Fig. 73. The ellipse used in carving designs
Our boys drew this figure, 6 × 21⁄2 inches, with a trammel and then worked out the design from it shown in [Fig. 73]. It made a very satisfactory form for the letter rack, and gave an elliptical space for carving, a new problem in chip carving design.
Fig. 74.
Two more of these elliptical designs are shown in [Fig. 74].
Another feature of this rack was a change in the middle partition; the form is shown at [Fig. 75]. The making of the base and gluing into the grooves were similar to the earlier designs.
The next design was characterized by an outline composed largely of straight lines.
The middle partition was lower than the front and back pieces, as shown in [Fig. 75].