This section is from the book "Spons' Mechanics' Own Book: A Manual For Handicraftsmen And Amateurs", by Edward Spon. Also available from Amazon: Spons' Mechanics' Own Book.
Perhaps the term "furniture" is hardly appropriate here in its commonly accepted sense. Furniture proper will come under Cabinet-making and Upholstery; but there are some few articles that admit of being made in a rough and ready style, simply of wood, and these will come under immediate consideration.
 
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