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, Fred. T. (Frederick Thomas), 1836-1919 · Chicago, F.J. Drake & co · leaf 64
tuous form of cabinet ,work togreat perfection, and under the patronage of LouisXIV. he had every opportunity to develop his artisticabilities to the utmost. The method of procedure in the making of theBoulle marquetry was, first, to prepare the veneers ofwood, shell, tin, and brass of the same… … Figure 42 finished work, and were held together firmly in a vice.The design was then traced on the surface of the upperleaf, and the veneers were then cut through the lines of 68 THE PRACTICAL CABINET MAKER the pattern with a burin, a sharp strong knife, or aline saw ; thus four pieces of marquetry…
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