Rustic Carpentry

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PREFACE.

This Handbook contains, in a form convenient for everyday use, a number of articles on Rustic Carpentry contributed by various authors to Work—one of the journals it is my fortune to edit.

Readers who may desire additional information respecting special details of the matters dealt with in this Handbook, or instructions on kindred subjects, should address a question to the Editor of Work, La Belle Sauvage, London, EC., so that it may be answered in the columns of that journal.

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CONTENTS.

CHAPTER     PAGE I. — Light Rustic Work 9 II. — Flower Stands, Vases, etc. 22 III. — Tables 36 IV. — Chairs and Seats 40 V. — Gates and Fences 52 VI. — Rosery Walk 66 VII. — Porches 71 VIII. — Canopy for Swing 77 IX. — Aviary 83 X. — Foot-bridges 92 XI. — Verandahs 98 XII. — Tool Houses, Garden Shelters, etc. 106 XIII. — Summer Houses 126     Index 159

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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

tag="{http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml}a">11 3. — Small Easel 12 4. — Attaching Support to Easel 13 5. — Mitred Joint 13 6. — Mortise and Tenon Joint 14 7, 8. — Flower Holder 14, 15 9-11. — Rustic Hall Stand 17 12, 13. — Plant Stool 18 14-16. — Window Box 19, 20 17. — Flower-pot Stand 23 18. — Bending Saplings 24 19. — Fixing Rails, etc., to Posts 24 20. — Vase on Tripod Stand 25 21. — Joint of Hexagon Sides of Vase 25 22. — Securing Sides and Legs of Vase to Base 25 23. — Section of Twigs at Angles of Vase 25 24, 25. — Flower-pot Stan 26 26. — Joining Rails to Uprights 27 27. — Supporting End Shelves of Flower-pot Stand

tag="{http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml}a">27 28. — Fixing Centre Shelves of Stand 27 29. — Large Square Vase 28 30. — Large Hexagonal Vase 28 31. — Vase with Claw Foot 29 32. — Foot of Rustic Table 30 33. — Garden Plant Tub 31 34, 35. — Mouldings 32 36. — Plant Vase 32 37. — Rectangular Garden Plant Stand 33 38-40. — Rustic Pedestal 34 41. — Flower-pot Stand 35 42. — Square Table 36 43. — Hexagon Table 37 44, 45. — Top of Hexagon Table 38, 39 46. — Armchair 40 47. — Fixing Seat Rails to Leg of Armchair 41 48. — Plan of Armchair Seat Frame 41 49, 50. — Garden Seat 42,

tag="{http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml}a">43 51. — Joints of Rails and Posts 43 52. — Arm-rest for Garden Seat 44 53. — Part Plan of Seat 44 54, 55. — Garden Seat 44, 45 56. — Front Rail, Cross Rail, and Battens 45 57. — Part Plan of Seat 46 58-60. — Garden Seat with Canopy 47-49 61. — Plan of Canopy 50 62, 63. — Canopy Panels 50 64. — Plan of Seat 50 65-67. — Garden Gate 52, 53 68-70. — Joints in Gate Frame 54 71, 72. — Fixing Ends of Twigs 54 73. — Closing Stile 54 74-77. — Joints in Gate Frame 55, 56 78-80. — Fences 57, 58 81, 82. — Rustic Trellis with Seats and Gate

tag="{http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml}a">59 83. — Vertical Section of Trellis 60 84. — End Post and Trellis 60 85. — Back of Seat for Trellis 60 86. — Alternative Design for Gate 61 87. — Hanging and Latching Gate 62 88. — Catch for Gate 63 89, 90. — Rustic Carriage Entrance 64, 65 91. — Rosery Walk 67 92. — Roof of Rosery Walk 68 93. — Entrance to Rosery Walk 69 94, 95. — Porch 72, 73 96. — Seat and Floor of Cottage Porch 74 97. — Porch at Gable 74 98. — Porch at Eaves 75 99. — Roof for Porch 75 100. — Gable for Porch 76 101, 102. — Rustic Canopy for Swing 77, 78 103. — Fixing Middle Post of Canopy to Sill

valign="top">79 104. — Joints of Rails, Struts, and Posts for Canopy 79 105. — Securing Cross Rails to Plates and Posts of Canopy 80 106, 107. — Hook and Thimble for Canopy 80

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tag="{http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml}a">93 126. — Middle Rail and Post of Foot-bridge 94 127, 128. — Joint of Strut to Post of Foot-bridge 94 129. — Twig Hollowed to Fit Rail 94 130. — Elevated Bridge 95 131. — Girder and Post bolted to Sleeper 96 132. — Elevated Foot-bridge at Lower Step (Fig. 130) 96 133, 134. — Verandah 99, 101 135. — Bottom of Post for Glazed Verandah 103 136. — Top of Post for Glazed Verandah 103 137, 138. — Rustic Tool House 106, 107 139. — Common Method of Using Slabs 108 140. — Ground Plan of Rustic Tool House 109 141. — Cap of Tool House Pilaster 111 142. — Garden Snuggery 112 143. — Ground Framework of Garden Snuggery 113 144. — Back Framework for Garden Snuggery 113 145. — Snuggery Porch 114 146.

class="center" valign="top">— Window-board 115 147, 148. — Sections of Snuggery Walls 117 149-151. — Garden Retreat 118-121 152. — Seat of Garden Retreat 122 153. — Joint of Garden Retreat at C (Fig. 151) 123 154. — Detail of Front Joints (see C, Fig. 151) 124 155. — Alternative Method of Joining Rails to Posts 124 156. — Section of Middle Rail at A (Fig. 152) 125 157. — Detail of Middle Rail at B (Fig. 152) 125 158-161. — Lean-to Summer House 126-131 162-164. — Shelter for Tennis Lawn 133, 134 165. — Connecting Plates to Corner Post 135 166. — Fixing Sleeper to Posts 135 167. — Section of Flooring 135 168. — Finial 135 169. — Garden Shelter at Front Eaves 135

class="c10">170. — Section of Seat 135 171. — Strapping Cushion to Seat 137 172-174. — Octagonal Summer House 137, 139 175. — Collar Posts and Ends of Wall Plates 141 176. — Timbers over Entrance of Octagonal Summer House 141 177. — Window Side of Octagonal Summer House 143 178, 179. — Table for Octagonal Summer House 145 180. — Seat Side of Octagonal Summer House 147 181. — Mosaic Seats 149 182-184. — Octagonal Summer House with Three Gables 151-153 185, 186. — Roof for Octagonal Summer House 153 187. — Securing Glass to Rustic Casement 154 188, 189. — Door for Octagonal Summer House 155 190. — Part Plan of Octagonal Summer House 156 191. — Horizontal Section through Door Posts 156 192. — Part Section of Side Panel 157 193. — Fixing Plate to Posts 157 194. — Finial

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