;eci9ied 9or the e?act thickness. %< e?ercisin, 9orethou,ht, oth ma< e ,ot 9rom the ;iece ordered. The to;s and ottoms o9 the ;osts should ha@e their ed,es sli,htl< cham9ered to ;re@ent their sli@erin,. The sha;e o9 the arm is a little out o9 the ordinar<, ut the drawin, indicates Buite clearl< how it is cut. The arm is 9astened to the ;osts < means o9 dowels and ,lue a9ter the other ;arts o9 the chair ha@e een ;ut to,ether. 7ow ;re;are the cur@ed ;arts o9 the ack. These ;arts are worked to si=e, a9ter which the< are thorou,hl< steamed and ent in the 9orms descri ed on another ;a,e. These 9orms should ha@e a sur9ace cur@e whose radius is 22 in. While the ;arts are dr<in, out, ,o ahead with the cuttin, o9 the mortises and tenons o9 ;ost and rail. Inasmuch as the width o9 the 9ront o9 the chair e?ceeds that o9 the ack < 2 in., allowance must e made 9or slant either in the tenons o9 the side rails or in the mortises. This will necessitate the use o9 the e@el in la<in, o99 the shoulders o9 the tenons. The slats 9or the ottom are made lon, enou,h so that their ends ma< e >let into> the 9ront and ack rails, a 'EC1in. ,roo@e ein, ;lowed to recei@e them. Assem le the ack, then the 9rontA and when the ,lue on them has dried, ;ut the side rails in ;lace, then the arms. The chair should now e scra;ed and sand;a;ered ;re;arator< to a;;l<in, the 9inish. The cushion shown in the ;icture is made o9 /;anish roan skin leather and is 9illed with elastic 9elt. /uch cushions can e ;urchased at the u;holstererIs$P, )2*or the< can e made < the cra9tsman himsel9. FreBuentl< the two ;arts o9 the cushion are laced to,ether < means o9 leather thon,s.

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The arm chair, the ;icture and drawin, o9 which is ,i@en herewith is a com;anion ;iece to the rocker descri ed on another ;a,e. With the e?ce;tion o9 the ack1le,s the stock ill which 9ollows ,i@es the thicknesses and widths e?act. To the len,th, howe@er, enou,h has een added to allow sBuarin, u; the ends. Plain sawed white or red oak will e suita le 9or a desi,n such as this.

F$ont !osts, 2 !ieces, 1'5;8 +, 2'1;4 +, 26 in<, 1'4'1< Back !osts, 1 !iece, 1'5;8 +, 8 +, 45 in<, 1'2'1< F$ont ho$i0ontals, 2 !ieces, 3;4 +, 3'1;2 +, 21'1;2 in<, 1'4'1< "ea$ ho$i0ontals, 4 !ieces, 3;4 +, 3'1;2 +, 19'1;4 in<, 1'4'1< 1ide ho$i0ontals, 4 !ieces, 3;4 +, 3'1;2 +, 19'1;2 in<, 1'4'1< Back slats, 2 !ieces, 5;16 +, 3'1;2 +, 19'1;2 in<, 1'4'1< %$ s, 2 !ieces, 1'1;8 +, 4 +, 24 in<, 1'4'1< 1eat slats, 5 !ieces, 1;2 +, 2'1;4 +, 20 in<, 1'4'1<

%e,in work < sBuarin, u; the ends o9 the 9ront ;osts and sha;in, the rear ones .ham9er the ends o9 the to;s and ottoms sli,htl< so that the< shall not s;linter throu,h usa,e. 7e?t la< out the mortises and tenons. The cur@ed hori=ontals 9or the ack should now e ;re;ared and steamed as descri ed on another ;a,e. The cur@ed 9orm to which the steamed ;iece is to e clam;ed to ,i@e sha;e to it should e cur@ed sli,htl< more than is wanted in the ;iece, as the ;iece when released will tend to strai,hten a little. The arms o9 the chair ma< e sha;ed while these ;ieces are dr<in, on the 9orms. The rails o9 the$P, )(*9ront and ack ma< e tenoned, too. It should e noted that the 9ront o9 the chair is wider than the ack. This will necessitate care in mortisin, and tenonin, the side rails so as to ,et ,ood 9its 9or the shoulders The e@el sBuare will e needed in la<in, out the shoulders o9 the tenons.

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Ar+ C&air Ha.in- B'nt" oo( Ba)*

$P, 2"*

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D'tails of Cur.'( Ba)* Ar+ C&air

Assem le the ack, then the 9ront. When the ,lue has hardened on these ;arts so that the clam;s ma< e remo@ed, ;ut in the side rails or hori=ontals$P, 2)*and a,ain ad:ust the clam;s. The arms are to e 9astened to the ;osts with dowels and ,lue. The seat, it will e seen 9rom the drawin,, is to e a loose leather cushion to rest u;on slats. These seat slats ma< e 9astened to cleats which ha@e een ;re@iousl< 9astened to the inside o9 the 9ront and ack seat rails or the< ma< e >let in> to these rails < ,roo@in, their inner sur9aces e9ore the rails ha@e een ;ut in ;lace. The latter method is more workmanlike, ut more di99icult. A cushion such as is shown can e ;urchased read< made u;, or it ma< e made < the amateur < lacin, to,ether two ;ieces o9 /;anish leather cut to si=e and ;unched alon, the ed,es so as to allow a lacin, o9 leather thon,. It ma< e 9illed with hair or elastic 9elt such as u;holsterers use. Pro a l< the sim;lest 9inish that can e used is weathered oak. Put on a coat o9 weather oak oil stain, sand;a;er li,htl< when dr< and then ;ut on a @er< thin coat o9 shellac. /and this li,htl< and 9ollow with two or more coats o9 9loor wa? ;ut on in @er< thin coatin,s and ;olished well.

2 P32TE $24!

21

The ;late rack shown in the accom;an<in, illustration is desi,ned 9or use in a room 9urnished in mission st<le. The dimensions ma< e chan,ed to suit the wall s;ace. The ;arts are held to,ether entirel< < ke<s. The ar across the 9ront is 9or kee;in, the ;lates 9rom 9allin, out, ut this ma< e le9t out i9 the ;lates are allowed to lean a,ainst the wall. The 9ollowin, list o9 material will e needed, and,$P, 22*i9 the uilder does not care to do the rou,h work, the stock can e ordered ;laned, sanded and cut to the e?act si=e o9 the dimensions ,i@en.

2 ends, 7;8 +, 5 +, 20 in< 1 to!, 7;8 +, 6 +, 36 in< 1 shelf, 7;8 +, 5 +, 36 in< 1 +a$, 7;8 in< s@ua$e +, 36 in< 4 ke,s< 1c$a! !ieces /ill do<

+a< out and cut the mortises on the end ;ieces 9or the tenons o9 the shel9, also the tenons on the to; ends and the diamond sha;ed o;enin,s. In la<in, these out, work 9rom the ack ed,e o9 the ;ieces. .ut the tenons on the ends o9 the shel9 to 9it the mortises in the end ;ieces, num erin, each one so the ;arts can e ;ut to,ether with the tenons in the ;ro;er mortises. Mark out and cut the mortises in the to; to recei@e the tenons on the end ;ieces.

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Parts H'l( To-'t&'r /0 K'0s

In la<in, out the mortises 9or the ke<s allow a little e?tra on the side toward the shoulder so the ends and to;s ma< e drawn u; ti,htl< when the ke<s are$P, 2'*dri@en in the mortises. All the mortises and diamond sha;ed o;enin,s should e marked and cut with a chisel 9rom oth sides o9 the oard. I9 the ar is used, it ma< e attached with a 9lat side or ed,e out as shown.

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D'tails of Plat' Ra)*

Finish the ;ieces se;aratel< with an< weathered or 9umed oak stain. When thorou,hl< dr<, a;;l< a @er< thin coat o9 shellac. Finish with two coats o9 wa?. The rack can e attached to the wall < two mirror ;lates 9astened on the ack ed,es o9 the end ;ieces.

T&&3 F&$ M2$!/"G '&WE3 H&3E0

0n some work it is Buite di99icult to locate the e?act ;oint 9or a dowel, ut with the tool illustrated ;laced etween the :oint to e made and the ;arts ,entl< ;ressed to,ether <ou ha@e the e?act ;oint 9or the dowel in each ;iece. The tool is made 9rom a$P, 2C*;iece o9 sheet steel a out )E2 in. sBuare with a ;in ha@in, a ;oint on oth ends dri@en in the center, as shown in Fi,. ). The tool is ;laced etween the ;ieces that are to e :oined, as shown in Fi,. 2. The small ;in will mark the ;oint 9or the it in oth ;ieces e?actl< o;;osite.

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Mar*in- Bor' Hol's for Do1'ls

2 M2G2:/"E T2B3E
This little ma,a=ine ta le will e 9ound a @er< use9ul ;iece o9 9urniture 9or the den or li rar<. Its small si=e ;ermits it to e set an<where in a room without ein, in the wa<. Duarter1sawed oak should e used in its construction, and the 9ollowin, ;ieces will e needed: C le,s, 2 < 2 < 2( in., /1C1/. C end slats, )E2 < 2 < )" in., /1C1/. ) shel9, ) < )F < '" in., /1)1/. ) to; oard, ) < )2 < 'F in., /1)1/. I9 <ou are con@enient to a ;lanin, mill <ou can secure these ;ieces read< cut to len,th, sBuared and sanded. This will sa@e <ou considera le la or. The 9our le,s are 9inished on all sides and cham9ered at the ottom to ;re@ent the corners 9rom s;littin,.$P, 2!*The mortises 9or the shel9 should e cut ( in. 9rom the to; o9 each le,, as shown in the sketch. .are should e taken to make these a ;er9ect 9it.

25

Ta/l' Co+,l't'

The shel9 should e 9inished on the to; side and the 9our ed,es, and the corners cut out to 9it the mortises in the ta le le,s. An enlar,ed @iew o9 this :oint is shown in the sketch. The to; oard ma< ha@e to e made o9 two (1in. oards, do@e1tailed and ,lued to,ether. It should e 9inished on the to; side and the ed,es. The ed,es can e e@eled i9 desired. The oard is 9astened to the le,s < means o9 screws throu,h 9our small rass an,les. These an,les can e made or the< can e ;urchased at an< hardware store.$P, 2F*

26

D'tails of Ma-a2in' Ta/l'

$P, 2#*

The to; oard and the shel9 should e mortised at each end 9or the )E2 < 21in. slats. These slats should e 9inished on all sides. The ta le is now read< to e assem led and ,lued to,ether. The ,lue should dr< at least 2C hours e9ore the clam;s are remo@ed. A9ter the ,lue is dr<, care9ull< ,o o@er the entire ta le with 9ine sand;a;er and remo@e all sur;lus ,lue and rou,h s;ots. It can now e 9inished in an< one o9 the mission stains which are su;;lied < the trade 9or this ;ur;ose.

2 W20TE P2PE$ B20!ET

A waste ;a;er asket o9 ;leasin, desi,n, and @er< eas< to construct, is shown in the accom;an<in, sketch. Duarter1sawed oak is the est wood to use, and it is also the easiest to o tain. The 9ollowin, ;ieces will e needed:

1 +otto !iece, 3;4 +, 9 in< s@ua$e< 4 co$ne$ !ieces, 3;4 in< s@ua$e +, 15'1;2 in< 4 to! $ails, 3;4 in< s@ua$e +, 7'1;2 in< 12 slats, 1;4 +, 3;4 +, 16'1;4 in< 4 +locks, 1 in< s@ua$e< 4 F<H< sc$e/s, 2'1;2 in< lon#<

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24 "<H< sc$e/s, 3;4 in< lon#<

A PAPER BASKET

ASTE

I9 the ;ieces are ordered 9rom the mill cut to len,th, sBuared and sanded, much la or will e sa@ed. First e@el the ends o9 the corner ;osts and the slats, as shown, and 9inish them with$P, 22*sand;a;er. %ore the holes in the ;osts and the railin, 9or the dowel ;ins. These ;ins should e a out 'E2 in. in diameter and 'EC in. lon,. When this is done the ;arts can e ,lued to,ether and laid aside to dr<. The 9our locks ) in. sBuare are 9or the 9eet. %ore holes throu,h these locks and the corners o9 the ottom oard 9or the lar,e screws to ,o throu,h. Fasten them to,ether < runnin, the screws throu,h the locks, and the oard into the ends o9 the corner ;osts as shown in the sketch. The )EC1in. slats can now e 9astened on with the small round1headed screws. The< should e e@enl< s;aced on the 9our

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sides. This com;letes the asket e?ce;t 9or the 9inish. This can e an< one o9 the man< 9inishes su;;lied < the trade 9or this ;ur;ose.

DETAILS OF
$P, 2(*

ASTE PAPER BASKET

2" &2! W$/T/"G 'E0!

For the writin, desk shown in the accom;an<in, ;icture the 9ollowin, stock will e needed. The thicknesses o9 all the ;ieces are s;eci9ied. 0n the le,s the widths, too, are s;eci9ied. Duarter1sawed white oak is the est wood to use, and it should e well seasoned and clear o9 shakes and other im;er9ections.

