Joseph Gnasche Furniture Archive

Fine Woodworking BookcasesTables

Sun, 20 May 2012 00:28:35 GMT

Photos, except where noted Marc Vassallo this page Boyd Hagen To avoid having too much of the side pieces overhanging the tablesaw top when cutting dadoes, work from each end toward the center. Shelves, 10 6 in. wide by 27 in. long To avoid having too much of the side pieces overhanging the tablesaw top when cutting dadoes, work from each end toward the center. Backsplash, Vi in. thick by 5V4 in. wide by 273 s in. long, hides top edge of plywood back. Side piece is rabbeted 1As in. along rear...

Divan headboards FurnitureMaking

Sat, 19 May 2012 20:24:55 GMT

As the divan base is equipped with its own stump legs a headboard only is necessary 462 6 , either screwed direct to the box frame of the divan or anchored with special screw-plate assemblies 462 8 through screwed-on supports 462 7 , which can be slotted to allow the headboard to be adjusted to the correct height. Continental-type headboards for double divan beds 462 10 are usually about 7 ft 9 in 236 cm long overall, and carry drawer fittings on either side so placed that there is sufficient...

STYLE IN FURNITURE Qdv Style In Furniture

Fri, 18 May 2012 09:52:17 GMT

of fascination, enough has been written and shown to indicate fully the fact that, with the dawn of the eighteenth-century, a new spirit a spirit of grace and refinement was infused into the domestic surroundings of our forefathers. Having once recognised its presence and who could fail to do so in the face of testimony so convincing it remains for us to follow it through many successive stages of development to note how it swept away old and worn-out traditions, and substituted new ones in...

Bibliography 1 Conservation of Furniture

Thu, 17 May 2012 22:36:20 GMT

Avella, T., Dechamps, R. and Bastil, M. 1988 Fluorescence study of 10,610 woody species from the Tervuren Collection, Belgium, IAWA Bulletin, 9 4 , 346-52 Barefoot, A.C. and Hawkins, F.W. 1982 Identification of Modern and Tertiary Woods, Oxford University Press Baumeister, M. and M ller-Arnecke, S. 1989 Die Ver nderung eines barocken Chorgest hldorsals aus der ehemaligen Kartause zu Mainz, Zeitschrift f r Kunsttechnologie und Konservierung, 3 2 , 378-93 Blanchette, R.A. and Simpson, E. 1992a...

Anatomy Of A Step Stool ShakerFurniture

Thu, 17 May 2012 19:03:42 GMT

Shaker step stools were originally designed for reaching the upper shelves of high cupboards. Assembled with through dovetail joints and reinforced with plugged wood screws, the stool shown above is both sturdy and attractive. Shaker step stools were originally designed for reaching the upper shelves of high cupboards. Assembled with through dovetail joints and reinforced with plugged wood screws, the stool shown above is both sturdy and attractive.

Making The Doors ShakerFurniture

Thu, 17 May 2012 14:09:54 GMT

Use your table saw to cut the open mortlse-and-tenons that join the rails and stiles of the doors. Saw the pieces to size, then install a commercial tenoning jig on the saw table the model shown slides in the miter slot. Clamp one of the rails end-up to the jig, using a wood pad to protect the stock. Make the cutting height equal to the stock width and position the jig so the outside faces of the blade and the workpiece are aligned. Push the jig forward to feed the rail into the blade right ,...

Influential Makers of the Era DesigningFurniture

Thu, 17 May 2012 06:04:04 GMT

Serving Table left and Dining Table, 929 Well known as architects, the Greene brothers designed Arts and Crafts furniture recogni cd for uniquely distinctive details such as the ctoud lift lines seen on various members of their tables and plugged mortises on breadboard ed tabletops. Their work represents some of the highest expressions of the American Arts and Crafts movomont. thoughtfully arranged for a pleasing visual pattern and the most efficient use. 4. Design paradigms In American Arts...

A Short History of Design DesigningFurniture

Wed, 16 May 2012 08:18:45 GMT

It is in the very nature of furniture design to evolve, taking a little from here and a little from there, sometimes making a large leap until a new technique or a new material. INCI FlSl W X DWORKI G'S inception 27 years ago, a vast range of furniture from virions periods lias appeared in its pages. What follows is a condensed overview describing many of these various styles. I've tried to put them into a historical pe spective based on their defining characteristics, but the process of design...

Computer desk PineFurniture

Tue, 15 May 2012 04:56:22 GMT

It has been estimated that within the next few years 50 of homes and nearly all small businesses will have at least one computer. This desk has been designed so that it is ideal for computer use as well as for writing letters, doing homework and household accounts, and many other aspects of home office use. When planning a desk, the height from the floor and the height of the desk top in relationship to the height of the seat must be considered for the comfort of the user, particularly if it...

Flemish Period Styles in Furniture

Mon, 14 May 2012 20:49:39 GMT

The early Flemish style in Belgium closely followed the Italian and French work hut their later designs were made much plainer and they developed a type that had strong characteristics of its own. It was a style very suitable for oak, the principal wood used. The Flemish sty le, which gets its name from that part of Belgium called Flanders, was very similar to the Elizabethan and Jacobean in England, and no doubt the latter named styles were considerably influenced by it.

Entomological trays FurnitureMaking

Mon, 14 May 2012 11:29:21 GMT

Trays for insects, etc. should be provided with glass dustproof covers which are made up as separate frames, veneer keyed at the corners 244 16 the inset shows the section. A rebate rabbet is worked on the tray sides 244 9 , with a velvet puff or strip to form a dust seal, or both rebate and frame shaped as at 244 10. If the front and sides of the tray are of equal height a stopped rebate will be necessary at the front unless the dovetails are laid out as in 244 9, commencing with a half tail...

Installing The Doors ShakerFurniture

Mon, 14 May 2012 07:16:16 GMT

With their wing-shaped leaves, butterfly hinges were commonly used on Shaker furniture. Today, they are expensive and difficult to find. However, transforming a standard butt hinge into a butterfly hinge is a simple matter. Grind the tops and bottoms of butt hinge leaves on your bench grinder until you cut away enough metal to produce the characteristic shape.

Attaching the top to the table rails ShakerFurniture

Mon, 14 May 2012 04:25:25 GMT

The top is fastened to the rails with wood buttons screwed to the top, the buttons feature lips that fit into grooves cut into the rails, providing a secure connection while allowing for wood movement. Make sure the drop-leaf supports are in place on the side rails, then place the top face down on a work surface and clamp the leg-and-rail assembly in position on top. Make a button for every 6 inches of rail length page 101 . Spacing them about 6 inches apart and leaving a -inch gap between the...

