materials for, 271
overview of, 270–271
pediment and crown molding, 276, 278
photograph of, 270
rod and support brackets, 278, 280
seat, constructing, 276
Slope, writing
carving, 251
case assembly, 251–252
drawings for, 253–255
finish, 252
hinges, 252
lid, attaching, 252
lock plate and hasp, 252
materials for, 251
overview of, 250–251
photograph of, 250
runners, 252
setting up, 251
Stool, fifteenth-century
assembly, 25
drawings for, 23–24
finish, 25
legs, carving, 23
legs, cutting, 22
legs, mortises on, 22–23
legs, tenons on, 25
materials for, 21, 22
overview of, 21
photograph of, 21
stretcher, constructing, 22, 24, 25
stretcher, cutting, 22
stretcher, mortises on, 25
stretcher, tenons on, 25
stretcher pins, cutting, 22
top, cutting, 21
top and top supports, mortises on, 23–25
top braces, cutting, 21–22
Table, high
columns, 90, 93
drawings for, 89, 91–92
feet, 93
materials for, 88
overview of, 87–88
photograph of, 87
riser blocks, 93
tools for, 88
top, 88, 90
Table, Italian
drawings for, 97–98, 100
feet, constructing, 96
feet, mortises on, 96
finish, 99
leg columns, 95
materials for, 95
overview of, 94–95
photograph of, 94
stretcher, constructing, 96
stretcher, mortise on, 96, 99
top, attaching, 99
top, constructing, 95
top supports, 95–96
Table, trestle
assembly, 84
drawings for, 85–86
finish, 84
legs, 83
materials for, 83, 84
overview of, 82–83
photograph of, 82
stretcher, lower, 83
stretcher pins, 83
stretchers, upper, 83
top, constructing, 84
top supports, 83–84
Table, work-bottom
rails, 102–103
drawings for, 103–106, 108
finish, 107
frame, interior, 104, 107
frame assembly, 107
legs, 102
materials for, 102
options, 107
overview of, 101–102
panels, 107
photograph of, 101
rails, chamfering, 107
stiles, 107
top, constructing, 107
top, installing, 107
top rails, 103–104
Thorne, John Arthur (Johanus Arthurus), 33
Timber, overview of, 1–2
Victoria and Albert Museum, 300, 322
Winchester Cathedral, 58, 322
Window frame, fifteenth-century
doweling, 304
drawings for, 301, 303, 305
feet, attaching, 304
feet, constructing, 304
final assembly, 304
framing, 300
materials for, 300
mortises, cutting, 302
mullions, cutting, 302
mullions, fitting, 302
mullions, locating, 300, 302
overview of, 300
photograph of, 299
rabbets, cutting, 302
trefoils, 302, 304
Wood
overview of, 1–2
sources for, 321
Woodcarving, overview of, 4–7
Woodworking, overview of, 1–4
York Minster Cathedral, 152, 322
Zouche, William de la, 152