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/T0.8 %I++

2 f$ont !osts, 1'5;8 +, 1'5;8 +, 34 in<, 1'4'1<, oak< 2 +ack !osts, 1'5;8 +, 1'5;8 +, 42 in<, 1'4'1<, oak< 2 lo/e$ side $ails, 3;4 +, 3'1;4 +, 15 in<, 1'2'1<, oak< 1 lo/e$ +ack $ail, 3;4 +, 3'1;4 +, 27 in<, 1'2'1<, oak< 2 sides, 3;4 +, 9 +, 14 in<, 1'2'1<, oak< 2 sides, 3;4 +, 10'1;2 +, 14 in<, 1'2'1<, oak< 1 +ack, 3;4 +, 9 +, 26 in<, 1'2'1<, oak< 1 +ack, 3;4 +, 10'1;2 +, 26 in<, 1'2'1<, oak< 1 to!, 3;4 +, 6 +, 30'in<, 1'2'1<, oak< 1 lid, 3;4 +, 15 +, 28 in<, 1'2'1<, oak< 2 side shel&es, 3;4 +, 5 +, 16 in<, 1'2'1<, oak< 4 +$aces, 3;4 +, 1'1;4 +, 9 in<, 1'2'1<, oak< 1 +otto of case, 3;4 +, 16 +, 28 in<, 1'2'1<, oak<

I7T-RI0R

1 !iece, 3;4 +, 16 +, 27 in<, 1'2'1<, oak< 4 d$a/e$ and case +otto su!!o$ts, 3;4 +, 2'1;2 +, 28 in<, 1'2'1<, oak< 6 d$a/e$ and case +otto su!!o$ts, 3;4 +, 2'1;2 +, 16 in<, 1'2'1<, oak<

4 d$a/e$ #uides, 3;4 +, 3;4 +, 16 in<, 1'2'1<, oak<

DRAW-R/

2 f$ont !ieces, 3;4 +, 7'1;2 +, 13 in<, 1'2'1<, oak< 4 side !ieces, 3;8 +, 7'1;2 +, 16 in<, 1'2'1<, !o!la$< 2 +ack !ieces, 3;8 +, 7 +, 12 in<, 1'2'1<, !o!la$< 2 +otto !ieces, 3;8 +, 16 +, 12 in<, 1'2'1<, !o!la$<

PI5-07 H0+-/

1 +otto , 3;16 +, 7'1;4 +, 27 in<, 1'2'1<, !o!la$< 1 to!, 3;16 +, 4'1;2 +, 27 in<, 1'2'1<, !o!la$< 4 &e$ticals, 3;16 +, 7'1;4 +, 10 in<, 1'2'1<, !o!la$< 1 &e$tical, 3;16 +, 4'1;2 +, 4 in<, 1'2'1<, !o!la$< 5 ho$i0ontals, 3;16 +, 7'1;2 +, 9 in<, 1'2'1<, !o!la$<

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2 ho$i0ontals, 4'1;2 +, 9 in<, 1'2'1<, !o!la$<

DRAW-R/ I7 PI5-07 H0+-/

2 f$ont, 3;8 +, 2'1;4 +, 9 in<, 1'2'1<, !o!la$< 4 sides, 3;16 +, 2'1;4 +, 7'1;4 in<, 1'2'1<, !o!la$< 2 +acks, 3;16 +, 2'1;4 +, 9 in<, 1'2'1<, !o!la$< 2 +otto s, 3;16 +, 7'1;4 +, 9 in<, 1'2'1<, !o!la$<

$P, '"*

D'tail of

ritin- D's*

%e,in work < cuttin, the ;osts to len,th and sha;e. Ha@in, done this, la< out the tenons on the lower rails so as to ha@e the reBuired distances etween the shoulders, and then cut them. 7ow cut the ;arts to$P, ')* e worked into the 9rames that su;;ort the drawer and ottom o9 the case, and ,lue them ;ro;erl<. While this is dr<in,, the other ;arts o9 the case ma< e laid out and sha;ed. It is intended that the sides o9 the case shall s;lice on the ed,e o9 the ottom o9 the ;i,eon hole case. In this manner the side shel@es will co@er the :oint on either end. The ack ma< e made u; into one solid ;iece. Make the side ;ieces o9 the case lon, enou,h to e housed into the ;osts a out 'E2 in. at each end.

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ritin- D's* Co+,l't'

The shel@es at the ends o9 the desk should e 9astened a9ter the 9rame is ;ut to,ether and e9ore$P, '2*the ottom o9 the case 9or the ;i,eon holes is 9itted and 9astened. In so doin, the shel@es ma< e 9astened 9rom the inside o9 the case. The an,les o9 the races are '"1F" de,. It will e noted that the ed,es o9 the lid are ra eted. Another wa< is to ha@e the lid lar,e enou,h to 9it entirel< o@er the sides o9 the case and chan,e the slo;e to corres;ond. The drawers ma< e made ne?t. The 9ronts should e o9 oak, ut the other ;arts o9 <ellow ;o;lar. An e?amination o9 an ordinar< drawer will show the manner o9 construction. Make the 9rame o9 the ;i,eon holes o9 'E)F1in. <ellow ;o;lar. The drawin, shows an arran,ement entirel< inde;endent o9 the sides o9 the desk so that the 9rame can e made and sli;;ed in ;lace a9ter the 9inish has een ;ut on. Two

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drawers are shown. These are 9aced 9ront and ack alike so as to secure as much room in the drawer as ;ossi le. In the 9inishin,, the ;o;lar wood should e 9inished with white shellac in the natural li,ht color o9 the wood. For the oak ;arts the 9ollowin, is a;;ro;riate 9or this desi,n: A;;l< one coat o9 ,reen Flemish water stain. When this has dried, sand;a;er li,htl< until the raised ,rain has een remo@ed, and a;;l< another coat o9 stain diluted one1hal9 with water. When dr<, sand li,htl< and a;;l< a @er< thin coat o9 shellac. /and li,htl< and a;;l< a coat o9 dark 9iller, natural 9iller colored with lam;1 lack, accordin, to the som erness o9 the 9inish desired. 6;on this ;ut a coat o9 oran,e shellac. A9ter this, ;ut on two coats o9 a ,ood ru in, @arnish. Ru the 9irst coats with curled hair or haircloth and the last with ;ul@eri=ed ;umice stone and raw linseed oil or crude oil.$P, ''*

2" &2! 4&14H W/TH 410H/&"0

This eauti9ul ;iece o9 mission 9urniture can e made at a @er< moderate cost, i9 the material used 9or the cushions is o9 ,ood imitation leather. These su stitutes 9or leather last 9ull< as lon, and the di99erence can onl< e detected < an e?;ert. White oak will ,i@e the est results e?ce;t 9or the 9rames or slats on which the cushions rest and these ma< e made o9 ;o;lar or ;ine. I9 a mill or woodworkin, sho; o9 an< kind is hand<, the hardest ;art o9 the work can e sa@ed < securin, the 9ollowin, list o9 material, cut, ;laned, sanded and sBuared u; to the e?act si=es ,i@en:

2 !osts, 3 in< s@ua$e +, 17 in< 2 !osts, 3 in< s@ua$e +, 26 in< 2 $ails, 7;8 +, 8 +, 82 in< 1 $ail, 7;8 +, 8 +, 25 in< 1 end, 7;8 +, 18 +, 25 in< 1 !iece, 7;8 +, 9 +, 24'1;2 in<

The last ;iece on the list when sawed dia,onal makes the two slantin, ;ieces at the head o9 the couch. The corner races are made 9rom two ;ieces o9 strai,ht1 ,rained oak, 2 < C1)E2 < C1)E2 in., sawed on the dia,onal, and cut as shown in the enlar,ed ;lan section to make the 9our ;ieces. First e sure the le,s are ;er9ectl< sBuare, the two short ones and the two lon, ones o9 eBual len,th res;ecti@el<. -ither cham9er or round the u;;er ends as desired, chisel and ;lane the ta;er on the lower ends. +a< out and cut all the tenons on the railsJ) in. is the amount allowed at each end in the stock dimensions ,i@en. Arran,e the ;osts and rails in the ;ositions the< are to occu;< in the$P, 'C*9inished couch. 7um er each tenon and the ;lace its corres;ondin,

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mortise is to e cut in the ;ost. Mark each mortise directl< 9rom the tenon which is to 9it into it, takin, care to ha@e all the rails an eBual distance 9rom the 9loor. %ore and chisel out all mortises and see that all the rails 9it ;er9ectl<, e9ore ;roceedin, with the work.

Cou)& Co+,l't'

The ne?t ste; will e to 9it in the slantin, side ;ieces at the head o9 the couch. These must e let into the lon, ;osts )E2 in. and held also < a dowel in the side rail. In order to ,et these ;ieces into ;lace, the mortise in the lon, ;ost must e made )E2 in. lon,er than the tenon on the slo;in,$P, '!*side ;iece so the tenon ma< e 9irst ;ushed into the mortise and then the side clam;ed down on the rail o@er the dowel. The whole couch should 9it to,ether ;er9ectl< e9ore ,luin, an< o9 the ;arts. 5lue the end ;arts to,ether 9irst. Hot ,lue will hold est i9 the room and lum er are warmA i9 these cannot e had, use cold ,lue. A9ter the ends ha@e set 9or at least 2C hours, ,lue in ;lace the side rails and slantin, head ;ieces. /crew in ;lace the corner races. %e sure when makin, these races to ha@e the ,rain runnin, dia,onall< across the corner, or the race will e weak, also, e sure the sides are sBuare with the endsA this ma< e determined < measurin, the dia,onals to 9ind i9 the< are eBual. I9 it is decided to use 9rames 9or the cushions, then the 9ollowin, material will e necessar<:

2 !ieces, 7;8 +, 2 +, 56 in< 2 !ieces, 7;8 +, 2 +, 25 in< 4 !ieces 7;8 +, 2 +, 21 in<

This material ma< e o9 ;ine or ;o;lar. These ;ieces are made into two 9rames as shown in the drawin, and held to,ether with lon, screws or nails. Fasten with ,lue and screw short locks on the inside o9 the couch rails 9or holdin, the two 9rames in ;lace. Tack ;ieces o9 chea; urla; across the 9rame and co@er with ordinar< lack cam ric. This will ,i@e a stron,, s;rin,< rest 9or the cushions. /hould slats e used instead o9 9rames 9or holdin, the cushions, then the 9ollowin, list o9 material should e su stituted 9or the 9rame material list:

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2 cleats, 7;8 +, 2 +, 56 in< 2 cleats, 7;8 +, 2 +, 25 in< 12 slats, 3;4 +, 5 +, 25 in<

$P, 'F*

D'tails of Mission Cou)&

The materials listed ma< e o9 so9t wood the same as 9or the 9rame. The cleats are 9astened to the inside$P, '#*o9 the rails o9 the couch with screws, so the to; ed,e will e 2 in. lower than the to; ed,e o9 the rails. The slats are s;aced e@enl< on these cleats. A9ter the ,lue is all set, remo@e the clam;s and scra;e o99 an< ,lue that ma< e on the wood. I9 this ,lue is not remo@ed it will kee; the stain 9rom enterin, the wood, which will show u; when 9inished in white s;ots. This couch ma< e stained in an< o9 the shades o9 rown or dark to harmoni=e with its lines o9 construction. A water stain will ;enetrate the wood est and a9ter this is a;;lied and thorou,hl< dried the sur9ace should e well sanded to remo@e the rou,hness o9 the raised ,rain. A;;l< one coat o9 thin shellac and when this is dr<, ;ut on two coats o9 wa?. In makin, u; the cushions, use either hair or elastic 9elt 9or the 9illin,.

E3E4T$/4 0H2'E F&$ THE '/"/"G $&&M

The dinin, shade shown is constructed o9 wood and ,lass. There will e needed the 9ollowin,:

8 !ieces, 3;4 +, 3;4 +, 24 in<, 1'4'1, oak<

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4 !ieces, 3;4 +, 3;4 +, 4 in<, 1'4'1, oak< 4 !ieces, 3;4 +, 3;4 +, 10'1;2 in<, 1'4'1, oak< 4 !ieces, 3;8 +, 3;4 +, 23 in<, 1'4'1, oak< 8 !ieces, 3;8 +, 3;4 +, 10 in<, 1'4'1, oak< 4 !ieces, 3;8 +, 3;4 +, 9 in<, 1'4'1, oak< 1 !iece, 3;4 +, 8 +, 8 in<, 1'4'1, oak<

%e,in work < sha;in, the ends o9 the lon,est ;ieces as shown in the drawin,. All the an,les are C! de,. 7e?t la< out the cross1la; :oints at the corners so that two sets o9 hori=ontal 9rames shall e 9ormed 2' < 2' in. .ut 9our ;ieces to a len,th o9 ' in. each. Also sha;e u; the >9alse> e?tensions$P, '2*o9 these ;ieces which are to e 9astened elow the lower 9rame at the corners. /ince these are to e cut 9rom the ;ieces :ust s;eci9ied, the easiest wa< is to sha;e the end o9 each to the reBuired an,le and then crosscut. Ra et these ;ieces su99icient to allow the art ,lass to set in on the ack sides and e 9astenedJa out )EC in. will doJand ;ut them to,ether with ,lue and rads.

36

D'tails of S&a('

7ow make the to; sBuare in a similar manner, e?ce;t the ra ets. In this to; sBuare is to e 9itted the 'EC1in. oard which is to hold the li,hts and to which the chains are to e 9astened. The slo;in, sides are ne?t to e made. The sides are to e uilt u; se;aratel<, the corners ein, la;;ed and ,lued a9ter ra etin, the under arrises su99icient to let the ,lass in. The 9our sides are mitered to,ether at their ed,es and rein9orced < co@erin, the :oint with co;;er.$P, '(* These sides are ne?t mitered to the to; and ottom 9rames and made 9ast on the under sides with co;;er stri;s, ,lue ein, used on the ed,es o9 the wood. The shade shown had a mottled ,lass in which ,reens ;redominated. The si=es and sha;es o9 these ;ieces o9 ,lass would etter e determined a9ter the woodwork is 9inished.

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El')tri) S&a(' Co+,l't'

0ne manner o9 9astenin, the chains is clearl< shown in the ;hoto,ra;h. /uch a com ination will call 9or an e?tra ;iece o9 oak, 'EC < '1)EC < '1)EC in. 9inished stock. A ,ood 9inish 9or this shade is o tained as 9ollows: Put on a coat o9 sil@er ,ra< water stain.$P, C"*When this has dried, sand li,htl< with 7o. "" sand;a;er and a;;l< a coat o9 ,olden oak oil stain. Allow this to dr< a9ter wi;in, the sur;lus o99 with a cloth. Put on a coat o9 lack ;aste 9iller and allow to harden o@er ni,ht. When dr<, sand li,htl< and ;ut on a coat o9 @er< thin shellac. /and this li,htl< when hard and ;ut on a coat o9 wa?. This is a @er< dark 9inish relie@ed < hi,h li,hts o9 li,hter rown and is known as Antwer; oak.

