10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DROP-LEAF»
Discover the use of
drop-leaf in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
drop-leaf and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
The drop-leaf table pictured, which is owned by the Metropolitan Museum of Art,
but loaned to the New York State Historical Association at Ticonderoga, is
considered one of his finest pieces, though far from his most elab- for this table.
Phyfe is ...
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Wood Magazine: Router Tips, Jigs and Techniques
Drop-leaf tables have always had a certain popularity because of their "now you
see them, now you don't" nature. With the drop-leaves up, you gain tabletop. With
them down, you add floor space. The joint that does the work is called a rule ...
This reproduction of an 18th-century drop-leaf table is a perfect example. Its solid
mahogany construction is eye-catching and versatile. With leaves dropped, it
measures less than 12 x 24 in. — just right for an end table. Yet, with leaves
raised, ...
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Wood Magazine: Home Storage Solutions
Glue and clamp together the drop leaf and doors, check that they are square, and
set them on a flat surface to dry. 5 Cut three !4 x 12% x 1834" plywood blanks for
the drop- leaf liners (AA), and three 12V6 x 18!/2" pieces of plastic laminate.
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Making Antique Furniture Reproductions: Instructions and ...
Instructions and Measured Drawings for 40 Classic Projects Franklin H. Gottshall.
F'g. 1. Sheraton Drop-Leaf Dining Table, a robert treate hogg reproduction.
Turning Af X . FIG. 4 I Douutl Is FW. sitioned so the middle of the barrel falls
directly ...
Franklin H. Gottshall, 1994
Drop-Leaf. Breakfast. Table. Cabriole. legs. and. knuckle. joints. make. it.
compact. and. versatile. Modesty and majesty— This small Queen Anne
breakfast table contains a broad range of joinery. Pinned tenons, knuckle joints
and half blind ...
Fine Woodworking. Fine Woodworking, 1995
The drop-leaf is hinged to the table with five ornamental surface hinges. When up
, it is supported by two lengths of electrical conduit that will slide in-and-out as
you wish. This is a simple but interesting track plan using two pair of switches.
A DVANCED craftsmen will derive a •^ great deal of pleasure from the
construction of this little drop-leaf table. It is an authentic design and a fine
example of the Queen Anne period to which it belongs, with its simplicity of
design, cornered ...
Clamp on legs, bore holes through frame. Bolt in place, nuts inside (no glue), so
legs can be removed. Note notches in cross rails for drop-leaf support. Make two
U-shaped drop-leaf supports from 1"-by-1" hardwood strips. For each, assemble
...
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The Featherweight Patents
in hand portable sewing machines embodying therein a base having a sewing
machine head thereon, a two part cover for said head and connecting parts, one
part being a combined drop leaf and cover end being hinged to the base and ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DROP-LEAF»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
drop-leaf is used in the context of the following news items.
A living/dining area that can stand up to kids and pets
Keep the custom blinds, but get rid of the drapes for a cleaner, more contemporary look. A drop-leaf table (not shown) has a small footprint for ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
Guess Who's Not Coming to Dinner?
Even then, it's worth noting that such rooms were often furnished with hutch tables, drop-leaf tables, and other lightweight tables with movable ... «Maine Antique Digest, Jul 15»
'It's not just junk ... I love filling my Hilton home with charity shop …
Also in the kitchen is a 50s-style tea trolley decorated with roses, a vintage fire screen and a small wooden drop-leaf table, where Gail enjoys ... «Derby Telegraph, Jul 15»
Review: Atkinson's 'God in Ruins' tracks an aviator's life, real and …
Wings collapse like a “drop-leaf table.” Two planes cartwheel down to earth together, “giant pinwheels of fire.” But beauty, truth, and goodness ... «Charleston Post Courier, Jun 15»
Chester County Historical Society's 33rd Show
He sold a Philadelphia high chest; a Philadelphia drop-leaf gate-leg table with bold turnings, circa 1740, with a later but old top; a pair of Queen ... «Maine Antique Digest, Jun 15»
The Anne and Jeff Miller Sale
The most expensive piece of furniture was a tiny drop-leaf Massachusetts table that sold to a collector on the phone for $18,000 (est. «Maine Antique Digest, Jun 15»
Let's Cook: Rhubarb, Photographs and More
One photograph features a light green, drop-leaf wooden table with matching chairs. I cannot look at it without feeling nostalgic as it reminds ... «Pierce County Tribune, Jun 15»
Edward Hibbert on His West Village Studio
The sober dark wood of that chest, of the desk and of the drop-leaf dining table is relieved by the red in the area rugs and the fuchsia cable-knit ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
Blossoming backyard part of Community League Garden Mosaics …
We got an antique drop-leaf table that has chairs with carved backs. We want to have the seats reupholstered one day. Right now they're ... «Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Jun 15»
1995: Survivors look back 40 years at Kansas' deadliest tornado
Among them were Omar Rowley and his wife, who defied conventional wisdom and huddled under a drop-leaf table in their kitchen. «Wichita Eagle, May 15»
