| FIG. | PAGE | ||
| 108, 109. | — | Fenced Seat for Canopy | [81] |
| 110. | — | Fixing Rope to Eyelet | [81] |
| 111, 112. | — | Aviary | [84], [85] |
| 113, 114. | — | Joint of Rails and Uprights for Aviary | [85] |
| 115. | — | Sectional Plan of Aviary | [86] |
| 116. | — | Cross Section of Aviary | [87] |
| 117. | — | Half Under View of Bottom of Aviary | [88] |
| 118. | — | Door Wires for Aviary | [88] |
| 119. | — | Part Longitudinal Section of Aviary | [89] |
| 120. | — | Half Plan of Aviary Roof | [90] |
| 121, 122. | — | Rustic Foot-bridge | [92], [93] |
| 123. | — | Girders for Foot-bridge | [93] |
| 124, 125. | — | Joint of Post and Girder | [93] |
| 126. | — | Middle Rail and Post of Foot-bridge | [94] |
| 127, 128. | — | Joint of Strut to Post of Foot-bridge | [94] |
| 129. | — | Twig Hollowed to Fit Rail | [94] |
| 130. | — | Elevated Bridge | [95] |
| 131. | — | Girder and Post bolted to Sleeper | [96] |
| 132. | — | Elevated Foot-bridge at Lower Step ([Fig. 130]) | [96] |
| 133, 134. | — | Verandah | [99], [101] |
| 135. | — | Bottom of Post for Glazed Verandah | [103] |
| 136. | — | Top of Post for Glazed Verandah | [103] |
| 137, 138. | — | Rustic Tool House | [106], [107] |
| 139. | — | Common Method of Using Slabs | [108] |
| 140. | — | Ground Plan of Rustic Tool House | [109] |
| 141. | — | Cap of Tool House Pilaster | [111] |
| 142. | — | Garden Snuggery | [112] |
| 143. | — | Ground Framework of Garden Snuggery | [113] |
| 144. | — | Back Framework for Garden Snuggery | [113] |
| 145. | — | Snuggery Porch | [114] |
| 146. | — | Window-board | [115] |
| 147, 148. | — | Sections of Snuggery Walls | [117] |
| 149-151. | — | Garden Retreat | [118]-[121] |
| 152. | — | Seat of Garden Retreat | [122] |
| 153. | — | Joint of Garden Retreat at C ([Fig. 151]) | [123] |
| 154. | — | Detail of Front Joints (see C, [Fig. 151]) | [124] |
| 155. | — | Alternative Method of Joining Rails to Posts | [124] |
| 156. | — | Section of Middle Rail at A ([Fig. 152]) | [125] |
| 157. | — | Detail of Middle Rail at B ([Fig. 152]) | [125] |
| 158-161. | — | Lean-to Summer House | [126]-[131] |
| 162-164. | — | Shelter for Tennis Lawn | [133], [134] |
| 165. | — | Connecting Plates to Corner Post | [135] |
| 166. | — | Fixing Sleeper to Posts | [135] |
| 167. | — | Section of Flooring | [135] |
| 168. | — | Finial | [135] |
| 169. | — | Garden Shelter at Front Eaves | [135] |
| 170. | — | Section of Seat | [135] |
| 171. | — | Strapping Cushion to Seat | [137] |
| 172-174. | — | Octagonal Summer House | [137], [139] |
| 175. | — | Collar Posts and Ends of Wall Plates | [141] |
| 176. | — | Timbers over Entrance of Octagonal Summer House | [141] |
| 177. | — | Window Side of Octagonal Summer House | [143] |
| 178, 179. | — | Table for Octagonal Summer House | [145] |
| 180. | — | Seat Side of Octagonal Summer House | [147] |
| 181. | — | Mosaic Seats | [149] |
| 182-184. | — | Octagonal Summer House with Three Gables | [151]-[153] |
| 185, 186. | — | Roof for Octagonal Summer House | [153] |
| 187. | — | Securing Glass to Rustic Casement | [154] |
| 188, 189. | — | Door for Octagonal Summer House | [155] |
| 190. | — | Part Plan of Octagonal Summer House | [156] |
| 191. | — | Horizontal Section through Door Posts | [156] |
| 192. | — | Part Section of Side Panel | [157] |
| 193. | — | Fixing Plate to Posts | [157] |
| 194. | — | Finial | [157] |
[RUSTIC CARPENTRY.]
[CHAPTER I.]
LIGHT RUSTIC WORK.
Rustic carpentry does not demand great skill in woodworking, but it does require a large amount of artistic perception. The tools needed are but few, and the materials employed are comparatively cheap, although in many districts they are becoming dearer every year.
It may be said that any articles made from the now popular bamboo may be made quite as effectively in light rustic work.
For light rustic work, sticks of hazel, cherry, yew, blackthorn, birch, larch, fir, and the prunings of many varieties of shrubs may be used; but it is necessary that the material should be cut at the proper season, and thoroughly dried before being worked up. The sticks should be cut in mid-winter, as at that time the sap is at rest; if cut in the summer time the bark will peel off. If peeled sticks are required, they should be cut in the spring, when the sap is rising, as at that time the rind will come off easily. In some districts the copses are cleared of undergrowth periodically, and the sticks (generally hazel) sold to hurdle and spar makers. A selection of these sticks would be very suitable for the purpose here described.