be used for an invalid's bedside, and it
is then important that all draught should be excluded through the jointed
edges. The double reversible hinge will not fulfil these conditions, and
the following method is therefore adopted.

In the plan, Fig. 244, A and B, two laths of hardwood (beech, birch or
mahogany answer splendidly) are shown. They are made the same length and
the same width as the edges of the screen, the corners being slightly
rounded away.

A double-folding, draught-proof hinge is then made as follows: Procure
good fine webbing, about 1-1/4 in. wide, and the necessary large-headed
tacks. Lay the laths side by side as shown in Fig. 244, and proceed to
web them as shown. Commence with the web under the lath A; bring it
between the laths and over B; now take it round the left-hand edge of B,
and round the back and between the laths and over A, continuing this
method of wrapping the laths until the lower end is reached, and then
fastening the webbing as indicated by the dotted lines which represent
the tacks. This self-contained hinge is then fixed to the edges of the
screen by boring suitable holes through the laths and using countersunk
screws. This is a cheap and efficient method of overcoming the
difficulty. A similar method is used for the household clothes horse.

[Illustration: Fig. 245.--Finger Joint Hinge.]

[Illustration: Fig. 246.--The Knuckle Joint Hinge.]

FINGER JOINT HINGE.--Fig. 245 is a finger joint--a movable interlocking
joint used to support the leaf of a Pembroke table. The small portion is
screwed to the table rail and the shaped bracket swings out to support
the drop leaf. The shaded portion of the bracket shows the timber
chamfered away so that the fingers may be easily put behind the bracket
to manipulate it. Note that the corners are slightly rounded off, as
indicated by the black portion of the sketch, and that the mortises are
cut about 1/4 in. deeper than the thickness of the timber used. This
joint has now been almost superseded by a cheap stamped galvanised iron
bracket of exactly the same pattern. The joint, however, is still used
for repair work and in cases where a stamped metal bracket has not
sufficient overhang.

[Illustration: Fig. 247.--Open Joint Hingeing.]

KNUCKLE JOINT HINGE.--Fig. 246 is a similar type of joint to the above,
and is called the knuckle joint. This arrangement of hingeing allows the
table leg to swing in an angle of 180 degrees and is much nea