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H&W T& BE"' W&&'

The ;rocess 9or makin, ent wood 9or 9urniture ;arts is the same as 9or an< other kind o9 ent1wood work. The ;ieces should e made close to the si=e, with onl< enou,h material le9t on them 9or >cleanin, u;> a9ter the endin, has een done. The ;ieces used 9or the ent work should e ,ood, clean, >li@e> lum er. +um er dried on the stum; will not end. A o? must e made in which to steam the ;ieces o9 wood to e ent. A desi,n o9 a steamin, o? is shown in the illustration. /uch a o? is made < nailin, 9our oards to,ether into a sBuare or rectan,ular 9orm, the oards ha@in, a len,th su99icient to take in the len,th o9 the 9urniture ;arts to e ent. %oth ends o9 the 9inished o? are sBuared u; and closed with a oard cut to the si=e, usin, 9elt or ,unn< sack in the :oint to make it as ti,ht as ;ossi le. These ends can e nailed on, ut it is est to hold them with a ar o9 metal set a,ainst each one. 7ailin, the ends a 9ew times would s;oil the o? 9or 9urther use in steamin,.$P, C)*

STEAMING BO#

HOSE ATTACHED TO TEAKETTLE3

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FORM BLOCKS
$P, C2*

A ,ood teakettle will ser@e the ;ur;ose 9or a steam ,enerator. A hose is attached to the s;out o9 the teakettle, as shown in the illustration, and to the steamin, o? in a like manner. The steamin, o? should e ;ro@ided with a short ;iece o9 ,as ;i;e turned into a hole ored into one o9 the sides used 9or the to; on which to attach the hose. A small hole should e ored into one side o9 one end o9 the steamin, o?, and this end should e arran,ed a tri9le lower than the other end. The hole will ;ermit the water o9 condensation to esca;e. /team should not esca;e 9rom the o? when a char,e o9 wood is ein, so9tened. /team which esca;es 9rom the o? in the 9orm o9 @a;or has done no work whate@er, and is :ust so much waste o9 9uel. In order to ,i@e u; its heat to the wood, the steam must condense and come awa< 9rom the o? as water. There9ore, in steamin, a char,e o9 ;ieces in the o?, ne@er crowd the teakettle so hard that the steam esca;es around the heads o9 the o? or throu,h an< other :oints. The steam should e su;;lied to the o? :ust as 9ast as it condenses, and no 9aster. When the ;ieces are ;laced in the o? the< should e so arran,ed that the steam can 9ind read< access to all sides o9 each ;iece. The cur@e or end o9 the ;iece to e made must e marked out on a wide oard or on the 9loor. 7ail down se@eral locks o9 wood or ;ieces cut out like rackets on the oard or 9loor a,ainst the drawin,, as shown in the illustration. The wood is s;run, etween these locks or 9orms a9ter it has een so9tened < steam. When takin, the steamed ;ieces 9rom the o? do not lose an< time in securin,$P, C'*them to the 9orms. Do not take out more than one ;iece at a time, as it must e ent to the 9orms immediatel< a9ter takin, it 9rom the hot steam. The time o9 the steamin, will @ar< with the si=e o9 the ;ieces. /mall stri;s ma< e steamed in )! or 2" minutes, while lar,e ones ma< reBuire se@eral hours to ecome so9t enou,h to end. The ;ieces must e le9t in the 9orms until the< are thorou,hl< dr<.

2 0M&!/"G 0T2"'
When makin, the smokin, stand shown in the accom;an<in, ;hoto,ra;h, use Buarter1sawed oak, i9 ;ossi le, as this wood is the most suita le 9or 9inishin, in

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the di99erent mission stains. This little ;iece o9 9urniture is @er< attracti@e, eas< to construct, and is an article that a smoker would a;;reciate. I9 the stock is ;urchased 9inished and sand;a;ered, it will sa@e much o9 the hard work. The material needed is as 9ollows:

6ne !iece, 7;8 +, 12 in< +, 9 ft< lon#, fo$ the le#s< 6ne !iece, 7;8 +, 10 in< +, 4 ft< lon#, fo$ the to!< 6ne !iece, 7;8 +, 8 in< +, 1 ft< lon#, fo$ the shel&es< 6ne !iece, 1;2 +, 2 in< +, 6 ft< lon#, fo$ the !i!e $ack<

The le,s can e made 9irst. .ut 9our ;ieces o99 the )21in. oard, each e?actl< 2! in. lon,, and la< each one out with a ;air o9 com;asses as shown in the detail drawin, at Fi,. ). With a circle or ke<hole saw cut out the ;iece, then sha@e out the saw marks and sand;a;er smooth.

S+o*in- Stan( D'tails

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Fini s&'( S+o*in- Stan(

7e?t take the 21in. oard and make the shel@es. /et a e@el ;rotractor at a C!1 de,. an,le, la< out the ;ieces as shown in Fi,. !, and cut them out with a saw. -i,ht ;ieces are cut out as shown in Fi,. C. These$P, CC*;ieces can e cut out o9 the scra;s le9t 9rom cuttin, the le,s and shel@es. .ut them so that the ,rain runs the lon, wa<. Place two o9 these races on the ench with the e@eled ends toward each other, ut with a ;iece o9 #E21in. stock etween them, and the other two e@eled ends restin, a,ainst a strai,hted,e. Fasten them to the ench with a cou;le o9 nails, lea@in, the heads stickin, u; so that <ou can ;ull them later with a claw hammer. Remo@e the strai,hted,e and slide the ;iece that is etween the races alon, until it ;ro:ects C or ! in. 9rom the side 9ormed < the strai,hted,e. $P, C!*Then ;lace two more races in the corners 9ormed < this ;iece, ;ut two #E21in. ;ieces etween the two races that are 9astened, and the two that are loose,

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so that each race will e in its ;ro;er ;lace. Fasten the last two the same as the 9irst ;air. Then remo@e all the ;ieces 9rom etween the races and ;lace the to;s o9 the le,s in their stead. These should e 9astened to the races with )1in. screws o9 small diameter, ;ut in at an an,le. %ore a hole in strai,ht 9or a out )EC1in. with a )EC1in. it 9or each screw, and then run a ,imlet at an an,le into the le,. A9ter <ou$P, CF*ha@e the le,s 9astened to the 9irst set o9 races, measure u; 9rom the ench )" in. and ;ut in another set, ein, care9ul to ,et them all the same distance 9rom the ench, as the inner corners o9 the shel@es rest on these races. 7ow ;ull out the nails and set the stand on its 9eet. 7e?t ;ut in the shel@es. Place the inner corner o9 one on one o9 the races, and 9asten it there with a screw ;ut throu,h the race 9rom the ottom. 7ow 9asten a clam; on each le, at the ends o9 the shel9 in such a manner as to 9orm a su;;ort on the to; side o9 the shel9. Then ;ut 9our screws throu,h the shel9 9rom the ottom into the le,s. Re;eat the o;eration on each shel9, ein, care9ul to ,et them all the same hei,ht. Four ;ieces like Fi,. ' should now e made. These ;ieces will ha@e to e 9itted in ;lace as the< should slant outward so that it will e eas< to ;ut articles throu,h the holes. The holes should e a out !E21in. diameter. The to; can e made < cuttin, o99 two ;ieces 9rom the )"1in. oard, each 2" in. lon,, and 9astenin, them to,ether with dowels. /mooth the ends and e sure that the oards match e@enl<. It makes a etter :o to ,lue the to; to,ether, in addition to the dowels, and, i9 <ou do this, it would e etter to make the to; 9irst. Then it will ha@e time to dr< e9ore <ou are read< to use it. In ;uttin, on the to;, care should e taken to ,et each o9 the corners an eBual distance 9rom the le,s. Then a screw ma< e ;ut u; throu,h each one o9 the races and two or three throu,h each le, into the to;. 7ow smooth all rou,h and une@en ;laces with 9ine sand;a;er and a;;l< the 9inish. /ecure some metal matchsa9es and scratchers, 9asten on as shown in the ;hoto,ra;h, and the stand is com;lete.$P, C#*

2 4H/"2 43&0ET
This eauti9ul ;iece o9 mission 9urniture can e made < an<one who has a 9ew ,ood tools and knows how to use them. The cost is @er< moderate and i9 <ou are con@enient to a mill a ,reat amount o9 la or can e sa@ed < orderin, the ;ieces read< cut to len,th, sBuared, and sanded. Duarter1sawed oak should e used and the material needed will e as 9ollows:

4 !osts, 2 +, 2 +, 54 in<, 1'4'1< 2 to! and +otto +oa$ds, 3;4 +, 15'3;4 +, 39'1;2 in<, 1'1'1< 2 shel&es, 3;4 +, 15'1;2 +, 38 in<, 1'2'1< 2 lo/e$ end +$aces, 3;4 +, 5 +, 15 in<, 1'2'1< 2 u!!e$ end +$aces, 3;4 +, 4'1;4 +, 15 in<, 1'2'1<

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1 lo/e$ f$ont +oa$d, 3;4 +, 3 +, 40 in<, 1'1'1< 1 u!!e$ f$ont +oa$d, 3;4 +, 2'1;4 +, 40 in<, 1'1'1< 4 doo$ f$a es, 3;4 +, 1'3;4 +, 43'1;2 in<, 1'2'1< 4 doo$ f$a es, 3;4 +, 2 +, 19 in<, 1'2'1< 4 u!$i#ht end !ieces, 3;4 +, 1'1;2 +, 39'1;2 in<, 1'2'1< 5 +ack !ieces, 1;2 +, 8 +, 46'1;2 in<, 1'1'1< 2 cleats, 1 +, 1 +, 37'3;4 in<, soft /ood< 4 cleats, 1 +, 1 +, 12'3;4 in<, soft /ood< 4 +locks, 1;2 +, 1 +, 1'1;2 in<

First e sure the ;osts are ;er9ectl< sBuare and o9 eBual len,th. -ither cham9er or round the u;;er ends as desired. The mortises can e laid out and cut, or the< can e le9t until the tenons are all made and then marked and cut directl< 9rom each tenon. The to; and ottom oards should ha@e the corners cut to clear the ;osts as shown in the drawin,. The to; oard should e 9inished on oth sides and the ottom one on the u;;er side onl< and e sure to ,et the est side u;.
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D'tails of C&ina Clos't

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.ut the tenons on the 9ront oards ack )EC in. 9rom the 9ace as shown in the end @iew. The oards should e 9inished on the outside sides and ed,es. The end ;ieces are 9itted and 9inished in a similar manner e?ce;t that the inside ed,e is ra eted 9or$P, C(*the ,lass as shown. The side ;ieces are also ra eted 9or the ,lass and the ;osts ha@e ,roo@es )E2 in. dee; cut in them to hold these side ;ieces. The< are ,lued in ;lace and this can e done a9ter the 9rame is ;ut to,ether.

C&ina Clos't Co+,l't'

The two shel@es are 9inished on oth sides and the 9ront ed,es. The doors are 9itted in the usual manner < a tenon and mortise :oint at the ends. The< are ra eted on the inside 9or the ,lass and are 9inished on all sides.$P, !"* %e9ore ,luin, an< o9 the ;arts to,ether, see that the< all 9it and ,o to,ether ;er9ectl< sBuare. The ;osts, side, and 9ront ;ieces should e ,lued and assem led, then the to; and ottom oards ;ut in ;lace to hold the 9rame sBuare when the

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clam;s are ;ut on. +ea@e dr< 9or a out 2C hours, then scra;e all the sur;lus ,lue 9rom a out the :oints as the 9inish will not take when there is an< ,lue. Fasten the to; and ottom oards to the 9rame < means o9 screws throu,h cleats as shown in the drawin,. The ackin, is ;ut on and 9inished on the 9ront side. A mirror can e ;ut in the ack without much trou le, i9 it is desired. The shel@es should e ;ut in ;lace and held at the ack < screws throu,h the ackin, and at the 9ront < two small locks on the ;osts as shown. A9ter the closet is all assem led it should e thorou,hl< ,one o@er with 9ine sand;a;er e9ore an< 9inish is a;;lied. It can e 9inished in an< one o9 the man< mission stains which are su;;lied < the trade 9or this ;ur;ose.

2 3E2THE$-4&9E$E' F&&T0T&&3
The illustration shows a @er< hand< 9ootstool in mission st<le. The 9ollowin, list o9 materials will e needed:

4 oak !osts, 1'1;2 +, 1'1;2 +, 12 in<, 1'4'1< 2 sides, 3;4 +, 3 +, 12 in<, soft /ood< 2 ends, 3;4 +, 3 +, 8 in<, soft /ood< 1 +otto , 3;4 +, 8 +, 12 in<, soft /ood< 1 s all +o9 of 8 o0< tacks 2'1;2 do0< o$na ental head nails< 1 !iece of da$k leathe$, 16 +, 20 in< 1;2 l+< hai$ and a s all !o$tion of ission stain<

The ;osts are the onl< ;arts made o9 Buarter1sawed$P, !)*oak, the other ;arts, ein, co@ered with leather, can e made o9 an< kind o9 so9t wood. .ham9er the to; end o9 each ;ost, and ta;er the lower ends as shown in detail. When this is done the mortises can e cut 9or the sides as shown in the ;ost detail. When cuttin, the mortises and tenons take care to make them 9it ;er9ectl<, as there is nothin, to race the le,s at the ottom. The stren,th o9 the stool de;ends u;on the :oints. Make the sur9ace o9 the ;osts smooth < 9irst usin, 7o. ) sand;a;er, then 9inishin, with 7o. "".

