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  More than 70 examples of contemporary chair design worldwide. Chairs by top world designers and by up-and-coming designers are spotlighted. Chairs that knock down, stack in imaginative ways, chairs impossible to imagine before computer-aided design, and even chairs that push the traditional concept of utility are all presented. Includes concept drawings, manufacturing details, and insights into the creative process in the designers' own words.

• Ridiculously Simple Furniture Projects: Great Looking Furniture Anyone Can Build

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  Subtitle: "Great Looking Furniture Anyone Can Build". Blending the practicality of IKEA with the creativity of Martha Stewart, this collection of innovative projects is presented with simplicity of construction in mind. The suggested pieces are practical, have broad appeal, and carry a high brag factor upon completion. Requiring minimal assembly time and tools, this concise, engaging, and even humorous guide offers countless tips as well as clear and instructive photography. The majority of the projects also incorporate clever construction, such as the use of bifold doors, stock cabinets, and off-the-shelf lumber, guaranteeing that the required materials are both inexpensive and easily accessible. Featuring ideas for furnishing both the interior and the exterior of the home, this handbook is ideal for weekend woodworkers. Spike Carlsen has been involved in the world of wood and woodworking for more than 30 years. He is the former executive editor of The Family Handyman magazine and a regular contributor to American Woodworker, FreshHome, and Men’s Health magazines. He is the author of A Splintered History of Wood: Belt Sander Races, Blind Woodworkers and Baseball Bats, selected as an NPR Best Book of the Year. He lives in Stillwater, Minnesota.

• BOOKCASES

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  Bookcases are one of the most accessible and commonly built projects. Here we have 11 projects covering a range of styles and levels of difficulty. Included are a Shaker style wall shelf, a V-shelf standing bookcase, a French country style, and Arts and Crafts style, sideboard style, a Barrister bookcase and 5 other styles. The author operates a custom woodworking shop in New York state. REGULAR $24.95 OUR PRICE $19.95. You save 20%.

• FURNITURE MAKING: A FOUNDATION COURSE

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  This book is like taking a design school woodworking class - one that's jargon-free, interesting, and teaches all the skills needed to build fine, beautiful furniture at a fraction of the price. Step-by-step instructions will teach aspiring woodworkers all of the fundamentals, like choosing lumber, using hand and power tools, and creating precision joints that last a lifetime. Ten projects put acquired skills to the test, beginning with a simple oak stool and progressing to a more challenging oak wardrobe. Color photos leave nothing to the imagination and clear writing makes even the most complex techniques easy to understand.

• AMERICAN COUNTRY FURNITURE: Projects from the Workshops of David T. Smith

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  Exploring the history behind country furnishings, this authoritative handbook offers 50 of the most popular projects from the workshops of David T. Smith—a unique collection of craft shops that create reproductions of antique artifacts. Offering a short narrative explaining how each piece of furniture evolved and was used in the past, each project includes detailed drawings, a materials list, and comprehensive instructions for assembly. Informative and well-researched, this remarkable reference shares guidelines for constructing historic fixtures such as a trestle table, a pencil-post bed, a ladder-back chair, or a whale shelf. Helpful photographs are included to demonstrate specialized techniques and skills, such as routing dovetails and raising panels.

• MAKING ANTIQUE FURNITURE REPRODUCTIONS: INSTRUCTIONS AND MEASURED DRAWINGS FOR 4

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  Chapters on hardware, finishing and useful fundamentals. Projects are nested tables, Queen Anne Tea Table, Queen Anne Pembroke Table, Sheraton Table, Queen Anne Lowboy, Sheraton Bench. Projects include step by step procedures, measured drawings, full explanations, 411 illustrations and 100 photos. More projects including a Chippendale partners desk, Hepplewhite four-poster bed, and much more.