Carved Oak Chimney Beams 1 Early English Furniture

Sun, 13 May 2012 16:46:50 GMT

HOUSE IN MARKET STREET, LAVENHAM, SUFFOLK. 10 ft. 3 ins. long by 12 ins. and 15J ins. high. Late fifteenth century. Miss Priest Peck. HOUSE IN MARKET STREET, LAVENHAM, SUFFOLK. 10 ft. 3 ins. long by 12 ins. and 15J ins. high. Late fifteenth century. Miss Priest Peck. Early sixteenth century about 1500 . Initials T.P. carved on shield. Xoel Buxton, Esq. Early sixteenth century about 1500 . Initials T.P. carved on shield. Xoel Buxton, Esq. between three mullets or spur rowels of Blackett.1 In the...

Miscellaneous tenons FurnitureMaking

Sat, 12 May 2012 14:14:17 GMT

Figure 146 2 shows the single stub tenon for connecting drawer rails to carcass sides, but the length of the tenon can only be a bare 1 2 in 12.5 mm in a 3 4 in 19 mm carcass cheek, and double tenons are better 146 3 . For instance, two 5 8 in 16 mm wide tenons spaced apart 3 8 in 9.5 mm in a 21 4 in 57 mm wide rail offer nearly twice the gluing surface as compared with a single I1 4 in 32 mm wide tenon moreover shrinkage is less. Figure 146 4 is a mitre shoulder tenon useful where a rail meets...

Bending methods FurnitureMaking

Sat, 12 May 2012 13:00:46 GMT

Immediately the wood is soft enough, i.e. uniformly heated throughout, it is taken from the steam chest and bent by hand, or by mechanical means if of heavy section, round a suitable former or form. A rough and ready method is to use sturdy pegs driven into a board, but this is inclined to bruise the wood, the bend may not flow easily between the pegs and the ends are inclined to split as they dry. A more sophisticated method is shown in 316 5 in which an 18 swg spring steel strap, slightly...

Dowel Jig PineFurniture

Sat, 12 May 2012 12:43:30 GMT

A jig combined with a power drill, this tool provides an accurate method of making dowel holes both quickly and reliably. A small amount of time will be spent in setting up, but once this has been done accurate joints are guaranteed. Jigs that can be used for both ' tin 6mm and 3 sin 9mm dowelling are available. For some jigs it is possible to obtain extra-length rails that facilitate making the long rows of holes required for jointing boards edge to edge. For a number of years I obtained...

To Order Please Use The Attached Card 1 How to Build Furniture

Fri, 11 May 2012 09:57:53 GMT

Best-Ever Furniture You can Build 2003 121 If you've given your kids or grandkids armloads of dolls and stuffed animals they're probably ready for some pint-sized furniture for their friends. Our detailed instructions and gridded patterns will take the guesswork out of constructing this timeless child-pleaser. counterbore VV' deep with a 2 shank hole centered inside W groove deep Vt from bottom edge 3 e11 counterbore W deep with a 5 32 shank hole centered inside W groove deep -1 4 from bottom...

Info Wcl FurnitureMaking

Thu, 10 May 2012 19:14:01 GMT

five long strips to each stretcher, building them up to form the crossover. The curved rail in 217 7 can also be bent or laminated, with the back stretcher tenoned in between the back legs and the curved stretcher into the back of the front legs. A small flat is worked on the curved stretcher 217 18 which is glued and screwed from the back. As the two sets of tenons enter from opposing directions, a trial assembly of the complete stand should be made in the dry state to determine the sequence.

Furniture Design The Four Objectives DesigningFurniture

Thu, 10 May 2012 15:16:15 GMT

Durability often is coti fuse I gt itii quality, but in reality quality requires successful accomplish merit o f all design objectives . . WHEN YOU DESIGN a piece of furniture, you have four primary objectives. You may not be consciously aware of them, but they are part of your decision-making process. The four goals arc function, comfort, durability, and beauty. Although these are all very fundamental to woodworking, they deserve to be explored from time to time. for me the function of a piece...

Cutting mitres FurnitureMaking

Wed, 09 May 2012 02:20:53 GMT

The mitre-square or fixed mitre is used for marking true mitres 45 the adjustable bevel for all other angles. Some jig or guide is necessary for sawing, and the simplest form is the wooden mitre box, easily made up either as a permanent tool or as and when required. A precision mitre-saw with hacksaw-type blade adjustable to any angle and extensively used by picture-framers is shown in 169, and the mitre-trimmer 170 which is also adjustable. Both these tools are virtually indispensable where...

Materials used Vvd Conservation of Furniture

Tue, 08 May 2012 13:14:55 GMT

The search for novelty and control of material and cost resulted in an eclectic range of materials being used during the nineteenth century. The Regency period favoured striped figured timber, especially rosewood, calamander and zebrawood, all of which would contrast with the use of brass. From 1840 African mahogany was imported as a substitute for the expensive Central American type. Walnut remained popular in Scandinavian countries where exotic woods were too expensive. The Biedermeier style...

Types Of Plastics FurnitureMaking

Sun, 06 May 2012 11:03:42 GMT

All plastics are polymeric and all polymers may be regarded as potential plastics. Certain polymers occur naturally, i.e. casein milk solids , cellulose derivatives wood, cotton , etc. all others are produced synthetically and are divided into two types, thermoplastic and thermosetting. In thermoplastic materials, the necessary degree of polymerization having been achieved, the long chain molecular structure can then be activated by heat to allow freer movement between the molecules thus the...

Cutting Diagram Ffy How to Build Furniture

Sat, 05 May 2012 23:32:22 GMT

Finish 3 is a stone-look effect straight from an aerosol can. Krylon paint markets 12 colors at hobby shops, hardware stores, and home centers under their Stone Craft brand. Build the finish with several applications of the colored basecoat, and then protect it with the clear topcoat. To economize, we applied an undercoat of Delta Ceramcoat acrylic craft paint. Choose a shade close to the stone-look basecoat. A column sides 2 12 C 32 A column sides 2 12 C 32 Parts initially cut oversize. See...

Building the Mantel StepbyStep DiningTables

Sat, 05 May 2012 20:53:58 GMT

Begin by preassembling the foundation board and laminating the plinth blocks, you can move directly to installation. I chose to preassemble some of the molding elements as well. The foundation board is the backdrop of the mantel. It provides a flat surface for the mantel proper, and bridges any gaps or irregularities between the masonry and the adjacent wall surface, while exposing only the neatest brickwork. The mantel foundation was designed with the lintel section fitting between the...

