This section is from the book "Cassell's Cyclopaedia Of Mechanics", by Paul N. Hasluck. Also available from Amazon: Cassell's Cyclopaedia Of Mechanics.
Fig. 1 shows an elevation and Fig. 2 a plan looking from below of a footstool that is strong and has a good appearance. Any hard wood about 3/4 in. thick is suitable for its construction. The quarter-round fillets form a good method of fixing the legs to the top.

Fig. 1.

Making a Round Footstool.
 
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