Drop Leaf Tables
f LDIi16 5KACKLT5 f ,t 5UPP RT flG LEAVE5 rail into the underside of the top. If the rail is narrow and thick enough the screw is set straight through it. If, however, it is a wide rail the screws are driven in recesses cut for them on the inner side. Most tables are too large to admit of this method. A top fastened as jttsi described is held fast to the frame so if shrinkage takes place there is a strain somewhere that may result in a cracked top. To ailow for any movement that may occur short...
Chairs Front And Side Elevations
THE parts of a chair are the legs, the seat frame, the back, and the arms. Plate XI. The seat frame, and in most instances all the rails are dowelled to the legs and back posts. The seat frame is stiffened by corner blocks screwed securely to the inner side. If these blocks are wide and well fastened they add very materially to the strength of the chair. The upholstery blocks mentioned on page 31 also stiffen the framing. The conditions given the designer usually determine the use of the chair...