Decoration And Furniture Furniture of Town Houses

Fri, 04 May 2012 04:51:39 GMT

'The only essential distlrlctictri between decorative and other art 13 the being fitted for a fixed place and in that place, related, either in subordination or in command, to the effect of other pieces of art. And all the greatest art which the world has produced is thus fitted for a place, and subordinated to a purpose. There is no existing highest-order art but is decorative. The best sculpture yet produced has been the decoration of a temple front the best painting, the dccoration of a...

Tables and desks domestic and office FurnitureMaking

Wed, 02 May 2012 22:16:31 GMT

The general term 'furniture' has wide meanings. but from the standpoint of the cabinet-maker its range will be limited to four main classes as follows Supporting units Tables, trolleys carts, desks, writing fitments, working tops, etc. Seating units Chairs, stools, settees, etc. Reclining units Beds, divans, daybeds, etc. Storage units Cabinets, chests, sideboards. wardrobes, bookcases, wall fitments, etc. Additionally there will be miscellaneous items including mirrors, occasional furniture,...

Cutting the tenon cheeks ShakerFurniture

Wed, 02 May 2012 14:27:15 GMT

Outline the tenons at both ends of the rails, marking a shoulder line all around the ends so the length of the tenons will be slightly less than the depth of the mortises you cut in the stiles. Secure one of the rails upright in a vise and cut along the lines on the end of the board with a backsaw until you reach the shoulder line right . Repeat for the tenon at the other end of the rail and at both ends of the remaining rails.

Drawer Front Rabbet Detail How to Build Furniture

Tue, 01 May 2012 19:48:49 GMT

Vi groove 1 4 deep 1 2 from bottom edge Vi groove 1 4 deep 1 2 from bottom edge drawer ends, use a wooden extension mounted to your miter gauge to prevent chip-out when completing the cut across the grain. As always, test-rout a piece of scrap stock first. 5 Using your tablesaw fitted with a dado blade, cut a W groove W deep along the inside surface of the drawer fronts N and sides O to house the drawer bottoms. 6 Now, cut 3 8-deep rabbets along the top and bottom edge of each drawer front,...

Housingdado Joints FurnitureMaking

Tue, 01 May 2012 07:07:49 GMT

Housings are usually taken to mean wide grooves cut across the grain to receive the full thickness of fixed shelving, drawer runners, etc., although they can also be worked with the grain. Probably the only real difference between a housing and a groove is that the latter is designed to take a shouldered tongue and not the full thickness. Trenches are usually taken to mean seatings or wide housings, but the terms are interchangeable. Housings dadoes for fixed shelves can be worked right through...

Securing the pattern to the panel ShakerFurniture

Tue, 01 May 2012 02:10:44 GMT

Tin panels and the tools used to punch holes in them are available from folk-art supply houses. The best way to punch the holes in the panels so they are all the same is to use a pattern as a template. Several common patterns are illustrated on page 111 use a photocopier with an enlargement feature to produce a version of the desired pattern that is the same size as your panels. Then set one of the panels inside-face up on a backup board, center the pattern on the panel, and fix the paper to...

Walnut Chairs from to Early English Furniture

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 17:32:53 GMT

HE practice of lathe-turning columns or balusters is of ancient origin,, in England, as we have seen in earlier chapters. It has also been pointed out that turning was little used in Gothic woodwork, in its prime, and that the square, or diamond-sectioned and moulded baluster or mullion was employed, in preference, in chancel and other screens. It is revived, as a novelty, during the reign of Henry III and in the seventeenth century becomes the usual method of fashioning legs of chairs and...

The Middle Ages History of Furniture

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 10:01:25 GMT

Period of 1000 years from Fall of Rome, A.D. 476, to Capture of Constantinople, 1453 the Crusades Influence of Christianity Chairs of St. Peter and Maximian at Rome, Ravenna and Venice Edict of Leo III. prohibiting Image worship the Rise of Venice Charlemagne and his successors the Chair of Dagobert Byzantine character of Furniture Norwegian carving Russian and Scandinavian the Anglo-Saxons Sir Walter Scott quoted Descriptions of Anglo-Saxon Houses and Customs Art in Flemish Cities Gothic...

Illustrations HistoricStyles

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 01:23:20 GMT

An Early Example of Gothic Furniture Folding Chair, Late Middle Ages St. Peter's English Coronation Bedchamber, Castle Meran French Chest, Late Fourteenth Century German Chest, Late Fourteenth Tyrolean Table, Late Fourteenth Century Tyrolean Cupboard, Late Fourteenth Monastery Chair Hall, Late Middle Ages French Gothic Flemish Anteroom, Castle Meran Sixteenth-century Chest of Drawers, Sixteenth-century Cabinet, Anteroom Chair of Gothic Chair, with Renaissance Bedchamber in the Vincigliata,...

Frame and panel or frame and thin skin construction FurnitureMaking

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 20:54:19 GMT

Much of this method of construction is a legacy of the utility furniture of the 1940s and early 1950s, when wood was at a premium and components were whittled down to a bare minimum. The extremely thin veneered plywood skins and panels were designed to give the appearance of solid wood construction and a traditional feel. This method of construction, 177 Basic construction showing joints 1. Housed with economy of material as its main aim, dadoed joint 2 amp 3. Tongue and lap 4. Mitre and became...

Optical properties Conservation of Furniture

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 14:54:49 GMT

The most important optical properties of coating materials are clarity transparency , gloss, refractive index and colour. High clarity requires that the refractive index is constant throughout the sample in the viewing line. The presence of interfaces between regions of different refractive index causes scattering of light and reduction in transparency. This can be seen in otherwise transparent coatings containing very fine air bubbles, or matting agents such as wax or silica. Amorphous...

Southwold Chancel Early English Furniture

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 04:07:20 GMT

Single hamincr-bcam and braced collar type. Panelled and Decorated, Rood Celure. Mid-fifteenth century. Single hammer-beam, arch-braced frame Couple type. Vaulted cornice masking hammer-beams. 26 ft. span. Roof of the Nave. Vaulted hammer-beam type c. 1500 . Roof of the Nave. Vaulted hammer-beam type c. 1500 . the wall-posts, above the corbel, is niched, and carved with the standing figure of a Saint. Each hammer-beam is carved in the form of a prone winged angel. Another example of this...

Headboard Frame PineFurniture

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 07:44:05 GMT

1 Cut the wood for the two upright posts to size and plane all faces square. Using a router with a 3 8in 10mm core-box cutter, form the three ornamental flutes on the face of each post see Fig 10.3 and then clean up with glasspaper wrapped around a piece of 3 sin 9mm dowel see Fig 10.4 . 2 Cut the top and lower rails to length and mark the long, smooth curve on the top of the top rail. To draw this use a piece of flexible plywood about the same length as the rails. Hold it near the top of the...

