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$18.95 $11.37 |
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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$30.00 $18.00 |
Through beautiful photography and studious essays this second volume in the Furniture Studio series explores the evolution of traditional furniture in contemporary work. We know the elements of traditional furniture design, shell motifs, the pineapple or rice carved bed, or even cabriole legs; but what about the range of meaning in today's contemporary studio furniture? An where is contemporary furniture headed as an artistic endeavor? Included are essays by Jere Osgood, Kathran Siegel, Scott Landis, Glenn Adamson, and others.
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$24.95 $24.95 |
This is the fifth book in the Taunton Furniture Project series. See items 9-269 Bookcases, 9-282 Desks, 9-281 Tables, and 9-268 Beds. Each of the seven projects varies in style and construction difficulty. Each project is explained in step-by-step instructions and measured drawings and cutlists.
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$24.99 $14.99 |
13 rustic projects you can build. Woods include sugar pine, yellow pine, birch, ash and soft maple. These are all presented in step-by-step projects with cutlists, exploded drawings, and sequence color photos. Projects include a bed, boot storage bench, three drawer dresser, dry sink cabinet, branch mirror frame, dining table and stools, laced bentwood rocker, and more.
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$35.00 $21.00 |
This stunning book will be on the wish-list of any woodworker and is must-have for any wood-artist's library. As the first book to catalog the preeminent collection of American studio furniture owned by the Smithsonian's Renwick Gallery, Studio Furniture is a beautifully photographed chronicle of one of the most important movements in modern craft - the Studio Furniture movement. Featuring a Who's Who of American furniture making, it features 84 stunning pieces and provides fascinating insight into each maker's professional training, artistic techniques and inspirations. Among those included are Sam Maloof, Tage Frid, Wharton Esherick, Wendall Castle and other artists whose work is unsurpassed for its functionality, creativity and fine craftsmanship.
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$22.95 $13.77 |
Includes step-by-step instructions and complete plans for both contemporary and traditional projects for a childhood's worth of furniture that will be treasured and passed on to future generations.