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The basics of furniture design, how to draft working drawings, best construction for your design, using models successfully, tips for designing drawers, legs, and drawers. This is compiled from articles that have appeared in recent issues of Fine Woodworking Magazine.
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These are projects from the pages of Fine Woodworking Magazine. Among the projects offered are a harvest table, tilt-top table, sleigh bed, six-board chest, Shaker tall clock, classic blanket chest and a corner cupboard plus others.
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This fully updated 2nd edition is a must-have book for anyone shopping for residential furniture. Packed with facts, insider tips, and shopping strategies, author Len Lewin explains exactly what to look for to recognize the quality of a piece of furniture, what manufacturers are considered top flight and which are middle class, and how to know if youre getting your furniture at a fair price. Youll learn about: - distinguishing a real sales price from an everyday price - knowing which manufacturers are truly top-drawer - deciphering the Sunday newspaper furniture ads - finding the cant miss furniture stores near you - making the right choices when selecting wood, upholstery, or leather furniture - how to work with a designer or decorator After reading this book, youll know exactly what you need to know in order to buy good, stylish furniture at a fair price, and youll never again be unprepared when you enter your local furniture store. Become a smart furniture shopped, and protect yourself from being taken advantage of!
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This is a practical guide to fashioning traditional country furniture by hand, using the techniques of old-time craftsmen. Watson provides sample workshop designs, advice and reliable woodworking methods. He also includes some of the fascinating history of country furniture, how it was made and some information concerning the makers themselves. Watson is well known for his writing and illustrations. His woodworking and blacksmithing books are well known and are considered classics.
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30 Plates of full size English furniture moldings covering the period of the late 16th Century to the early 19th Century. Each plate contains a drawing of the piece of furniture together with full size drawings of the individual moldings. Includes bedsteads, cabinets, shelves, wardrobes, chairs, clock cases, and much more.