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Footstool L'at&'r Co.'r'(

The ;arts are now assem led. First clam; the ends to,ether, usin, ;lent< o9 ,lue on the :oints, and dri@e some small nails on the inside o9 the ;osts throu,h the tenon ends. When the ,lue has set, the remainin, sides can e ;ut to,ether the same as the ends. Fit the ottom on the inside a out ) in. 9rom the to;. This can e made 9ast < dri@in, nails$P, !2*throu,h the sides and ends o9 the oard. The 9inishin, is done < ;uttin, on the mission stain as the directions state on the can, then wa? the sur9ace to ,et a dull ,loss.

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D'tails of Footstool

The leather is now ;ut on. 7otch out the corners to 9it around the ;osts, ut do not cut the ends o99. +a; them under the co@er. %e9ore nailin, on the co@er 9i? the hair e@enl< o@er the to;, a out F in. dee;. Draw the leather o@er the hair and 9asten the ed,es with the 21o=. tacks. The ornamental nails are dri@en in last, as shown in the drawin,, to make a ,ood a;;earance.

2$T0-4$2FT0 M2"TE3 43&4!

The clock shown in the illustration was desi,ned es;eciall< 9or rooms 9urnished in mission st<le. The clock, howe@er, ma< e made o9 maho,an< or other wood to match the 9urniture in an< room where it is to e ;laced. I9 the mission e99ect is desired, an o?idi=ed or co;;er sash should e used. Mo@ements can e ou,ht at the salesroom o9 a clock com;an<. A mo@ement should e selected that is wide enou,h$P, !'*9rom the 9ront to the ack to allow the clock case to e made su99icientl< dee; 9or standin, without ein, easil< u;set.

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Mant'l Clo)* 1it&

oo( an( Co,,'r Front

Duarter1sawed white oak is the est material 9or this clock, ut an< other wood which works easil< and takes a stain well ma< e used. Two ;ieces, 'E2 in. thick, F1)E2 in. wide, and 21)E2 in. lon,, will e needed 9or the 9ront and ack. 0ne ;iece, ! in. wide, F in. lon,, and with a thickness su99icient 9or the clock mo@ement, is needed 9or the middle ;art. The thickness o9 this ;iece de;ends on the mo@ement secured. A9ter the 9ront and ack ;ieces are 9inished, and a ;iece o9 hammered co;;er screwed on the 9ront as shown in the drawin,, the middle ;iece must e made :ust thick enou,h to make the whole distance 9rom the 9ront o9 the co;;er to the ack o9 the clock eBual to the de;th o9 the mo@ement. Plane one ed,e on oth 9ront and ack ;ieces. +a< out the desi,n and the centers 9or the circular holes 9rom this$P, !C*;laned ed,e. 6se a ;lane and chisel to cut the outside desi,n. The hole can e ored out with an e?;ansi@e it, or sawed out with a scroll saw, and 9iled ;er9ectl< round with a hal91round wood 9ile. The it will ,i@e the est results. I9 the it is used, ore holes in a ;iece o9 scra; wood until the e?act si=e is 9ound.

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D'tails of Mant'l Clo)*

The outside desi,n o9 the ;iece o9 co;;er is made to corres;ond to the desi,n o9 the clock. The circular hole in the co;;er can e cut with the e?;ansi@e it < 9irst ;unchin, a hole in the center to recei@e the s;ur o9 the it, ;lacin, on a lock o9 wood and orin, throu,h a little wa<. The s;ur on the cutter will cut out the co;;er. Fasten the co;;er to the 9ront with co;;er nails or round1headed screws. I9 ,ood ,lue can e had, the three ;ieces o9 wood ma< e ,lued to,ether. I9 the ,lue cannot e relied u;on, ;ut in two 9lat1headed screws 9rom the ack. The clock can e 9inished with a dark stain and wa?ed, or, as it is small, it can e easil< 9umed. I9 stain is used, stain and wa? the ;ieces e9ore ;uttin,$P, !!*them to,ether. The 9umin, ;rocess is more easil< done a9ter the clock is assem led. /ecure a ucket, a ;eck measure, or an< rece;tacle lar,e enou,h, when in@erted, to ;ut o@er the clock. Pour a out 2 o=. o9 stron, ammonia into a saucer or small ;an. /u;;ort the clock a o@e the saucer and co@er oth with the in@erted ucket. Allow it to stand 9or three or 9our da<sJthe lon,er it stands the darker the 9umed 9inish will e. Finish with two coats o9 leached wa?. Do not use ordinar< uncolored wa?, as it will show in the un9illed ;ores o9 the wood. The works o9 the clock should not e in the 9rame while 9umin,.

2 M10/4 0T2"'
The attracti@e and use9ul ;iece o9 mission 9urniture shown in the accom;an<in, illustration is made o9 Buarter1sawed oak. .onsidera le la or can e sa@ed in its

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construction i9 the stock is ordered 9rom the mill read< cut to len,th, sBuared and sanded. The stock list consists o9 the 9ollowin, ;ieces:

1 to!, 3;4 +, 16 +, 20 in<, 1'2'1< 1 shelf, 3;4 +, 11'1;2 +, 15 in<, 1'2'1< 1 shelf, 3;4 +, 12 +, 15 in<, 1'2'1< 1 shelf, 3;4 +, 14'1;2 +, 15 in<, 1'2'1< 1 shelf, 3;4 +, 16 +, 15 in<, 1'1'1< 4 le#s, 3;4 +, 5 +, 41 in<, 1'2'1< 2 lo/e$ c$oss!ieces, 3;4 +, 3 +, 9 in<, 1'2'1< 2 u!!e$ c$oss!ieces, 3;4 +, 2 +, 9 in<, 1'2'1< 4 end slats, 5;8 +, 2 +, 34 in<, 1'2'1< 20 "<H< sc$e/s, 2 in< lon#<

The 9our shel@es and the to; are so wide that it will e necessar< to make them 9rom two or more ;ieces ,lued to,ether. The to; should ha@e a )EC1in. e@el cut around the u;;er ed,e as shown in the drawin,.

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D'tails of Musi) Stan(

$P, !#*

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Musi) Stan( Co+,l't'

The cur@e o9 the le,s can e cut with a racket saw$P, !F*or a drawkni9e, care ein, taken to ,et the ed,es sBuare and smooth. The 9our cross;ieces are 9astened to the le,s < means o9 tenons and mortises. The end slats are :oined to the cross;ieces in the same manner. The le,s can e assem led in ;airs with the slats and cross;ieces in ;lace. The< can e ,lued in this ;osition, and when dr< the< should e care9ull< ,one$P, !2*o@er with 9ine sand;a;er to remo@e all rou,h s;ots. The shel@es can now e ;ut in ;lace. The< should e 9astened to the le,s with round1headed screws. The to; is also 9astened on with screws. When a;;l<in, the 9inish, remo@e the to; oard and the shel@es and 9inish them se;aratel<. The stand can e 9inished in an< one o9 the man< mission stains su;;lied < the trade 9or this ;ur;ose.

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This handsome ;iece o9 9urniture can e used as a ma,a=ine stand as well as a music stand, i9 desired, and, i9 it is made and 9inished well, it will ;ro@e an ornament to an< home.

M2!/"G 04$EW0 H&3' /" THE E"' G$2/" &F W&&'

MA KING SCRE S HOLD IN END GRAIN

It is o9ten necessar< to 9asten one ;iece o9 wood to the end o9 another < means o9 screws. Wood ein, a 9i rous material, it can e readil< understood that when a screw ha@in, shar; threads is ;ut in the end ,rain ;arallel to these 9i ers the threads cut them in such a wa< that, when an e?tra strain is ;ut u;on the ;arts, the screw ;ulls out, rin,in, with it the se@ered 9i ers. The accom;an<in, sketch shows how this di99icult< ma< e o@ercome, and at the same time make the screw hold 9irml<. A hole is ored and a dowel, ;re9era l<$P, !(*o9 hardwood, ,lued in it, the ,rain at ri,ht an,les to that o9 the ;iece. The si=e o9 the dowel, and its location, can e determined < the diameter and the len,th o9 the screw. The dowel need not e?tend all the wa< throu,h the ;iece, ut should e ;ut in 9rom the sur9ace where the ,rain o9 the dowel will e least o :ectiona le. When ;uttin, screws in hard wood much la or will e sa@ed < a;;l<in, soa; to the threads.

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2 W233 420E W/TH 2 M/$$&$ '&&$

The wall case shown in the accom;an<in, ;icture will ser@e well as a medicine case. Ha@in, a ;aneled door in which is set a mirror, it ser@es eBuall< well as a sha@in, case. It is est made o9 some hard wood, thou,h a so9t wood such as ;ine or <ellow ;o;lar will work u; easier and look well 9inished with three or 9our coats o9 white enamel ;aint. There will e needed the 9ollowin, ;ieces:

2 sides, 5;8 +, 6 +, 32'1;2 in<, 1'4'1< 1 to! and 1 +otto , 5;8 +, 6 +, 18 in<, 1'4'1< 1 to! of +ack, 1;2 +, 4 +, 16'1;4 in<, 1'2'1< 1 +otto of +ack, 1;2 +, 3 +, 16'1;4 in<, 1'4'1<

1 shelf, 5;8 +, 5 +, 16 in<, 1'4'1< 1 +ack, 1;4 +, 16 +, 21 in<, 1'2'1<

D00R

2 stiles, 5;8 +, 3 +, 20'1;2 in<, 1'4'1< 1 to! $ail, 5;8 +, 2 +, 11 in<, 1'4'1< 1 +otto $ail, 5;8 +, 4 +, 11 in<, 1'4'1<

1 +ackin# fo$ doo$, 3;16 +, 10 +, 15 in<, 1'2'1<

First sha;e the ends o9 the two side ;ieces as shown in the drawin,. 7e?t sBuare the to; and ottom ;ieces o9 the case to si=e, and la< out and cut the tenons on the ends. +a< out and cut the mortises in the$P, F"*side ;ieces, also the ,roo@e 9or the shel9, ha@in, 9irst sBuared the shel9 to si=e. .ut and sha;e the to; and ottom ;ieces o9 the ack as shown. .ut the re ates in the side ;ieces into which these ;ieces are to rest their ends. .ut the re ate 9or the ack. Thorou,hl< scra;e and sand;a;er these ;arts and assem le them. .ut and 9it the ack in ;lace.

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all Cas' D'tails

The door is to e made ne?t. Plan the di99erent ;arts o9 the door so that the ed,es ma< e ;laned to 9it the o;enin,A that is, make the door a ,ood Buarter lar,er at to; and ottom than the o;enin,. In cuttin, the re ate the easiest wa< is to use a ra etin, ;lane and cut the 9ull len,th o9 the ;ieces. %< usin, a tenon$P, F)*on the rails in which one shoulder is as much lon,erthan the other as the re ate is dee; there is no resultin, ,roo@e showin, at the corner.

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Cas' 1it& Mirror Door

The wood should e 9inished e9ore the ,lass is set, at least, it should e 9illed, i9 o9 hard wood, and one coat o9 ;aint ;ut on, i9 o9 so9t wood which is to e enameled.$P, F2* In settin, the ,lass, ;lace a thin cushion o9 ;utt< etween the re ate and the ,lass and another thin cushion etween the ,lass and the 9illet o9 wood or the ackin, which is to ;rotect the ack o9 the ,lass. Fit the door, and then ;ut on the hin,es and lock. I9 desired, the tenons ma< e made ke<ed as shown in the ;hoto,ra;h instead o9 throu,h as shown in the drawin,. To 9inish the case, i9 o9 oak, a;;l< a coat o9 li,ht ;aste 9iller, the directions ein, on the 9iller can. 7e?t ;ut on a coat o9 white shellac. When this has hardened a;;l< two coats o9 some ,ood @arnish. Allow time 9or each coat to

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harden and ru the 9irst coats with haircloth or curled hair, and the last with ;ul@eri=ed ;umice and raw linseed oil or crude oil. I9 the wood is so9t and an enamel white is desired, the enamel is a;;lied not unlike ;aint. The directions will e 9ound on the cans in which the ;aint is ;urchased.

2 0/'E 4H2/$
A side chair o9 sim;le desi,n and construction is here ,i@en. The ,reat di99icult< with most chair desi,ns is that the ack is ,enerall< desi,ned narrower than the 9ront, thus necessitatin, the rails enterin, the ;osts or le,s at an,les. To the amateur this is Buite con9usin,. The chair illustrated is the same in width, oth ack and 9ront, so that the shoulders o9 all the rails are at ri,ht an,les to the sides. The ack o9 the chair is strai,ht, thus sim;li9<in, the desi,n still more.$P, F'*

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Si(' C&air Co+,l't'

Another thin, which is con9usin, to the e,inner in his e99orts to la< out the mortises is the irre,ular ;lacin, o9 the rails. It will e noted that in this desi,n the rails o9 side, 9ront and ack are on the same le@el. Plain sawed red oak will e a;;ro;riate 9or this ;iece. Ha@e the ;ieces mill1 ;laned and sand;a;ered$P, FC*on 9our sides to si=e, allowin, )E2 in. e?tra to the len,ths 9or sBuarin, u; the ends.