The Louisquinze 1 Style In Furniture

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 04:50:04 GMT

the State factories at S vres, and private ateliers, were more fully occupied than ever in conceiving and producing beautiful creations for their luxury-loving patrons. The impetus given to the cultivation of the applied arts during the preceding reign the underlying reasons for, and conditions of, which have been gone into at some length in the last chapter was still bearing rich fruit, though the growth, character, and flavour of that fruit had changed most materially and never was the...

Broken Dowel Rungs Or Stringers FurnitureRepair

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 17:34:39 GMT

Especially in chair construction, you find parts such as round stringers, rungs and The more familiar you are with he names of parts of furniture, the more easily you will understand repair discussions. Regardless of style, the terminology is universal. You can wrap the dowel of a loose rung with string to increase its size. This works well when you can't take the rung out of the chair to saw t II the rung size needs to be ncreased only a little, use thread instead of siring. To finish, coat...

A Shaker Life ShakerFurniture

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:41:16 GMT

When I was little and shared a room with my sister, I yearned to have a room of my own. I was 19 when that dream came true, and oh, what a room it was, in an early 19th-century Shaker building in Canterbury, New Hampshire. My room was a classic Shaker interior, with built-in cupboards and drawers, a peg rail around the walls, and rare sliding shutters. Everything overhead and underfoot was the work of Shaker Brothers who had used local pine, maple, and birch and a combination of hand tools and...

Summertime Sittin PatioFurniture

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 12:05:01 GMT

Building a chair for outdoor use especially one that's built entirely of wood has two essential requirements. First, it must adhere to the mailman's creed resisting the ravages of mud, rain, sleet, hail, and snow. And second, it can't have any splinters. To meet the first requirement, the chair shown here is built with redwood and cedar. Both of these woods are weather resistant. However, they're also prone to splintering. So all edges are rounded over and sanded smooth to prevent any hangups....

Oak Panelling And Door In The Study At Holywells Early English Furniture

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 07:47:14 GMT

Door panels ill ins. by 7A ins. sight. Overdoor 3 ft. 4 ins. by 1 ft. oi ins. Mid-sixteenth century. a house in the town, to the Victoria and Albert Museum in 1889, but it is known that they were taken from the. Abbey buildings, when they were demolished in 1760. It is noted that they were purchased by the town at this date, and fitted up in the house from which they were finally taken, when the Museum authorities acquired them. How they came into YValtham Abbe ' is not so certain. It has been...

Fall Flaps FurnitureMaking

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 02:47:37 GMT

Fall flaps for writing bureaus and cabinets where it is essential to preserve an uninterrupted flush writing surface are hinged with back flap hinges, and can be rebated rabbeted over the carcass sides, as in the traditional sloping-front bureau, or inset between the sides, which is the usual method for modern bureaus, writing desks, cocktail cabinets in sideboards, etc. If the front is rebated 246 1 and the rebate worked along the front and down both sides but not at the bottom , then a gap...

Showcase joints FurnitureMaking

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 01:52:05 GMT

Figure 220 1 shows the simplest form of three-way joint for glass showcase framing, in which the horizontal frame is mitre jointed together and cut away at X to receive the mitred vertical member A the joint is then strengthened with strips of fine linen canvas B glued into the rebates rabbets. Constructional details of a combined dovetail and tenon joint are also given. Figures 220 2 and 3 are dovetailed together and 220 5 shows the first layout. These two members are glued together 220 6 and...

Types of joints Conservation of Furniture

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 18:25:01 GMT

Any junction between two components or materials that are intended to stay together could be considered a joint. Joints may rely on adhesion e.g. butt joints or they may be mechanically interlocked e.g. dovetail joints or they may involve some form of mechanical fastening such as screws, nails or other more specialized hardware. Many specialized types of worked or interlocking joints have been developed for use in joining wood in cabinet-making and these can be classified into three main groups...

Alt Martensson Make Your Own Furniture

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 09:10:46 GMT

The demand today is for storage systems which are versatile, simple and attractive These modular units should fulfil that demand very well Depending on the material and finish they will serve equally well as elegant sitting room wall units, as cheerful kitchen or bathroom cabinets, or even as bright and inexpensive storage boxes in the children's room The construction is really very simple The boxes and shelves are just screwed and nailed together using almost any shee materials such as...

Bookcase Fittings FurnitureMaking

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 00:03:35 GMT

Loose shelves in cupboards and bookcases can be adjusted at various heights by several methods. Studs and sockets 272 1, 2 require holes to take the sockets drilled at regular intervals in the carcass sides back and front. Positions can be squared across the matched carcass sides and drilled before assembly, and if they are very numerous it will be convenient to prepare a wood or metal template bar bored out at the correct intervals 1 in 25 mm , 11 2 in 38 mm or 2 in 50 mm etc. according to the...

Mitre Joints FurnitureMaking

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 23:28:05 GMT

Undoubtedly the strongest mitre joint is the secret mitre dovetail see Dovetailing, Chapter 19, p. 175 but these are not suitable for small sections or flat frames. Various other mitre joints are shown in 168 the tongued mitre 168 5 the tongue can be either loose or worked in the solid the tenon and mitre 168 6 the dovetail and mitre 168 7 the keyed mitre 168 8 the dovetail keyed mitre 168 9 , with the direction of entry indicated by the arrow and the through dovetail and mitre 168 10 often...

Mortise and tenon joints Conservation of Furniture

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:43:30 GMT

The classic, and a most successful, way of joining end-grain to side-grain, the mortise and tenon joint Figure 2.25 can have hundreds of different variations. The mating parts can be rectangular traditional mortise and tenon or round dowels . A well-made joint offers mechanical restraint in all directions except direct withdrawal of the tenon from the mortise and is therefore able to offer good resistance to compression, shear and racking. The basic joint can be improved in several ways....

Sawing And Planing Appliances FurnitureMaking

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:12:16 GMT

Reversible bench-hooks are used to support small pieces while being sawn or cut, at the same time protecting the bench-top from incidental damage. They can be either bought or simply made out of hardwood about 10 in 254 mm by 6 in 152 mm by 1 in 25 mm with I1 4 in 32 mm square cleats screwed on both ends as shown the position can be reversed for left-handed workers . Straight shooting-boards for the accurate squaring of ends can also be purchased or again made by the worker, preferably out of...

