Fine Woodworking Design Book Eight


Book Description

Woodworkers use these books as a source of inspiration and project ideas. Interior designers and architects use them as a means to keep up with the latest trends in furniture design. The series has been published since 1977, to date, seven Design Books have been published, the last in 1996. The series is being expanded in response to reader requests. Past design books were basically a catalogue of woodworking projects selected by a panel of experts. "Design Book Eight" will depart from that tradition by featuring fewer examples, but offering design talk about each piece as well as detail shots. The book is organized by class of furniture: Tables, Chairs, Desks, Cabinets, Book cases, Home Entertainment Furniture, Beds and Bureaus.




Tables and Chairs


Book Description

In this extensive examination of furniture-making classics, a wide range of tables and chairs in various styles and covered, from the refined beauty of a bowback Windsor chair to the solid utility of a red cedar trestle table.




Fine Woodworking Tables and Chairs


Book Description

"For years, woodworkers have turned to Fine Woodworkin for the best furniture projects. his colleckiton of table and chair projecs walks you through the process of building elegant pieces of furniture with the clear instruction and comprehensive drawings that Fine Woodworking is famous for."--Back cover.




Practical Furniture Design


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Design advice from Fine Woodworking. Written by the country's most respected designers and builders, each article is packed with practical, down-to-earth advice and toughtful insights into the design process.The furniture types include tables, casework, cabinets and chairs, plus a selection of special-purpose furniture.




Making Authentic Pennsylvania Dutch Furniture


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Richly illustrated guide to Pennsylvania Dutch culture and craftsmanship, including measured drawings for building 50 representative pieces: chairs, tables, desks, many more. 250 illustrations. Bibliography.




Great Book of Shop Drawings for Craftsman Furniture, Revised & Expanded Second Edition


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The author measured original Stickley furniture pieces to create these detailed plans, not available from any other source. The author is a Master Cabinet Maker and Executive Editor at Popular Woodworking Magazine. Intermediate woodworkers can use these plans to build authentic replicas of valuable period pieces at low cost. The ongoing renaissance of the Craftsman style has already lasted longer than the original period, and is here to stay. Furniture making is part of the fastest growing category -- "woodcrafts" -- in the $31 billion craft industry.




Ultimate Shaker Workbench


Book Description

Inspired by the workbench at Hancock Shaker Village, this bench has a big, heavy base with drawers for all of your hand tools, and a beefy hard-maple top. There is a twin-screw vise on the front apron, with enough space between the screws to dovetail most furniture parts. A sliding board jack supports boards for edge planing, or for when you need to dovetail a part that's too big for the vise. The top can be drilled for holdfasts. SKILL LEVEL Intermediate FINISHED SIZE 84 in. wide by 26 in. deep by 34 in. tall PRINTED PLAN INCLUDES Extensive full-size and scale drawings Detailed cutlist Step-by-step companion article




Make a Chair from a Tree


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Arts and Crafts Furniture


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You'll see how to make the distinctive, sturdy, and visible joinery that defines the Arts & Crafts look; select the right brackets, hardware, and accents; make a quartersawn figure stand out; add the perfect finish; and choose appropriate upholstery.




The Workbench Book


Book Description

Examines workbenches from different countries and styles and provides plans and construction details for four benches