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D'tails of Si(' C&air

There will e needed the 9ollowin,:

4 $ails, 7;8 +, 2 +, 17'1;2 in< 4 $ails, 3;4 +, 2 +, 17'1;2 in< 2 f$ont !osts, 1'1;2 +, 1'1;2 +, 19 in< 2 $ea$ !osts, 1'1;2 +, 1'1;2 +, 37'1;2 in< 1 +ack, 3;4 +, 9'3;4 +, 17'1;2 in< 2 cleats, 3;8 +, 1 +, 16 in< 4 slats, 3;8 +, 2 +, 16'1;2 in<

%e,in work < cuttin, the ;osts to the len,ths indicated in the drawin,. The lower ends should e cham9ered sli,htl< to ;re@ent their s;linterin, 9rom usa,e. The to; ends are cut to an an,le o9 C! de,., the slo;e e,innin, )E2 in. elow the to;. +a< out and cut the mortises. To do this, la< o99 the measurements on one o9 the ;osts, then ;lace all 9our side < side on the ench, with the 9ace marks u;.$P, F!*-@en the ends with the tr<1sBuare and then carr< the measurements :ust made across all o9 them, usin, the tr<1sBuare. The rails ou,ht to e shouldered on all

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9our sides. Three1ei,hths inch is a ,ood thickness 9or the tenons. The width ma< e )1)EC in. and the len,th ) in. Place the rails side < side on the ench with the :oint1ed,es u; and the ends e@ened. Measure o99 the desired len,th on one o9 them and carr< the lines across all o9 them to indicate the location o9 the shoulder lines. /e;arate the ;ieces and sBuare these lines entirel< around all o9 the sides o9 each ;iece. With the tenon saw ri; and cross cut to these lines. The ack, it will e noted, is set on a slant to add com9ort. Thorou,hl< clean all the ;arts and assem le them, usin, ,ood hot ,lue. Put the ack to,ether 9irst, then the 9ront. A9ter these ha@e dried, ;ut the side rails in ;lace. .ut and 9it the two cleatsJone to the 9ront rail and one to the rear rail. 8ee; them e@en with the lower ed,e o9 the rail so as to 9orm a sli,ht recess at the to; when the slats are in ;lace. This is to kee; the cushion 9rom slidin, o99. The slats need not e >let into> the cleats ut merel< 9astened to their to; ed,es. The cushion ma< e made o9 /;anish roan skin and should e 9illed with elastic 9elt. In the chair shown, the :oints are rein9orced < the addition o9 la, screws. I9 the ,lue is ,ood and the :oints well 9itted, these are not necessar<.$P, FF*

2" 2$M 4H2/$

The arm chair here descri ed and illustrated is intended to e one o9 the set o9 diners made a9ter the desi,n o9 the side chair descri ed on another ;a,e. The same ,eneral directions 9or makin, the side chair a;;l< eBuall< to the arm chair. The stock ,i@en in the 9ollowin, list should e ;urchased sur9aced on 9our sides and well sand;a;ered:

2 $ea$ !osts, 1'1;2 +, 1'1;2 +, 38 in< 2 f$ont !osts, 1'1;2 +, 1'1;2 +, 26'1;2 in< 9 $ails, 7;8 +, 2 +, 19'1;2 in< 1 $ail, 7;8 +, 1'1;2 +, 19'1;2 in< 3 slats, 1;2 +, 2 +, 12'1;2 in< 2 a$ s, 7;8 +, 4'1;2 +, 20'1;2 in< 2 +$ackets, 7;8 +, 2'1;4 +, 2'1;2 in< 2 cleats, 3;8 +, 1 +, 19 in< 4 slats, 3;8 +, 2 +, 19 in<

Pre;are the ;osts 9irst < cuttin, them to the len,ths shown in the drawin,. In the ;hoto,ra;h the 9ront ;osts ha@e their to;s cut o99 sBuare and the arms 9astened

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to them < means o9 la, screws. A etter wa< 9rom a mechanical ;oint o9 @iew would e to shoulder the to; ends on the 9our sides, cut throu,h1mortises in the arms and insert these tenoned ;osts into these mortises, ;innin, the arm to the ;ost < means o9 small dowels in the ed,e o9 the ;ost and throu,h the tenon. The rackets under the arms are to e 9astened to the ;osts and arms < means o9 concealed dowels and ,lue o9 ,ood Bualit<. All o9 the rails should e tenoned into the ;osts thorou,hl<, e@en i9 the la, screw 9astenin,s are used. I9 the la, screws are used, the tenons ma< e what are known as stu tenonsJtenons o9 short len,th. 5ood hot ,lue should e used in either case.$P, F#* The sha;e o9 the arms is indicated in the drawin,. The< are 9astened to the rear ;osts < means o9 dowels and ,lue.

Ar+ C&air Co+,l't'

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The slats, or @erticals, o9 the ack should not ha@e their ends tenoned ut should ha@e the mortises in the rails cut su99icientl< lar,e to >let in> the whole end o9 each. This is much easier and more likel< to result in a satis9actor< 9it than to shoulder them.$P, F2*An< une@enness in the len,ths o9 the res;ecti@e slats will not a99ect the 9ittin, o9 the :oints < this latter method. The to;s o9 the rear ;osts in this chair, as in the side chair, are cut to an,les o9 C! de,., e,innin, the slo;e at lines marked )E2 in. 9rom the to;s.

D'tails of C&air

The ottom is made u; o9 21in. slats 9itted etween the 9ront and ack rails and 9astened to cleats which ha@e een ;re@iousl< 9astened to the insides o9 the 9ront and ack rails. 8ee; these cleats low enou,h on the rails so that the to; sur9aces o9 the slats shall rest somewhat elow the to; ed,es o9 the rails. .ushions, such as the one shown, can e ;urchased$P, F(*read< made or the< can e easil< made < the amateur. A ,ood 9inish 9or this chair and its mates is o tained as 9ollows: A;;l< one coat o9 rown Flemish water stain. This stain in the ori,inal ;acka,e is @er< dark in tone and unless an almost lack 9inish is wanted, it should e li,htened < the addition o9 one1hal9 or two1thirds water. A;;l< with a rush or s;on,e and allow to dr< o@er ni,ht. When dr<, sand;a;er li,htl< with 9ine or worn sand;a;er to remo@e the raised ,rain caused < the water o9 the stain. Put on a @er< thin coat o9

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shellac. This is to ;re@ent the >hi,h li,hts> in close1,rained woods 9rom ein, discolored < the stain in the 9iller which is to 9ollow. The shellac ein, @er< thin does not 9ill the ;ores o9 the wood ;erce;ti l<. 7e?t, sand the shellac coat li,htl< when it has hardened. A;;l< a coat o9 ;aste 9iller colored considera l< darker than the stain to the tone desired 9or the o;en ,rain. I9 the 9iller is well stirred and ;ro;erl< a;;lied, one coat ou,ht to e su99icient. I9 it does not 9ill the ;ores satis9actoril<, a;;l< another coat when the 9irst has had time to harden. Gand<ke rown is used to color the 9iller, i9 none ut natural color is to e had. 0n the hardened 9iller a;;l< a thin coat o9 shellac. 0n this a;;l< se@eral coats o9 wa?. The directions 9or wa?in, will e 9ound u;on the cans in which the wa? comes.
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2 B&&!420E
This eauti9ul ;iece o9 mission 9urniture can e made at a @er< moderate cost < an<one who has a sli,ht knowled,e o9 tools. .onsidera le la or can e sa@ed < orderin, the material 9rom the mill read< cut to si=e, dressed and sanded. Duarter1sawed oak is the est wood to use and it is com;arati@el< eas< to o tain. Plain1sawed oak looks well, ut is more lia le to war; than the Buarter1sawed and this is Buite an element in ;ieces as wide as the ones used. For the com;lete ookcase the 9ollowin, material will e needed:

1 to!, 3;4 +, 15 +, 31'1;4 in<, ha$d /ood, 1'1'1< 1 to! +ack +oa$d, 3;4 +, 4 +, 30'1;4 in<, ha$d /ood, 1'1'1< 2 sides, 3;4 +, 14 +, 50 in<, ha$d /ood, 1'1'1< 1 +otto , 3;4 +, 14 +, 28'3;4 in<, ha$d /ood, 1'1'1< 1 +otto $ail, 3;4 +, 4 +, 28'3;4 in<, ha$d /ood, 1'1'1<

1 cente$ !iece, 3;4 +, 2 +, 45'3;4 in<, ha$d /ood, 1'2'1< 4 doo$ sides, 3;4 +, 1'1;2 +, 45'1;4 in<, ha$d /ood, 1'2'1< 4 doo$ ends, 3;4 +, 1'1;2 +, 14 in<, ha$d /ood, 1'2'1< 4 !ieces doo$ lattice, 1;2 +, 1;2 +, 12'1;2 in<, ha$d /ood< 4 !ieces doo$ lattice, 1;2 +, 1;2 +, 7 in<, ha$d /ood< 2 +otto cleats, 1'1;4 +, 1'1;4 +, 13 in<, soft /ood<

2 to! cleats, 1 +, 1 +, 12'1;2 in<, soft /ood< 3 shel&es, 1;2 +, 12 +, 28'1;2 in<, soft /ood< 12 !ieces +ackin#, 3;8 +, 4 +, 29'3;4 in<, soft /ood<

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4 hin#es< 2 doo$ handles<

%e,in with the sides < cuttin, them so the< will ;air u; all ri,ht. The 9ront ed,es are rounded while the ack ed,es are ra eted on the inside as dee; as the ackin, to e used. The ottoms are cut as shown in the sketch. Holes a out )E2 in. dee; should e ored on the inside at the ;ro;er ;laces 9or the wooden ;e,s which hold u; the shel@es.

Co+,l't'( Boo*)as'3
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D'tails of Boo*)as'

The to; and ottom oards should ha@e the 9ront ed,es rounded and sanded the same as the sides.$P, #2*The to; oard is sanded on one side onl< and care should e taken to ,et the est side u;. 7ow cut and 9it the to; ack oard. This is 9astened to the to; < means o9 screws. /crew two cleats to each o9 the sides as shown and < runnin, screws throu,h these into the to; and ottom oards the 9rame is com;leted.$P, #'* The ackin, which can e made o9 some chea; lum er is now ;ut on. 7e?t ;ut in the center u;ri,ht ;iece etween the doors < means o9 a tenon and mortise at the to; and nail at the ottom. The 9ront ed,e should e rounded and the ed,e and sides sanded. .ut and 9it the ottom rail as shown. It is 9astened to the 9rame < means o9 cleats on the ack side.

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The doors are ;ut to,ether < means o9 a tenon and mortise. The< should e ra eted 9or the lattice work and the ,lass. This lattice work can e omitted and leaded ,lass ;ut in its ;lace which is @er< ecomin, to this kind o9 work. When the case is com;leted it must e care9ull< ,one o@er with sand;a;er e9ore an< 9inish is a;;lied. A mission stain is suita le 9or work o9 this kind, ut it can also e 9inished in >,olden oak> which is done in the 9ollowin, manner: First ;ut on a ,olden oak stain and a9ter it has dried 9or a out 2 hours, a;;l< the 9iller. +et this dr< a out )" minutes then ru o99 with an old ra,. Then ,o o@er the case a,ain with some @er< 9ine sand;a;er and a9ter seein, that all ;arts are 9ree 9rom dust and dirt the @arnish can e a;;lied. Three coats o9 @arnish will ,i@e a eauti9ul ,loss< 9inish.

2 32MP 0T2"'
A mission ta le lam; stand 9or those who use electric li,hts is shown in the accom;an<in, illustration. It is suita le 9or either the o99ice or the home and is @er< sim;le in desi,n and construction. The stock should e Buarter1sawed oak and it can e$P, #C*ordered 9rom the mill read< cut to len,th, sBuared and sanded. The 9ollowin, ;ieces will e needed:

1 !ost, 1'1;2 in< s@< +, 23 in< 1 a$ , 1';8 +, 3;4 +, 13'1;2 in< 1 +lock, 3;4 in< thick +, 6 in< s@ua$e< 1 +lock, 1 in< thick +, 9 in< s@ua$e<

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D'tails of La+, Stan(

/Buare u; the ase locks and 9asten them to,ether with screws as shown in the detail sketch. A mortise, ) in. sBuare, is cut in the center o9 the locks 9or the center ;ost.. +ead wei,hts, co@ered with 9elt,$P, #!*should e attached to the ottom, as shown. The ;ost has a tenon cut on one end to 9it the ase, and a mortise cut in the other 9or the arm. Holes are ored in the arm 9rom the ends 9or the wires. The< can e ;lu,,ed a9ter the wires are in ;lace. A hole is also ored in the to; o9 the center ;ost to connect with the holes in the arm 9or the lead wire.

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E l')tri) La+, Stan( Co+,l't'

It is est to ,lue the :oints to,ether, althou,h this is not necessar< i9 the :oints are a ti,ht 9it. /and;a;er the ;arts thorou,hl<, then stain to match the other 9urniture.$P, #F*

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E4t'nsion Dinin- Ta/l' Co+,l't'

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2" E;TE"0/&" '/"/"G T2B3E

The accom;an<in, sketch and ;hoto,ra;h show a sim;le desi,n o9 an e?tension dinin, ta le o9 the mission st<le. It is @er< eas< to construct and can e uilt at home < an<one who is at all hand< with tools. It should e made o9 Buarter1sawed oak, which can e secured at the mill read< cut to len,th, sBuared and sanded. 0rder the 9ollowin, ;ieces:

2 to! !ieces, 1 +, 23 +, 46 in< 2 e9t$a lea&es, 1 +, 12 +, 46 in< 2 $ails, 3;4 +, 3 +, 44 in< 4 $ails, 3;4 +, 3 +, 22 in< 2 !ieces fo$ !osts, 3;4 +, 8 +, 24 in< 2 !ieces fo$ !osts, 3;4 +, 6 +, 24 in<

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4 !ieces fo$ feet, 3 +, 3 +, 14 in< 4 !ieces fo$ feet, 3 +, 3 +, 5 in< 4 !ieces fo$ feet, 1 +, 4 +, 4 in< 4 !ieces ouldin#, 1 +, 1 +, 10 in<

1 !iece, 1 +, 12 +, 27 in<, +i$ch/ood< 2 +$ackets, 3;4 +, 3 +, 32 in<, +i$ch/ood< 2 !ieces fo$ slide, 1'3;4 +, 3 +, 36 in<, +i$ch/ood< 4 !ieces fo$ slide, 1 +, 3 +, 36 in<, +i$ch/ood< 12 !ieces fo$ slide, 3;4 +, 1'1;2 +, 36 in<, +i$ch/ood<

The 9eet can e made 9irst < sBuarin, u; one end o9 each and e@elin, the other as shown in the drawin,. The short ;ieces are 9astened to the lon, ones < means o9 lon, screws and ,lue. The 9our sBuare ;ieces should e nailed to the outer ends and holes ored in them 9or the casters. Pre;are the ;ieces 9or the ;osts, and e9ore nailin, them to,ether 9asten the 9eet to them with lon, screws. %e care9ul to ,et them on sBuare, else the ta le will not set le@el when com;lete. 7ow nail and ,lue the ;ieces 9ormin, the ta le to,ether and 9asten the mouldin, at the ottom. This mouldin, should ha@e mitered corners as shown in the ottom @iew. Also 9asten the rest ;iece to the to; o9 the ;ost, usin, lon, screws and ,lue.
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D'tails of Dinin- Ta/l'

The slides can e made ne?t. The ;ieces are made$P, #(*and 9astened to,ether with screws as shown in the enlar,ed detail @iew. This slide, i9 made with care, is a ,ood one. The center ;iece should e 9irml< 9astened to the ;ost rest with lon, screws. The screws that 9asten into the to; should e inserted 9rom elow throu,h counter1 ored holes as shown. Miter the rails at the corners and ,lue them to the to;. %locks can e used on the inside i9 desired, which will make a much stron,er construction. /crew the two rackets to the to; as shown. These hel; to su;;ort the ta le when it is e?tended. When com;lete the ta le should e care9ull< ,one o@er with 9ine sand;a;er, and all ,lue and rou,h s;ots remo@ed. A;;l< stain o9 the desired color. This can e an< one o9 the man< mission stains su;;lied < the trade 9or this ;ur;ose.

