Before putting the chair together, the cleats for holding the seat should be fastened to the sides, back and brace. Use flat-head screws for this purpose. Then put the sides and stretcher together, and fasten the back to the sides with flat-head screws.
The brace should be put in next, using three round-head screws in each end. There only remains the top, which is held by screws through the cleats from the under side.
Stain with two coats of weathered or mission-oak stain, and then apply a thin coat of "under-lac" or shellac and two coats of wax.
Transcriber's Notes:
- Folio 84: "Chipppendale" changed to Chippendale.
- Folio 90: "2 drawer ends 7/8 x ? x 7-1/2" was changed to an assumed
5-1/2 from context of the illustration. - Table of Contents was moved to front of document.
- A List of Illustrations was added.
- Captions were added to illustrations for clarity at:
- Folio 35, 62, 64, 66, 81, 83, 85, 86, 88, and 90.