The practical cabinet maker and furniture designer's assistant, with essays on history of furniture, taste in design, color and materials, with full explanation of the canons of good taste in furniture .. (1910)
Hodgson, Frederick Thomas, 1836-1919 · Chicago, F. J. Drake & Co · leaf 237
ortion should be varied afterthe manner shown in No. 2, the effect of which—it willbe at once apparent—is much better than No. 1. 236 THE PRACTICAL CABINET MAKER 3. HINGES. In cabinet-work the methods of hanging a door,table-leaf, &c, to its corresponding part, are simple, andthe foundation of… … Figure 140 means of hinges is to see that each hinge bears its dueproportion of weight, thus avoiding strain and conse-quent friction and possibly breakage. Hinges may be of cast or malleable iron, steel, brass,copper, gun-metal, or a combination of metals, such asbrass with steel washers; for…
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