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2" &2!-B&1"' 4E'2$ 4HE0T

This cedar chest 9or storin, unused eddin, or 9urs is not a di99icult thin, to make and when made, the hard oak indin, takes the wear and ;rotects the so9ter cedar so that the chest ou,ht to ser@e se@eral ,enerations. 0rder the stock as 9ollows: .-DAR

2 to! and +otto !ieces, 7;8 +, 16'1;2 +, 34'1;2 in<, 1'2'1< 2 sides, 7;8 +, 18'7;8 +, 34'1;2 in<, 1'2'1< 2 ends, 7;8 +, 18'7;8 +, 14'3;4 in<, 1'2'1<

0A8

2 o&e$han#in# to! !ieces, 1 +, 1 +, 36'1;2 in<, 1'4'1< 2 o&e$han#in# to! !ieces, 1 +, 1 +, 18'1;2 in<, 1'4'1< 2 lock and hin#e $ails, 1 +, 2'1;2 +, 36'1;2 in<, 1'2'1< 2 lock and hin#e $ails, 1 +, 2'1;2 +, 18'1;2 in<, 1'2'1< 2 +ase !ieces, 1 +, 3'1;4 +, 36'1;2 in<, 1'2'1< 2 +ase !ieces, 1 +, 3'1;4 +, 18'1;2 in<, 1'2'1<

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D'tails of C'(ar C&'st

/;eci9< thorou,hl< seasoned Tennessee red cedar$P, 2)*and ;lain sawed white oak and ha@e the di99erent ;ieces mill1;laned and sand;a;ered as indicated in the stock1 ill. This ill allows )E2 in. e?tra on the len,th and the width o9 each ;iece 9or >sBuarin, u;> o9 all ;ieces e?ce;t those marked to e sur9aced on 9our sides. %e,in < sBuarin, the sides and ends to si=e. Pro a l< the est :oint 9or the corners is the do@etail. I9 the worker is not e?;erienced in woodworkin,, some o9 the more sim;le :oints will do. It will e noted that the drawin, and stock1 ill call 9or the sim;lest 9orm o9 :oint, that in which the sides o9 the chest la; o@er the end. For the do@etail :oint it will e necessar< to add 2 in. more to the len,th o9 the end ;ieces, makin, them )F1'EC in. each in the rou,h. Ha@in, ,ot the sides and ends read<, 9asten them to,ether. The ;ers;ecti@e shows the sides 9astened to the ends with ornamental headed nails. .ommon nails are 9irst used, ein, eBuall< s;aced, and the ornamental heads are a9terwards ;laced so as to co@er their heads. 7e?t sBuare the ottom and nail it to the ;arts :ust assem led. /Buare the to; to the same si=e. The ase stu99 is sBuared on one ed,e onl<. The second ed,eJthe u;;er oneJ is to e e@eled or slo;ed )E2 in. to 9acilitate dustin, and 9or a;;earance sake. Fit these ase ;ieces to ;lace, miterin, the :oints. %e9ore 9astenin, the ;arts to the chest ;ro;er, ,au,e a line 'EC in. 9rom the lower ed,e and to a ;oint C1)E2 in. 9rom each end, cut out to this line and sha;e the ase as shown in the drawin,. 6se

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9inishin, nails 9or 9astenin, the ase to the chest. The heads should e >set> so the< ma< e co@ered later with a ;utt< colored to match the 9inish.$P, 22* In a similar manner ;lane u;, cut and 9it the ack and hin,e rails. These rails should e ke;t a >scant> )E2 in. elow the to; ed,es o9 the chest ;ro;er. The o@erhan, o9 the lid 9its down o@er in such a wa< as to 9orm a dust1;roo9 :oint etween lid and chest ;ro;er. The o@erhan, o9 the lid o9 ) in. < )1in. stock ma< ne?t e mitered, 9itted and nailed to the lid. Thorou,hl< sand;a;er all ;arts not so treated and 9inish as 9ollows: Put on all the oak ;ieces, two coats o9 natural ;aste 9iller. This is est done e9ore the< are 9astened in ;lace. Directions will e 9ound on the cans in which the 9iller is ke;t. The red o9 the cedar ma< e hei,htened < a;;l<in, a maho,an< stain made o9 %ismark rown aniline and oilin, water, in the ;ro;ortion o9 ' Bt. o9 water to ) o=. o9 aniline. I9 a;;lied hot the stain will enter the wood etter. When dr<, sand;a;er li,htl< with 7o. "" ;a;er, oth this and the oak19illed ;ieces. Fasten the oak ;ieces in ;lace and ,i@e the whole e?terior a @er< thin coat o9 shellac. A9ter this has hardened, a;;l< two coats o9 wa?. Wa? comes in ;aste 9orm and is to e a;;lied with a cloth @er< s;arin,l<. Allow it to stand 9i@e or ten minutes then ru riskl< with a so9t dr< cloth to ;olish. The 9irst coat is allowed to stand 2C hours e9ore the second is a;;lied in a similar manner. Another 9inish, known as an e,,1shell ,loss shellac 9inish, is o tained < omittin, the wa? and instead a;;l<in, 9rom two to 9i@e more coats o9 shellac. Allow each coat 2C hours in which to harden, and ru each hardened coat to a smooth$P, 2'*9inish, usin, curled hair, or 9ine steel wool, or 9ine oiled sand;a;er, e9ore a;;l<in, the ne?t.

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C'(ar C&'st Co+,l't'

The metal rein9orcements 9or the corners can e ou,ht at a hardware store, as can the lock, hin,es, and handles. These ;arts are a;;lied in the usual mannerJ utt hin,es ein, used. I9 well made, the chest is ;racticall< airti,ht. The interior is all o9 red cedar, while the e99ect o9 the e?terior in com inin, the li,ht oak and the red cedar is strikin,.$P, 2C*

2 T&&3 F&$ M2!/"G M&$T/0E0

In the construction o9 mission 9urniture where mortise :oints are mostl< used, those who cannot ha@e access to a mortisin, machine will 9ind the 9ollowin, method o9 ,reat assistance in o tainin, a true mortise, which is necessar< in work o9 this kind.

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Borin- Hol's for T'nons

Take a lock o9 wood, A, the e?act thickness o9 the ;iece % to e mortised, and with an au,er ore a hole, the same si=e as the width o9 the mortise to e made, e?actl< ;arallel to the sides o9 the lock. This can est e done on a drill ;ress or a wood orin, machine. I9 no machine is a@aila le, ,reat care should e taken in orin, < hand, to ,et the hole as nearl< true as ;ossi le. Then nail a cleat, ., on the side o9 the lock, A, and let it e?tend down on ;iece %. 6se a clam; to hold the lock in ;lace while orin, out the mortise. %< chan,in, the ;osition o9 the lock and orin, a num er o9 holes, an< len,th o9 mortise can e made. The holes should a9terwards e sBuared u; with a chisel.$P, 2!*

2 '$E00E$ F&$ 4H/3'<0 P325$&&M

This dresser can e made o9 two kinds o9 wood as marked on the drawin, or it can e made all o9 one kind. The ori,inal dresser was made o9 oak and walnut and was 9inished natural, the contrast etween the li,ht and dark woods addin, much to the @alue o9 the ;iece in the e<es o9 the little ones. Ha@e all sur9aces that will show well sand;a;ered at the mill. The 9ollowin, is a list o9 the material wanted:

4 oak !osts, 1'1;2 in< s@ua$e +, 19'1;2 in<, 1'4'1< 3 /alnut d$a/e$ f$onts, 3;4 +, 5 +, 17 in<, 1'2'1<

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6 ,ello/ !o!la$ d$a/e$ sides, 3;8 +, 5 +, 12 in<, 1'2'1< 3 ,ello/ !o!la$ +acks, 3;8 +, 4'1;2 +, 16'1;2 in<, 1'2'1< 3 ,ello/ !o!la$ +otto s, 3;8 +, 12 +, 16'1;2 in<, 1'2'1< 4 oak f$ont st$etche$s, 7;8 +, 1'3;4 +, 17'1;2 in<, 1'4'1< 4 oak side $ails, 7;8 +, 2 +, 12 in<, 1'4'1< 2 /alnut side !anels, 1;4 +, 11 +, 14'1;2 in<, 1'2'1< 8 oak d$a/e$ slides, 7;8 +, 2 +, 10'1;2 in<, 1'2'1< 6 oak d$a/e$ #uides, 1;2 +, 3;4 +, 10'1;2 in<, 1'2'1< 4 oak +ack st$etche$s, 7;8 +, 2 +, 17'1;2 in<, 1'2'1< 1 oak to!, 5;8 +, 14 +, 20'1;2 in<, 1'2'1< 3 s@< ft< of 3;8 in< atched ,ello/ !ine ceilin# fo$ +ack<

MIRR0R /6PP0RT

1 /alnut !iece, 7;8 +, 1'3;4 +, 20'1;2 in<, 1'2'1< 1 /alnut !iece, 7;8 +, 1'1;2 +, 18 in<, 1'2'1< 1 oak !iece, 3;4 +, 1'1;4 +, 10'1;2 in<, 1'2'1< 2 oak !ieces, 7;8 +, 1'1;2 +, 11 in<, 1'2'1< 1 /alnut +$acket !iece, 7;8 +, 1'1;4 +, 5 in<, 1'2'1<

MIRR0R FRAM- PART/

2 /alnut !ieces, 7;8 +, 1'1;2 +, 12'1;2 in<, 1'2'1< 2 /alnut !ieces, 7;8 +, 1'1;2 +, 10'1;2 in<, 1'2'1< 2 oak !ieces, 1;4 +, 3;8 +, 10 in<, 1'4'1< 2 oak !ieces, 1;4 +, 3;8 +, 8 in<, 1'4'1< 1 +ack, 3;16 +, 8 +, 10 in<, soft /ood< 2 cleats, 3;8 +, 1'1;4 +, 8 in< 1 !lain i$$o$ #lass, 7'1;2 +, 9'1;2 in<

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D'tails of Dr'ss'r

%e,in < ;lanin, the 9our ;osts to len,th. The lower ends should e sli,htl< e@eled to ;re@ent their sli@erin,. .ut the mortises 9or the tenons that are on the ends o9 the side rails. These rails are to e #E2 < 2 in. and the tenons should e 'E2 < )1)EC in. wide < 'EC in. lon,. The ;osts should e ra eted down$P, 2#*to their middles to a de;th o9 'E2 in. so as to recei@e the )EC1in. end ;anels. The end rails should e cut to len,th and their tenons worked a9ter one ed,e o9 each has een ra eted as were the ;osts.

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Dr'ss'r Co+,l't'
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Ha@in, sBuared the ;anels to si=e, ;ut the two ends o9 the dresser to,ether with ,lue. 7e?t make the 9our 9rames which are to carr< the drawers. The< should measure 9rom outside to outside, in len,th )#1)E2 in.A in width, )21)E2 in. It is intended that the short ;ieces shall e tenoned into the lon, ones. When these 9rames are read<, cut out each corner as indicated in the cross section drawin,. Reduce to si=e the drawer ,uides and 9asten them in ;lace. Dowel the 9rames to the ends o9 the dresser in the ;laces indicated on the drawin,. Put on the ack, nailin, into 9rames to the ends o9 the dresser in the ;laces indicated and 9asten the to; in ;lace, ;uttin, screws into it 9rom the under side. The mirror 9rame and su;;ort should ne?t e made. The drawin, shows Buite clearl< the ;arts and their relation to each other. All the slo;es are o9 C! de,. Instead o9 ra etin, the mirror 9rame, a )EC < 'E21in. 9illet o9 oak is nailed

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around to 9orm the recess, the walnut 9rame and oak 9illet makin, a ;rett< contrast. All nail holes are to e 9illed with ;utt< colored to match the 9inish. Wooden ;ins or round1head screws are to e used to 9asten the mirror 9rame to its su;;ort and should e ;laced a o@e center an inch or so. The drawers are to e constructed in the usual manner. It is a ,ood ;lan to make the ,roo@es )E)F in. narrower than the stock is thick to insure a 9it, cham9erin, the under or ack sides o9 the ottom and ack i9 necessar<. Make the sides o9 the drawers o9 such a len,th that when the drawer has een ;ushed in as 9ar as it will ,o, the 9ront will e recessed a out )EC in. ehind the 9ront cross;ieces. 5roo@e the inside o9 the drawer 9ront 'E)F in. to recei@e the ottom. The mirror$P, 2(*should not e ;laced until the wood has een 9inished.

