Much that has been said on Joinery applies also to Cabinet-making as respects mitreing, dove-tailing, etc. etc. The general term Cabinet-making is the art of making all such parts of the furniture of a dwelling-house as are made of wood, together with the art of Chair-making, etc.,. and in order to arrive at any degree of perfection, the knowledge of designing, - carving, - modelling, etc, is requisite.

It has also been supposed that a knowledge of geometry, and particularly of that portion of it which treats of the description of curved lines, is of great use to the cabinetmaker; but, with the exception of a knowledge of perspective, and of a few simple methods of drawing common curves, geometry is of little use to him; and, when it is studied too closely, it leads to a harsh and mechanical mode of designing.

The best advice we can give the cabinet-maker, in acquiring a graceful, easy, and free method of drawing, is, to draw as much from nature, or from good casts, as possible. It is not of material consequence whether vegetable or animal forms be drawn, but a mixture of both is desirable, as they have very distinct characters, which will be easily traced in attempting to delineate them