KD construction using sheet materials FurnitureMaking

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 07:08:59 GMT

Most inexpensive mass-produced carcass furniture is now made from pre-finished plastic coated chipboard, either white, in colour or in simulated wood veneer. In either case, the edges are simply veneered from rolls of the same finishing material and the whole carcass is packed flat into boxes and assembled later, either in the shop or the home, with simple but ingenious KD fittings. Few people realize that of the acres of teak and mahogany furniture that fill our cheaper retail stores, much of...

Drilling the spindle holes ShakerFurniture

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 23:17:55 GMT

Bore the holes for the seat spindles using your drill press and a shop-made jig. Mark a reference line on the top face of the seat parallel to the back edge and 1 inch away from it. Then mark the spindle holes, starting about 214 inches from the ends and spacing the remaining holes equally. To ensure that the spindles are tilted back at the correct angle, adjust a protractor to 10 and use the shop-made tilted table jig shown above to tilt the seat in relation to the bit. For the jig, set a...

Woodworking Terms Face Side Face Edge Essentials of Woodworking

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:38:59 GMT

Fig. 57 locates the terms used in referring to the parts of a piece of lumber. 11 Grain in wood is determined by the direction of its wood fibres. Length always refers to the direction parallel to the axis or center of the original log. A board may be wider than it is long. Wood splits easiest along the grain. When the fibres approach the surface obliquely, the surface will be roughened unless one and only one direction of planing is used. When the surface is thus roughened the planing is said...

Pembroke tables FurnitureMaking

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 09:07:03 GMT

Figure 378 is an isometric sketch of a Pembroke table with fall flaps on the long sides, the support brackets either one long one or two short ones according to the size of the flap knuckle or finger jointed as described. One or two end drawers were provided in old examples, and if only one long drawer was fitted then the other end was treated as a dummy drawer front complete with ring or knob handle. The flaps were either square edge on butt-type hinges, or with table hinges and rule joints as...

Info Gwp FrenchFurniture

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 07:09:48 GMT

from the brain of Jupiter to that when she brought Perseus, slayer of the Gorgon, mounted 011 Pegasus, back to Athens, thus symbolismg tf the discomfiture of the enemies, past and future, of the King, overwhelmed by his magnificence and by his success in every enterprise through following the counsels of his Minerva. This extravagant spirit was reflected n the domestic furniture of the home by the excess of ornamentation lavished upon it, such as volutes, flowers, and foliage, nymphs, dryads,...

Info Vfv WoodMetal

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 01:01:09 GMT

j tternaCtfre -TAode to Iritpod gt ce Fopginb Hardening eoid tempering Proce ye M9i. bmnp opleOep. N a.scpe j amp dpi tep. N s.KolD t. N 4.Gb.p peDcfi.N 5.CXbinHook. N s.5t le. N 7. Centpe POnch. F1G.3 . Models for forge practice. Special Features. -Although the escutcheon is taken as an example of how it is possible to add difficult and a new tool operation in successive steps to a simple form, there are many other objects which can be treated in a similar manner. Object and Uses. A collection...

Surfaces Of Double Curvature FurnitureMaking

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 14:50:16 GMT

Surfaces of double curvature domes, etc. cannot be developed with complete accuracy, nevertheless the method illustrated in 347 is sufficiently accurate for most practical purposes. Assuming that a hemisphere has to be developed to provide the exact shapes of the constructional ribs and of the covering veneers, first draw the elevation and divide horizontally into any number of zones A, B, C, D, E, F, etc. The outer circumference of the dome is then drawn on plan, and the zones in elevation...

i tre ModernFurniture

Sun, 15 Apr 2012 07:05:33 GMT

The philosophy behind the making is as important as the actual design if you do not put duality and integrity into the work I feel the piece will not stand the test of time. Steam bent oak with Russia leather seat. 1500 x 500 x 500mm 59 x 20 x 20 in. The sides and elliptical arch are steam bent from 25mm 1 in. solid Pook-matched oak. Ripple oak, mouth-blown glass and leather. 2200 x 2450 x 450mm 87 x 96 x 18 in. Cabinet handles in leather bound oak.

Machinecut Dovetails FurnitureMaking

Sat, 14 Apr 2012 03:14:02 GMT

Machine dovetails are easily recognizable in finished work, for both pins and sockets are equal in width and the rake is fairly coarse 20 per cent . As has already been mentioned, the hand-cut terms are transposed, and the tail drawer side becomes the pin or male piece entering a socket in the female piece drawer front . In machining lap dovetails both pieces are cut together, the male vertically and the lapped female horizontally, and therefore the movement of the finger plates and the...

Matthew Burt ModernFurniture

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 08:42:07 GMT

Matthew Burfs work is rooted in English country furniture, fertilised by the Shaker style and pruned by modernism. His overwhelming enthusiasm and pleasure in using wood appropriately, making fine furniture and creating beautiful objects that will become treasured family heirlooms, is only eclipsed by his determination to perform the daunting task of doing this for ordinary people at affordable prices. am endlessly delighted and increasingly fascinated by the joy of selling beautifully made and...

Going Over Edges DesigningFurniture

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:49:23 GMT

TOP EDGES ARE an opportunity, a chance for a furniture maker to reinforce and enhance the overall design of a piece to emphasize the horizontal or vertical aspect, to draw attention away from the base and toward the top or vice versa, to repeal an element or quahty oflhe base, or to lake the piece in a new direction. But a top edge, whether on a table, a desk or a case piece, is not experienced in isolation. Radier, the edge affects you in concert with the rest oflhe piece. An edge is a kind...

Build This Oak Icebox Drawermaking

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 14:04:50 GMT

Order plans for this fabulous reproduction Our charming replica is sure to stir ple ant memories. Inside we have fitted shelves to make this cabinet the perfect storage place for small krtchen and the like. To order, specify icebox. Send check or money order for 9.00 Canadian residents remit postal money order in U.S. funds to Send ble w'rth first order, for catalog. Turn Logs Into Lumber And Cash Portable Precise Accurately cula a log 30 dla. X 16' long AW1UI4 0 f lt It I1BA id - hM kxlavA A

Digitized by Microsoft Ued Early English Furniture

Fri, 06 Apr 2012 12:58:08 GMT

In the possession of Messrs. Gill and Reigate. io ft. 6 ins. high, x 6 ft. 4 ins. wide. Top, I ft. zi ins. deep. Bottom, 1 ft. 7 ins. deep. Date nhnnt 1780 I iu. 113. MAHOGANY CHINA CASE. 7 ft. S ins. high x 4 ft. 2 ins. wide x I ft. 3 ins. deep. Date about 1775-SC. In the possession of Messrs. Gill and Reigale. 9 ft. 7J high x 5 ft. 3 ins. wide. Upper carcase II ins. deep. Lower carcase I ft. 6 ins. deep. Oatp nhnut 1775. near Newcastle-under-Lvme, and at this date the ware was in high favour...

