Chapter I: 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.

P. N. HASLUCK.

_La Belle Sauvage, London._
_April, 1907._

CONTENTS.

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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

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

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1.--Photograph Frame and Wall Bracket Combined 10

2.--Section of Bracket 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 Stand 26

26.--Joining Rails to Uprights 27

27.--Supporting End Shelves of Flower-pot Stand 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, 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.--Rustic Gates 55, 56

78-80.--Fences 57, 58

81, 82.--Rustic Trellis with Seats and Gate 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 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

108, 109.--Fenced Seat for Canopy 81

110.--Fixing Rope to Eyelet 81

111, 112.--Aviary 84, 85

113, 114.--Joint of Rails and Uprights for Aviary 85

115.--Sectional Plan of Aviary 86

116.--Cross Section of Aviary 87

117.--Half Under View of Bottom of Aviary 88

118.--Door Wires for Aviary 88

119.--Part Longitudinal Section of Aviary 89

120.--Half Plan of Aviary Roof 90

121, 122.--Rustic Foot-bridge 92, 93

123.--Girders for Foot-bridge 93

124, 125.--Joint of Post and Girder 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.--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

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 157

RUSTIC CARPENTRY.