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• PRACTICAL FURNITURE DESIGN: From Drawing Board to Smart Construction

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  If you've been looking for practical advice on how to design furniture, you know there's not much information out there. That's why we decided to create Practical Furniture Design, a comprehensive collection of articles dedicated to furniture design -- all gleaned from the pages of Fine Woodworking magazine. By offering thoughtful insights on the creative process, this unique volume gives you all the advice you need to design and build your own projects -- from some of the world's most accomplished woodworkers.

• 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.

• FURNITURE STUDIO 4: FOCUS ON MATERIALS

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  Studies how contemporary studio furniture artists are responding to materials challenges such as the scarcity of exotic timber and are exploring the use of metal, stone, glass and other materials. Includes a photo essay on drawing, a memoir by a leading artist that explains how she broke into new design realms, a juried portfolio of student work, and a look at the San Diego school of Wendy Maruyama, a number of other very interesting essays.

• 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.

• THE FURNITURE OF SAM MALOOF - PB

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  This book examines a lifetime of production of fine furniture by Sam Maloof. His furniture is documented in over two hundred illustrations, ninety in color. Previously unpublished personal photos illustrate Maloof's credo that his life and work must be integrated. The book gives an insight into Maloof's relationship with major furniture designers and some valuable lessons in woodworking techniques and materials as well as the artisan lifestyle.

• THE DUNLAP CABINETMAKERS: A TRADITION IN CRAFTSMANSHIP

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  The Dunlaps of New Hampshire began making fine furniture in the mid-1700s. Their distinctive tables, chests, chairs, and clockcases have their origins in the traditions that the Scots-Irish brought to the New World. Most Dunlap works are now in museums where they are studied by scholars, but thanks to the book's detailed scaled drawings and Donald Dunlap's construction notes, woodworkers can undertake the challenging proportions and ornament practiced by the Dunlaps. The 14 projects range from a simple knife box to an intricate tall clock and include a one-drawer stand, tea table, and desk. This is a wonderful book of plans, ideas, and inspiration.