Occasional Tables Make Your Own Furniture

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 21:43:48 GMT

Mote Remember that the culling lisi gives fin sited sires only, see Buying Timber, page 109. if using 3mm thick Ijppings for the op. reduce si e to 604 604mm. Other Materials For the wooden top 2 4 meires selT-adhesivc edge veneer 'iron-on lipping'l For the wooden or marble top 8 2 No 10 steel countersunk woodscrews For the glass top 4 15mm diameter black rubber washers 2-5mm thick Mote Remember that the culling lisi gives fin sited sires only, see Buying Timber, page 109. if using 3mm thick...

From The Editor FurnitureBuilding

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 20:28:36 GMT

Hands down, the most useful tool in your shop is the gray matter between your ears - the storehouse of knowledge. There are many clever tools available to woodworkers hut none so clever as our brain, with its ability to learn, store and then apply accumulated knowledge. Just think for a moment about the information contained in this one issue. It goes a long way toward reaching fundamental information about working wood to build furniture and cabinets, but as experienced woodworkers know,...

Sources For Clock Parts ClassicFurniture

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 20:26:57 GMT

Several different movements can be used on this clock including battery-powered movements . The movement we chose is from Mason amp Sullivan Co., 586 Higgins Crowell Road, West Yarmouth, Cape Cod, MA 02673. We ordered the Westminster Chime No. 3600X, 97.50 that drives a moving moon dial No. 7387X, 69 . We also ordered most of the hardware hinges, handle, and knob from the Mason amp Sullivan Company send for the catalog . ,3 , x 5 Vj - 60 ,3 , x 5 Vj - 60 lt , x 7V. - 60 lt , x 7V. - 60

Materials List beds How to Build Furniture

Sun, 01 Apr 2012 07:44:29 GMT

'Parts initially cut oversize. See the instructions. Materials key LO-laminated oak, 0-oak, BP-birch plywood. 'Parts initially cut oversize. See the instructions. Materials key LO-laminated oak, 0-oak, BP-birch plywood. Supplies bolts 4 long with Vie flat washers and ye nuts 4 8x1 'A, 8x1 ' 2, 10x1 V4 flathead wood screws dowel stock 4 pieces of y dowel 6 long for stacking beds stain clear finish. Supplies bolts 4 long with Vie flat washers and ye nuts 4 8x1 'A, 8x1 ' 2, 10x1 V4 flathead wood...

Raising The Panels ShakerFurniture

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 05:52:36 GMT

A panel-raising plane bevels one end of a wood panel. These hand tools must be used in pairs to raise a panel. Using left- and right-hand models allows the panel to be beveled in the direction of the grain at all times. the frames. No adhesive was used, so the panels could swell and shrink with changes in humidity. Cut the panels lh inch longer and wider than the openings in the frames. There are several ways of raising panels. Shaker builders likely did the job by hand, using panel-raising...

Building Without Plans DesigningFurniture

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 13:13:17 GMT

wood began by making at least some things from plans. I was no exception. But working from plans can begin to feel restrictive. At some point we all wonder, What if designed it myself Making a standing screen presents a wonderful chance to explore the design aspect of woodworking. With its straight lines and straightforward joinery, a screen presents a minimum of construction challenges, opening the way for thoughts of design. The length of the project usually can be measured in days rather...

Felling timber conversion and fittings EgyptianFurniture

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 19:39:14 GMT

The selection of wood for felling was an important process. Timber boards had to be cut from straight trunks of good quality which had sufficient heartwood with few defects. A fine illustration showing woodcutters felling a tree and feeding its foliage to three gazelles is seen in the Twelfth Dynasty tomb of Khnum-hotep III at Beni Hasan figure 6 . These men are using bronze axes which have a curved cutting edge with integral projecting side lugs. The blade fitted into a groove cut into the...

Spain Period Styles in Furniture

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 22:19:23 GMT

The furniture and ornament of Spain and Portugal was strongly influenced by the Moorish style owing to their close proximity to Morocco. They were never great furniture builders, and old Spanish furrituie is very scarce. During ttieir conquest of Belgium and the Netherlands, some of the'r characteristics found their way into those countries and what is known as the Spanish foot, is often seen on Flemish and Dutch furniture. Spanish Renaissance Chair, showing Spanish Font

Tools and techniques Juy Conservation of Furniture

Sun, 11 Mar 2012 10:44:41 GMT

The use of machines in the conversion of raw material and the construction of furniture during the nineteenth century is a story of both important changes and minor developments. The development of machines such as circular saw planers, mortisers, borers, dovetail-cutters and veneer cutters for preparing and shaping timber was the most important change, which affected all woodworking industries, including particularly shipbuilding and house building. Machines for processing and shaping parts...

Squaretop Table with Fretted Brackets CabinetworkJoinery

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 18:41:42 GMT

The table shown by Fig. 47 has a square top with moulded edges, square tapered legs, and fretted brackets, and also has a shaped shelf undcrneath. The top is 1 ft. t in. square by 1 in. thick, Fig. being a half top and half under-side plan. It mav be in one or more pieces. The legs are 2 ft. . gt in. long by 1 in. square at the top and 1J in. at the foot. The legs are splayed to bring the feet in the same vertical line as the edges of the table-top. The correct splay or batter for the brackets...

Bench Tool Chest How To Make Woodworking Tools

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 22:14:04 GMT

I . SIDE REBATE PLANE. 12. ROUGHING W.ANE, 19. BLOCK PLAN . , COMPASS PLANE. 31. SCRAPER PLANE. 22. PERTH GAUG-ES. HANDY WHEN SCREWING. 4. wood routeft old woman's tooth h hano SCRATCH. 19, ROUTfft CRANKED cutter h,

Manufactured boards FurnitureMaking

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 15:34:45 GMT

These can be grouped within three broad classifications These are composed of layers or strips of solid wood glued together in simulation of solid wood, viz. plywood, laminboard, blockboard, battenboard, each layer being at right angles in grain direction to the one above or below. Commonly known as chipboard, they are composed of wood chips bonded together with synthetic resin glue and pressed or extruded into rigid sheets. These are composed of wood fibre macerated in water and pressed at...

Louis Quinze Xv Period Styles in Furniture

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 06:37:16 GMT

Louis XV. was distinctly a rococo style straight lines were avoided whenever possible. The barocco type of ornament of the Louis XIV. style was a heavier and well-lalanced type, while the rococo ran in all directions, regardless of structural features. It was a succession of broken curves, shell ornament, wreaths, flowers, etc., etc., designed for an age of frivolousness, licentiousness and excessive luxury. Ornamentation was carried to the extreme in fantast-c combinations a style principally...

