We now present an armchair that harmonizes with the library table just described, not only in the decorative cross, but in the use of leather for the seat covering.

The front legs will first receive attention, and, after being trimmed up to the proper length, should be accurately marked to indicate the position of the mortises for the various crosspieces. These should then be cut and the upper ends cut down s as to pass through the arm rests and project a trifle beyond. The two back legs are next to be sawn out so as to have a tilt backwards of three inches. This will require a piece of lumber about three an a half inches wide. When these have been properly shaped and planed smooth, mortise them in the same manner as the front legs. The crosspieces are now all to be tenoned to closely fit the legs, and the whole temporarily fitted together in order to make sure that everything is all right.

A three-quarter inch strip is now to be fastened along the inner surface of each of the seat cross-pieces to support the false bottom. The back and side panels are now in order and should be worked out with a fret saw and accurately finished around the edges with sandpaper, after which cut grooves in the appropriate crosspieces so that the ends of the panels will set in about a quarter of an inch.

The chair is now ready for assembling. The best plan is to set up each side complete, using glue on all joints and clamping firmly over night. It is then a comparatively simple matter to set up and connect the two completed sides with the remaining crosspieces. When the glue has set the chair may be strengthened by boring a hole about the size of a lead pencil clear through each mortise and tenon and driving in a wooden peg coated with glue, smoothing off the ends when the glue has set.

The false bottom should be covered with a layer of upholstering material held in place by a piece of cotton tightly stretched and tacked to the outside of the four crosspieces. If the operation is successful, the final covering of real or imitation Spanish leather should be fastened on with large-headed upholstering nails evenly spaced.

How To Make An Armchair #2

The armchair now illustrated and the dining chair following are practically identical in construction to those previously shown, except that the panels in which the mission cross was cut are now replaced by a series of plain slats.