DRA ER CONSTRUCTION

Finish the wood natural, a;;l< three coats o9 @arnish. Ru the 9irst two with haircloth or curled hair and the last with ;ul@eri=ed ;umice stone and crude oil or raw linseed oil. This ,i@es an e,,1shell ,loss. For a dull 9inish, ru the @arnish

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a9ter it has ecome one dr< with ;ul@eri=ed ;umice stone and water, usin, a ;iece o9 ru in, 9elt. Ru until the sur9ace is smooth and e@en, and clean with a wet s;on,e or chamois skin. I9 a ;olished 9inish is desired, ru 9irst with ;ul@eri=ed ;umice stone and water, then with rotten stone and water. Finish with a mi?ture o9 oil and a little ;ul@eri=ed rotten stone.$P, ("*

41TT/"G TE"&"0 W/TH 2 H2"'02W

This home1made tool will e a ,reat hel; in the construction o9 mission 9urniture. With its use, tenons ma< e entirel< cut with a saw, discardin, the use o9 a chisel and mallet. The de@ice consists o9 a con@enient len,th o9 strai,ht oard, A, Fi,. ), wide enou,h to co@er the widest ;iece to e tenoned. A ;iece o9 oard, %, is 9astened to A with rads or small screws. This oard should ha@e a thickness eBual to the ;iece to e cut 9rom the side o9 the tenon. The ;iece . is 9astened to A and % with small cleats at their u;;er ends. The s;ace etween % and . should e wide enou,h 9or the lade o9 a saw to run throu,h easil<, and also lon, enou,h to take in the widest ;art o9 the saw lade. The tool and ;iece to e tenoned are ;laced in a @ise as shown in Fi,. 2. The width o9 the ;iece remo@ed 9or the tenon ma< e @aried < ;uttin, in ;ieces o9 card oard etween the work, -, and the ;iece A, Fi,. ).

Sa1in- T'nons
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2$T0 2"' 4$2FT0 &/3 32MP

-lectricit< and ,as are not alwa<s accessi le in su ur an or countr< homes and the re,ular t<;e o9 a mission lam; would e o9 little use. The illustration shows an ordinar< round wick kerosene lam; 9itted out in mission st<le.

Artisti) Mission St0l' Oil La+,

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Bron2' S&a(' Hol('r

A 9ew modi9ications were made in the desi,n o9 an e?;ensi@e lam; to sim;li9< the construction. The lam; should ha@e a tall chimne<. The dimensions ,i@en in the drawin,s, and the ;hoto,ra;h, will e?;lain$P, ('*themsel@es. Man< o9 the details can e worked u; < the maker. The od< o9 the lam; is made o9 )E21in. oak and is ;ro@ided with o;enin,s as shown. The interior rece;tacle is @er< hand< 9or holdin, a match o?, smokin, articles, etc. A ;iece o9 co;;er and, ) in. wide, is 9astened to the od< with lar,e u;holsterersI tacks, to ,i@e it a 9inished a;;earance. The ase is #E2 in. thick and in order to ;re@ent tiltin, is ;ro@ided with 9our sBuare 9eet, )EC in. thick. The to; ;iece o9 the od< is )E21in. oak, which is ;ro@ided with a hole lar,e enou,h to recei@e the owl o9 the lam;. I9 such a lam; is not at hand, one can e ;urchased at a @er< reasona le ;rice. The shade is made o9 oak 9rames set in with clouded art ,lass ;anels. The di99erent sections o9 the 9rames are 9astened to,ether with rass screws and the ,lass is held in ;lace < trian,ular cleats o9 oak. %e sure and 9it the shade with card oard ;anels e9ore orderin, the ,lass. The card oard can e used as a ;attern in cuttin, the ,lass, and the ,lass will then 9it without recuttin,, which is Buite di99icult.

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The ,lass eaded 9rin,e should e o9 suita le color to harmoni=e with the 9inished lam;. The shade is su;;orted < 9our rackets cast in ron=e 9rom a wood ;attern Kdimensions ,i@enL and 9inished < 9ilin,, u99in, and lacBuerin,.$P, (C*

2"&THE$ 4H/"2 43&0ET

The china closet shown in the accom;an<in, illustration is well ;ro;ortioned and o9 ;leasin, a;;earance. It can e made o9 an< one o9 the se@eral 9urniture woods in common use, ut Buarter1sawed oak will e 9ound to ,i@e the most ;leasin, e99ect. The stock should e ordered 9rom the mill read< sawed to len,th, sBuared and sanded. In this wa< much hard la or will e sa@ed. The 9ollowin, ;ieces will e needed:

1 to!, 1 +, 19 +, 38 in<, 1'1'1< 4 !osts, 3;4 +, 3 +, 59 in<, 1'2'1< 4 side $ails, 3;4 +, 3 +, 31 in<, 1'1'1< 4 end u!$i#hts, 1 +, 2 +, 48'1;2 in<, 1'2'1< 4 end $ails, 1 +, 3 +, 16 in<, 1'2'1< 2 lattice $ails, 1 +, 2 +, 13 in<, 1'2'1< 1 to! +oa$d, 3;4 +, 3 +, 36 in<, 1'1'1< 4 side doo$ $ails, 3;4 +, 2 +, 47 in<, 1'2'1< 6 c$oss $ails, 3;4 +, 2 +, 12 in<, 1'2'1< 4 slats, 1;2 +, 3;4 +, 16'1;2 in<, 1'2'1< 4 slats, 1;2 +, 3;4 +, 13'1;2 in<, 1'2'1< 8 slats, 1;2 +, 3;4 +, 12'1;2 in<, 1'2'1< 4 shel&es, 5;8 +, 16 +, 32 in<, 1'1'1<, !o!la$< 4 cleats, 1 in< s@< +, 55 in<, soft /ood< 4 cleats, 1 in< s@< +, 28 in<, soft /ood< 4 cleats, 1 in< s@< +, 14 in<, soft /ood<

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C&ina Clos't 1it& Latti)'1or* Doors an( Si('s

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D'tails of C&ina Clos't

Ha@in, this material on hand, start with the 9our ;osts, as the< are all alike. .lam; them to,ether, ein, care9ul to ha@e them o9 the ri,ht len,th, and the ends sBuare. Trim the ottom, as shown in the detail drawin,, and then la< out the mortises 9or the 9ront and ack rails. These rails can now e laid out and the tenons cut to 9it the mortises in the ;osts. The ack rails should, in addition, e ra eted 9or the ack oard as shown. The end rails are 9astened to the ;osts < means o9 screws throu,h )1in. sBuare cleats, 9astened on the inside o9 the ;osts as shown in the section A1A. In all cases the screws$P, (#*should e run throu,h the cleats into the 9ramin, so the heads will not show. The end rails should e ra eted on the inside 9or the latticework and the ,lass. The ack oard should ha@e the corners rounded as shown and e 9astened to the to; oard with screws throu,h 9rom the ottom side. The to; oard is then 9astened to the to; rail cleats in the same manner. The doors are ;ut to,ether < means o9 tenons and mortises. The 9rames should e ra eted on the inside 9or the latticework and the ,lass. +eaded ,lass can e used in ;lace o9 this latticework, i9 it is desired. /uita le hin,es and a catch should e su;;lied. These can e ;urchased at an< hardware store. The shel@es should e cut out at the corners to 9it around the cleats. The< rest on small locks which are 9astened to the cleats, or i9 desired, small holes can e drilled and ;ins used instead.

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The ack is ;ut on in the usual manner. A mirror can e ;ut in without much trou le i9 it is desired. When ;uttin, the 9rame to,ether, ,lue should e used on the :oints, as it makes them much sti99er. %e care9ul to ,et the 9rame to,ether ;er9ectl< sBuare, or it will e hard to 9it the doors and the ,lass. When it is com;lete, ,o o@er the whole care9ull< with 9ine sand;a;er and remo@e all rou,h s;ots. /cra;e all the sur;lus ,lue 9rom a out the :oints, as stain will not take when there is an< ,lue. The closet can e 9inished in an< one o9 the man< mission stains su;;lied < the trade 9or this ;ur;ose.$P, (2*

Oa* B'(st'a( Co+,l't'

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2" &2! BE'0TE2'

The accom;an<in, sketches show an artistic desi,n 9or a mission ed, so sim;le in construction and desi,n that most an< one that has a 9ew tools and a knowled,e o9 their use can make it. It is est made o9 Buarter1sawed oak, as this wood is the easiest to ;rocure and work u; and looks well with an< 9inish. I9 the stock is ordered 9rom the mill read< cut to len,th, sBuared and sanded, much o9 the hard la or will e sa@ed. The 9ollowin, is a list o9 the material needed:

2 !osts, 2'1;2 +, 2'1;2 +, 50 in< 2 !osts, 2'1;2 +, 2'1;2 +, 44 in<

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2 end $ails, 1 +, 6 +, 56 in< 2 side $ails, 1 +, 6 +, 78 in< 5 end $ails, 1 +, 4 +, 56 in< 3 end $ails, 1 +, 2 +, 56 in< 8 &e$tical slats, 3;8 +, 6 +, 11'1;2 in< 10 &e$tical slats, 3;8 +, 2 +, 11'1;2 in< 2 cleats, 1 +, 1 +, 78 in< 5 slats, 3;4 +, 3 +, 55'1;2 in< 20 +locks, 1 +, 1 +, 3 in<

/Buare u; the 9our ;osts in ;airs and la< out the mortises as ;er drawin,. To do this, la< them side < side on a 9lat sur9ace with the ends sBuare and mark them with a tr<1sBuare. The tenons on the end rails are laid out in the same manner as the ;osts. Four o9 the end rails should e marked and mortises cut 9or the u;ri,ht slats as shown in the detail drawin,. The tenons on the end rails are a out ) in. lon,, while those on the slats can e 'EC in. lon,. Fit all the ;arts to,ether e9ore ,luin, to see that the< 9it sBuare and ti,ht. A9ter the ,lue has een a;;lied clam; them to,ether ;er9ectl< sBuare and set them awa< to dr<. The< should dr< at least twent<19our hours e9ore the clam;s are remo@ed.$P, )""*

D'tails of Oa* B'(st'a(

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While the ends are dr<in,, the side rails can e made. These ha@e a )1in. sBuare cleat screwed to the inner side 9or the slats to rest u;on. I9 s;rin,s are used, 9i@e slats will e su99icient. The< can e ;laced where the s;rin,s will rest u;on them. A9ter the ;osition o9 the slats has een located, nail small locks at their sides to hold them in ;lace. For 9astenin, the side rails to the ;osts, ;atent de@ices can e ;urchased at a local hardware store. The ;osts will ha@e to e mortised to recei@e these, and care should e e?ercised to ,et them in the ri,ht ;lace. When the ed is com;lete ,o o@er it care9ull< and scra;e all the sur;lus ,lue 9rom a out the :oints, as the 9inish will not take where there is an< ,lue. Remo@e all rou,h s;ots with 9ine sand;a;erA then a;;l< the stain <ou like est, which ma< e an< o9 the man< mission stains su;;lied < the trade 9or this ;ur;ose. I9 this ed is well made and 9inished, it will e an ornament to an< home.

2" &2! F&&T0T&&3

The 9ootstool shown in the illustration can e made 9rom an< kind o9 wood, ut when it is intended to e 9inished in mission st<le, Buarter1sawed oak will ;roduce the est e99ect. The material needed will e as 9ollows:

1 to!, 1 +, 9'1;2 +, 12 in<, 1'1'1< 2 le#s, 3;4 +, 8 +, 12 in<, 1'2'1< 1 +$ace, 3;4 +, 7 +, 9 in<, 1'1'1<

0rder these ;ieces cut to len,th, sBuared and sanded. A 9ull1si=ed la<out o9 the 9ront @iew should e made to ,et the correct e@els 9or the le,s and race. The desi,n o9 the le,s can e @aried to suit the 9anc< o9$P, )"2*the maker. For such a desi,n as shown draw one1hal9 o9 it on ;a;erA 9old on the center line and with scissors cut oth sides o9 the outline < 9ollowin, the lines drawn. Trace around this ;attern on the wood, and saw out with a com;ass or ke<hole saw. The sawed ed,es should e smoothed and sand;a;ered.

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D'tails of Footstool

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The ;er9oration in the to; oard is made < 9irst orin, holes, then trimmin, out the ed,es with a shar; chisel. %e sure to ,et the est side o9 the oard u;.

Footstool Co+,l't'

The le,s are 9astened to the to; and to the races with )1'EC1in. wood screws as shown in the detail drawin,. A9ter the stool is assem led, ,o o@er it care9ull< with 9ine sand;a;er and remo@e all rou,h s;ots e9ore a;;l<in, the 9inish. This 9inish can e an< one o9 the man< di99erent kinds su;;lied < the trade 9or this ;ur;ose. I9 this stool is well made and 9inished, it will e a use9ul and attracti@e article.$P,
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Ta/l' an( S'at D')orat'( in P0ro"Car.in$P, )"!*

2 3/B$2$5 0ET /" P5$&42$9/"G

The multitude o9 indi99erentl< e?ecuted small articles which 9ollowed the introduction o9 ;<ro,ra;h< is e,innin, to disa;;ear, ;eo;le are considerin, the art more seriousl< and a;;l<in, it to more di,ni9ied uses. P<ro1car@in, is one o9 the new methods o9 decoratin, 9urniture which is oth eauti9ul and ;ractical, two Bualities which do not alwa<s ,o to,ether. The li rar< set illustrated consists o9 a ta le, '" < !" in., with two enches, )C in. wide o9 the same len,th. The su;;orts are made o9 selected white ;ine, which must e a solutel< 9ree 9rom ;itch. The ;ine is so9t enou,h to work easil< with the ;oint and stands wear much etter than asswood. The to;s and races are made o9 curl< 9ir, all o9 the material must e 21in. lum er, which dresses to a out an inch and a hal9. All sur9aces, e?ce;t the 9aces o9 the su;;orts, are ,i@en a well1 ru ed coat o9 oil with a little urnt um er, the stain to e a;;lied directl< to the wood without a 9iller. 0n the outside o9 the su;;orts the desi,n is drawn in with ;encil, the ack,round is then cut out smoothl< with a chisel to the de;th o9 an ei,hth o9 an inch, lea@in, the decoration in relie9. It is then urned dee;l<, the ack,round in strai,ht 9lat strokes, the outlines ha@in, the e99ect o9 a slo;in,, dark ed,e. The shadows are urned in as dee;l< as ;ossi le and the shadin, is ;ut in with the 9lat o9 the ;oint.