Detail Of Rabbet BookcasesTables

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 17:59:08 GMT

Rabbets join backsplash cleanly to side pieces. You can build a simple, functional bookcase in no time using -in.-thick stock from a local home center. Look for 1-in. by 12-in. clear pine, the boards that have the fewest knots. Make sure the boards are relatively free of cup, bow, twist, and crook. Locating the shelves on each side piece is crucial. To make sure the dadoes line up properly, stack the side pieces on top of each other and mark each shelf location on the edge of both boards. You...

Chairs Settees and Benches InteriorDecoration

Sun, 04 Mar 2012 00:55:57 GMT

What primitive chairs and benches looked like, as with most pieces of simple household furniture, is only known by pictorial representations1 . Carved benches of a later period which are even rarely to be found in art collections, probably came from sacristies and religious houses, but their construction is not in contradiction with their having been used for profane public or private purposes. They differentiate from the chest insomuch as they served only for sitting purposes. The seats are...

FINE WOODWORKING Yvs BookcasesTables

Sat, 03 Mar 2012 17:07:11 GMT

dovetail joints also add a decorative twist. The side stretchers connect to the legs with slip tenons, and the cross stretchers are attached to the side stretchers with half-lapped dovetails. With the chair dry-fitted and clamped together on a flat surface, measure and cut the lower stretchers to width and thickness. The side stretchers meet the legs at compound angles with slip-tenon joineiy. The mortises are already cut. To cut the compound angle on the ends of the stretchers, set a bevel...

Cabriole legs FurnitureMaking

Sat, 03 Mar 2012 16:37:22 GMT

Perhaps no single feature in furniture has been so widely used as the cabriole leg cabrioler 'to bound or leap like a goat' . Present-day application is in reproduction furniture only, but the methods of working are applicable to other shapes. Figure 197 shows the sequence of operations. The basic shape in profile is drawn on squared paper and a template prepared from hardboard or thick cardboard. The wings of brackets C are not cut out of the solid leg but are applied after. If the leg has a...

ine ui m uyvci vnr r r itne i a Period Styles in Furniture

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 11:19:51 GMT

Kensington Muse un C rred r'adetf w'as' Queen Anne Cphol-tered Settee, with Plain Cabriole Lee and Koo Foot. Queen Anne Cphol-tered Settee, with Plain Cabriole Lee and Koo Foot. Queen nn Carved CI air, with Turned Vnderfi mir . Queen Ann Upholstered Chair, about 1710. Queen nn Carved CI air, with Turned Vnderfi mir . Queen Ann Upholstered Chair, about 1710. Qu lt .cn Anne Upholstered Chair, vith Loose Cushion, 1705. Qu lt .cn Anne Upholstered Chair, vith Loose Cushion, 1705. Uueen Anne Toilet...

Making Tusk Tenons OutdoorFurniture

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 18:59:16 GMT

2 Roughing out the mortises in the posts You can cut the post mortises by hand, or use a mortiser or a drill press, fitted with either a mortising attachment or a 1-inch-diameter spade bit, as shown at right. The mortises should start 18 inches from the bottom and 24 inches from the top of the posts. Use the finished tenons to lay out the length and width of the mortises, making sure the outlines are centered on the inside faces of the posts. Then clamp a backup panel to your drill press table...

Illustrations JacobeanFurniture

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 11:00:58 GMT

I The small Jacobean room of elegance V Early Jacobean chest of carved oak 7 VI Oak chest with drawers 8 VII Oak stand and marquetry cabinet 9 VIII Gate-leg table, forming console with gate X Oak chest of drawers 12 XI Early Jacobean cabinet 13 XIII Spiral turned chair, characteristic of first half XIV Oak cabinet, dated 1653 20 XV Oak gate-leg dining table 21 XVIII Marquetry cabinet about 1700 . 28 XX Stuart settee with carving. Second half of Charles II chairs in varying styles in carving 43...

A Drafting Table for Shop or Home DesigningFurniture

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 00:05:07 GMT

Tin DRAFTING ROOM at the college where 1 teach furniture making had long been a sore spot with me. The tables we used were industria -type library tables, not designed for drawing. The students who used them were far from comfortable. For hours at a time, they hunched over a flat surface that was at the wrong height. It made drafting a pain. To solve that problem, I designed and built the prototype shown in the top photo on p. 73. After working out the bugs in the design, 1 realized that this...

Stays FurnitureMaking

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 12:39:27 GMT

Wardrobe, flap and fall stays are shown in 270. Figure 270 1 shows the wardrobe stay used to limit the swing of a door or to support a fall flap, 270 2 is the quadrant stay and 270 3 is the rule joint stay also for flaps and supplied right and left handed. The latter has been almost entirely superseded by the improved fall flap stay 270 4 with silent nylon glide 270 4A which can be used in either the vertical or horizontal position. A combined pivot hinge and stay for flaps is shown in 270 5,...

Flemish Buffet History of Furniture

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 04:04:15 GMT

Of Caived Oak open below with panelled cupboards above. The back evidently of later vKJfij aiter Lhe Renaissance had sei Iii. From it Phois by Messrs. R. Suit on amp Co. from the Original in the S. Kensington Mu u i. PK IIOD GOTHIC TO Renaissance. XV, CE TU Y, iKTnurOE OF AJJ A rOTUr-CAK ' fikil Laie XIV. Lil JL u I v . Csniirryr Pteiafcb i.TriiiHt jr-1 tlfii l' lt i iiiifiF iKTnurOE OF AJJ A rOTUr-CAK ' fikil Laie XIV. Lil JL u I v . Csniirryr Pteiafcb i.TriiiHt jr-1 tlfii l' lt i iiiifiF It...

ijilill RestoringFurniture

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 21:59:41 GMT

B HAND-IORG1 D NAILS AND BR U WITH ROUNDLD HEADS still used to denote a condition of intense and feverish industry. Hand-forged nails were made from soft, fine iron of a very good quality. They were strong and tough they bent easily but did not break. The density of texture produced by intense heat and hand-forging made them extremely resistant to rust and dampness. They were the honest productions of an honest age. Where modern cut-iron nails disintegrate in twenty-five years of exposure, some...

Plate X L I Extension Diningtable FurnitureMasterpieces

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 15:53:36 GMT

The type of chair which is earliest in style, if not in point of date, is that in which the Sheraton influence is strongest. This type has the horseshoe-shaped seat, with two straight reeded legs in front and with back legs gently curved, continuing the line of the back posts. In this type, the known variations are as follows The horseshoe seat is reeded as are the back posts, the crossbars of the back, and the front legs which terminate in small brass lions' feet below the characteristic...

Directions For Making The Frame 1 Drawings of Furniture

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 04:17:54 GMT

Fig. II, pate 29 at the ends and at one spot near the middle. Locate the exact centers of the joints on both ends and place the piece in the lathe. Turn down the wood to the right shape as though it were a solid piece of wood. Sandpaper as smooth as possible and then remove the wood from the lathe. With a thin bladed knife, pry the two pieces apart and then fit each piece to the sides of the frame. The spindles for the top and bottom are made in the same way. Parts of the frame are finished in...

A cabinetmaker tackles twoboard construction TraditionalFurniture

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 16:07:15 GMT

A custom cabinetmaker has to be ready to make pieces of furniture that the general marketplace doesn't provide. At the same time, a craftsman is better off doing work that he feels a sympathy for. I had the chance to satisfy both requirements recently when some customers complained that they couldn't find furniture roomy enough to store quilts and other bulky items. Quilting is a popular hobby and home-industry in this part of Kentucky, and even if the quilters themselves didn't need a storage...

The Reverse Side Of The Door 1 Early English Furniture

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 15:36:14 GMT

case occupied a subsidiary had not acquired the wards attained. Here the hand side opens to a stair-of solid oak. from their method of con-decoration of the ceiling' joists of the floor above. Street, Lavenham, by per-beautifully carved series of Fig. 199, are taken. It is an example as rich as'this, Paycockes, Coggeshal'l, finer in design and execu-arrangement of moulded in Fig. 198. In Fig. 66 this hall was shown in process of restoration, as an example of cambered tie-beam with king-post and...

CUTTING DIAGRAM Puk PatioFurniture

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 11:20:31 GMT

redwood IVi S' t - 96 A Side Frame Legs 4 1 Vi x 2' i - 27 B Side Frame Arms 2 1 Vi x 2Vi 19 C Side Frame Stretcher 2 1 Vi x 2 Vi - 19 D Seat Frame Top Btm 2 1 x 2 Vi - 19 E Seat Frame Sides 2 l' i x 2Vi - 17Vi F Back Frame Top Btm 2 1 Vi x 2Vi - 19 G Back Frame Sides 2 1 Vi x 2' i - 12 H Support Cleats 2 1 Vi x 2Vi - 17 I Support Stretcher 1 IVi x 2' , - 16 J Bottom Stretcher 1 IVi x 2Vi 21 K Cleat Caps 2 x 2Vi - 14Vi I Seat Slats 5 V x 2Vi - 13 M Back Slats 5 x 2Vi - 7V position seat frame 2'...

Pressure Veneering With Resin Glues FurnitureMaking

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 07:16:05 GMT

Resin glues offer very definite advantages , for the glues set at ordinary room temperatures and the application of heat is optional according to the required rapidity of the set. As the veneers do not have to be dampened no water is used except as a solvent for the glue, therefore expansion and subsequent shrinkage is negligible moreover, there is or should be little, if any, penetration to the wood surface, the pores of the wood are not choked with glue, and all the lustre is retained. Edges...

Wall Supports Make Your Own Furniture

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 10:29:16 GMT

Make the wall supports by first temporarily nailing pairs of 21 45mm uprights together with three or four panel pins, leaving the nail heads exposed for easy removal later. Line them up exactly before pinning them together. Then place the drilling jig flush with the end and sides and drill the first hole through the jig and the two sides, figure 16 Lay a piece of scrap wood under the sides to avoid damaging the work bench and also to keep the wood from breaking out around the hole as the drill...

Anatomy Of A Queen Anne Secretary Classic American Furniture

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 17:08:55 GMT

Joined to sides with half-blind dovetails Fits into grooves in front, back, and sides Fits into rabbets cut along back edges of carcase panels Assembled and fixed to dust frame below with plate joints Joined to top and bottom with halfblind dovetails Supports fall-front when in down position. Dowel glued Into inside face slides In slot in loper housing piece joined to front end with sliding dovetail conceals end grain Features slot that guides loper top edge fits into groove in underside of...

The Development Early English Furniture

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:10:02 GMT

24. Compound hammer-beam roof with large arch-ribs Westminster Hall . 24. Compound hammer-beam roof with large arch-ribs Westminster Hall . 18. Hammer-beam roof with hammerposts and wall-posts. Both hammer-beams and collar are arch-braced. 21. False single-hammer-beam roof pendentive Eltham Palace type . The hammer-posts bear on the tenons only of the hammer-beams, not on the beams themselves. to allow of a slight fall to the gutters, the points of stability to be considered are only threefold....

Drafting Basics DesigningFurniture

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 09:18:57 GMT

MANY FOLKS CONSIDER lime spent at the drawing table to be time taken away from woodworking. They think that unless they're cutting wood, no progress is being made. Actually both lime and material are being saved, not to mention a lot of head-scratching. The first ofany piece offurniture is always the most labor-intensive.To be successful, both design and construction must be ironed out beforehand, so I do a full-size drawing for every new piece 1 build. By laying oul a design at full scale, you...

Louis Seize Xvi Period Styles in Furniture

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 08:47:02 GMT

The Louis XVI. style was a return to classical principles. While Louis XV. was all curves, Louis XVI. was characterized by straight lines and simplicity n construction and is easily distinguished from the former for that reason. To the refined taste of Queen Marie Antoinette is given a great deal of credit for the existence of this style. It was also greatly influenced by the discoveries of antique classic ornament at Herculaneum and Pompeii. The straight leg was nearly always used turned,...

The Dado FurnitureRepair

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:04:25 GMT

A dado is a groove, and the dado joint is made by cutting a groove of the right size in one piece of wood to receive the end of This is an example of a T-joining or a through bridle joint. Divide the edge of each board in thirds. Cut away the wood with a backsaw, coping saw or chisel A dado is a groove cut into a receiving piece A second piece then slides into the groove A dado joint is often found supporting drawer bottoms or cupboard shelves Through or blind dovetails make a strong corner...

Biscuit Jointer And Groover FurnitureMaking

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:09:20 GMT

89 Timber being positioned prior to dovetailing 89 Timber being positioned prior to dovetailing Beading-bit two flutes Rounding-over bits Straight bits two flutes Veining-bit single flutes Dovetail-bits Straight bits two flutes Veining-bit single flutes Dovetail-bits Straight-face cutters Concave cutter Convex cutter 90 Portable router-cutters and operations. By courtesy of Black and Decker Ltd right up to the stop line. But for all through grooving and wherever any quantity is concerned, they...