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A wa? or e,,1shell oil @arnish 9inish is most suita le 9or this set.$P, )"F*

Grill' for an Ar)&

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2 G$/33E W/TH PE'E0T230 T& M2T4H

The accom;an<in, sketch shows somethin, uniBue in a ,rille that adds to the a;;earance o9 a home 9urnished in mission st<le. When it is stained and 9inished to match the 9urniture, it ,i@es a consummate tone that would e di99icult to o tain < an< other means. To ,et the est results it should e made to lend with the 9urniture and the arch in which it is to 9it, in oth wei,ht and st<le. This will de;end @er< much u;on oneIs ;re9erence, and 9or this reason 9ull dimensions are not ,i@en. 7o di99icult< will e e?;erienced, howe@er, < an<one hand< with tools, in makin, it. The material should e Buarter1sawed oak, which can e secured ;laned and sanded at the mill. For the ,rille order ) < )1)E21in. and )E2 < )1)E21in. stock. The method o9 makin, the ars is shown in the detailed sketch. The two end ars should e made o9 solid ;ieces, 'EC < )1)E2 in., with two rectan,ular slots mortised in each to recei@e the su;;orts. The su;;orts should e :ust the ri,ht

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len,th to ,o in the arch. To erect, sli; the end ars on the su;;orts, hold the ,rille in ;lace and 9asten the ars to the sides o9 the arch with screws. The si=e o9 the ;edestals and the connectin, ;ieces will de;end u;on the si=e o9 the arch. These connectin, ;ieces should e well mortised into the ;ost, and i9 <ou own <our own home and intend the ;edestals to ecome a 9i?ture, the< should also e mortised into the sides o9 the arch. I9 not, the< ma< e 9astened to the arch with lind screws. The amount o9 material reBuired will de;end u;on the si=e o9 the arch.$P, )"2*

2 32'5<0 W$/T/"G 'E0!

This desk o9 mission st<le is a little more com;licated than some o9 the other ;ieces o9 mission 9urniture that ha@e een descri ed, ut an<one who has a 9air knowled,e o9 tools will not ha@e much trou le in constructin, it in the home worksho; i9 the ;lans are care9ull< 9ollowed. Duarter1sawed oak is the est wood to use, as it is eas< to work and looks est when 9inished. 0rder the stock 9rom the mill read< cut to len,th, sBuared and sanded. Followin, is a list o9 the stock needed:

2 f$ont !osts, 2 +, 2 +, 30 in< 2 +ack !osts, 2 +, 2 +, 50 in< 1 +otto $ail, 3;4 +, 3 +, 31 in<

2 end $ails, 3;4 +, 3 +, 18 in< 1 st$etche$, 3;4 +, 8 +, 33'1;2 in< 2 end slats, 3;8 +, 8 +, 15 in< 1 +ack slat, 3;8 +, 8 +, 15'1;2 in< 2 +ack slats, 3;8 +, 3 +, 15'1;2 in< 1 f$ont d$a/e$ $ail, 3;4 +, 1'1;4 +, 31'1;4 in< 2 side d$a/e$ $ails, 3;4 +, 3 +, 18'1;4 in< 1 d$a/e$ f$ont, 3;4 +, 6 +, 30 in< 1 desk lid, 3;4 +, 18 +, 31'1;4 in< 1 desk +oa$d, 3;4 +, 19'1;4 +, 31'1;4 in< 2 end +oa$ds, 3;4 +, 19 +, 21'1;4 in< 1 to! +oa$d, 3;4 +, 10 +, 34 in<

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1 to! +ack +oa$d, 3;4 +, 5 +, 31'1;4 in< 1 +ack +oa$d, 3;4 +, 30 +, 22 in< 2 d$a/e$ sides, 1;2 +, 6 +, 19'1;2 in<, 1<(< 1 d$a/e$ end, 1;2 +, 6 +, 29 in<, 1<(< 1 d$a/e$ +otto , 1;2 +, 18 +, 29 in<, 1<(< 2 !ieces fo$ !i#eon holes, 3;8 +, 7 +, 23 in<, 1<(< 8 !ieces fo$ !i#eon holes, 3;8 +, 4 +, 6'3;4 in<, 1<(<

/tart with the ack ;osts, ein, sure the< are sBuare and o9 the ri,ht len,thA ;lace them side < side and la< out the mortises 9or the lower rails, the desk rails and the to; ack oards, as shown in the accom;an<in, detail drawin,. +a< out the 9ront ;osts in the same manner. .ut the tenons on the ends o9 the rails to 9it the mortises in the ;osts.$P, )"(*Also cut mortises in the rails 9or the ack and end slats. The end rails ha@e a mortise in them 9or the tenons on the ends o9 the 9oot oards. .lam; the ends o9 the desk to,ether, with the end rails in ;laceA then 9it the side oards. %ore holes throu,h the ;osts into the side oards 9or dowels as shown. A9ter the dowels are in ;lace the holes can e ;lu,,ed.

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D'tails of

ritin- D's*

.ut and 9it the to; ack oard, the ottom rail, the ack oard and the stretcher. .ut the to; and desk oards at the ack corners to clear the ;osts.$P, ))"*The to; oard is to e 9astened to the side oards with lind screws. The ack oard is 9astened to the ;osts with dowels as shown.

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D's* Co+,l't'

When all the ;arts 9it sBuare and ti,ht the< can e ,lued to,ether. The ends o9 the desk should e ,lued u; 9irst and le9t to dr<, then the other ;arts ;ut in ;lace and ,lued. When clam;in, the ;arts to,ether see that the< 9it ;er9ectl< sBuare and ti,ht.$P, )))*While the ,lue is dr<in, the drawer can e made. The 9ront oard is made o9 oak, ut the other ;arts ma< e made o9 some so9t wood. The side ;ieces are mortised and ,lued to the 9ront oard, The end and ottom oards can e nailed to,ether. The dro; lid o9 the desk is made as shown. Two or more oards ma< ha@e to e ,lued to,ether 9or the lid, the desk ottom and the ack oard. The lid is 9astened to the desk oard with two hin,es, and it should e so arran,ed that when closed it will e e@en with the sides. %rackets or chains are 9astened to the inside to hold it in the ;ro;er ;osition when it is o;en. /mall locks o9 wood 9astened to the

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inner ed,e o9 the side oards will ;re@ent it 9rom closin, too 9ar. A lock, i9 desired, can e ;urchased at a hardware store and 9itted in ;lace. /uita le handles 9or the drawer should also e ;ro@ided. When the desk is com;lete ,o o@er it with 9ine sand;a;er and remo@e all rou,h s;ots. /cra;e all ,lue 9rom a out the :oints, as the 9inish will not take where there is an< ,lue. The ;i,eonholes are made 9rom 'E21in. stock. The< ma< e tacked in ;lace a9ter the desk is 9inished. The 9inish can e an< one o9 the man< mission stains su;;lied < the trade 9or this ;ur;ose. I9 the desk is well made and 9inished, it will ha@e a @er< neat and attracti@e a;;earance.$P, ))2*

2 TE3EPH&"E 0T2"' 2"' 0T&&3

The stand shown in the accom;an<in, illustration is 9or use with a desk tele;hone. The stool when not in use, slides on two runners under the stand. A shel9 is ;ro@ided 9or the tele;hone director<, ;a;er, ;encil, etc.

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Stan( an( Stool Co+,l't'

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D'ta ils of Stan( an( Stool

The :oints ma< e made with dowels, or the mortise and tenon ma< e used, as desired. I9 the latter is decided u;on, allowance must e made on the$P, ))'*len,th o9 the rails 9or the tenons. The list ,i@en is 9or the dowel1made :oints. The 9ollowin, stock list ,i@es the amount o9 material needed which should e ordered ;laned and sanded. This work can e$P, ))C*done < hand i9 the uilder has the time and desires to ha@e an entire home1made article. Howe@er, the list is ,i@en 9or the mill1;laned material. /TA7D

4 !osts, 1'1;2 in< s@ua$e +, 29 in< 2 $ails, 7;8 +, 5 +, 11 in< 1 $ail, 7;8 +, 1'1;2 +, 13 in<

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1 $ail, 7;8 +, 5 +, 13 in< 2 $unne$s, 7;8 +, 1'1;2 +, 14 in< 1 to!, 7;8 +, 18 +, 20 in< 1 shelf, 7;8 +, 12'7;8 +, 13'3;4 in<

/T00+

4 !osts, 1'1;2 in< s@ua$e +, 17 in< 4 $ails, 7;8 +, 4 +, 6'1;2 in< 4 $ails, 7;8 +, 2 +, 6'1;2 in< 1 st$etche$, 7;8 +, 4 +, 7'1;4 in< 1 to!, 7;8 +, 12'1;2 in< s@ua$e<

The e?act len,ths 9or the ;osts are ,i@en in the list. /hould the uilder desire to sBuare them u;, allowance must e made 9or this when orderin, stock. Arran,e all the ;ieces in the ;osition the< are to occu;< in the 9inished stand and stool and num er all the :oints. +ocate the centers and ore holes 9or all the dowels. Assem le the two sides o9 the ta le 9irst. 7otch the runners and 9asten them to the ;osts with 9lat1head screws. 6se hot ,lue on the dowel :oints i9 ;ossi le. .ut the corners out o9 the shel9 to 9it the le,s and assem le the 9rame o9 the ta le. 6se round1head screws throu,h the rails to hold the shel9. The to; ma< e 9astened in two wa<s, with screws throu,h cleats on the inside o9 the rails and under the to;, or with screws slantin, throu,h the u;;er ;art o9 the rails and into the to; as shown. The stool, is assem led in the same manner as the stand. The stand and stool should e 9inished to harmoni=e with the 9urniture and woodwork o9 the room in which the< are to e used.$P, ))!*

H&W T& M2!E 2 '&WE341TT/"G T&&3

/ecure a ;iece o9 steel a out )EC in. thick, )1'EC in. wide and 2 in. lon,. Drill @arious si=ed holes throu,h the steel as shown in Fi,. ), lea@in, the ed,e o9 each hole as shar; as the drill will make them. .ut o99 a lock o9 wood the len,th necessar< 9or the dowels and s;lit it u; into ;ieces a out the si=e 9or the ;articular dowel to e used. +a< the steel on somethin, 9lat, o@er a hole o9 some kind, then start one o9 the ;ieces o9 wood in the ;ro;er si=e hole 9or the dowel and dri@e it throu,h with a hammer, as shown in Fi,. 2. The shar; ed,es on the steel will cut the dowel as smooth and round as i9 it were turned in a lathe.

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a0 to Ma*' Do1'ls

2 ME'/4/"E 42B/"ET
This ca inet is est made o9 Buarter1sawed oak, as this wood is the most easil< ;rocured and looks well when 9inished. 0rder the stock 9rom the mill read< cut to len,th, sBuared and sanded. The 9ollowin, ;ieces will e needed:

4 !osts, 1'1;2 +, 1'1;2 +, 28 in< 4 side $ails, 3;4 +, 2 +, 16 in< 4 end $ails, 3;4 +, 2 +, 7 in<

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2 doo$ $ails, 3;4 +, 2 +, 15 in< 2 doo$ $ails, 3;4 +, 2 +, 22'3;4 in< 1 doo$ !anel, 1;4 +, 11'1;2 +, 19'1;4 in< 1 +ack !anel, 1;4 +, 15'1;2 +, 23'1;4 in< 2 end !anels, 1;4 +, 6'1;2 +, 23'1;4 in< 2 !ieces fo$ to! and +otto , 1;2 +, 6'3;4 +, 15'3;4 in<

M'(i)in' Ca/in't Co+,l't'

/Buare the 9our ;osts and e@el the to;s as shown.$P, ))#*

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D'tails of M'(i)in' Ca/in't

.ut ,roo@es in them with a ;low ;lane to recei@e the )EC1in. ;anels. The tenons on the rails are cut )EC in. wide and 9it into the ,roo@es in the ;osts the same as the ;anels. The rails ha@e ,roo@es cut at the inside ed,es 9or the ;anels. The 9ront ;osts do not ha@e ,roo@es on the inside ut ha@e two mortises, one at each end 9or the to; and ottom rails. The ack has a ;anel 9itted in the same as the ends. /ee$P, ))2*that the ;ieces 9it to,ether ;er9ectl< sBuare and ti,ht, then ,lue them to,ether and ,i@e it time to dr<. The to; and ottom oards are ne?t ;ut in ;lace. The to; is ;laced in the center o9 the to; rails while the ottom is ;ut e@en with the lower ed,e o9 the ottom rails, as shown in the detail drawin,. The door 9rame is mitered at the corners and ra eted on the inner ed,e to take the ;anel. A mirror can e used in ;lace o9 the

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;anel i9 desired. /uita le hin,es and a catch, which can e ;urchased at a hardware store, should e su;;lied 9or the door. The shel@es are o9 so9t wood and are to e arran,ed to suit the maker. %e9ore a;;l<in, a 9inish, ,o o@er the ca inet with 9ine sand;a;er and remo@e all the sur;lus ,lue a out the :oints and the rou,h s;ots, else the 9inish will not take e@enl<. The 9inish can e an< one o9 the man< di99erent kinds su;;lied < the trade 9or this ;ur;ose.

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