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The book includes essential drafting tools for doing practical design. The book is about learning the process of designing a piece of furniture that can be original, establishing a clear approach so mistakes are minimized, fulfills the needs and desires of the client, and fits the budget. For those who are just starting out or have experience in designing furniture, it will give valuable and fresh insight on the process of practical furniture design. The 58-page design manual includes original scale drawings, lofting curves, metric conversion tables, client contracts, standard furniture dimensions and bibliography of design resources. Accompanying the book are: a 6" combined inch/metric ruler, an erasing shield and a 0.7mm mechanical pencil with refills.
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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.
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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. Smitha 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.
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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.
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Ken Ley takes the beginning and advanced woodworker through his uniquely simple approach to furniture making. Twelve stunning and diverse projects are detailed and accompanied by hundreds of color illustrations, and all of the piecesfrom a mahogany filing cabinet and burr elm apothecarys chest to a pale ash chest and oak TV cabinetcan be completed with a basic range of tools and facilities.
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Affordable, attractive, and timeless furniture for the home is made possible with this project guide that includes 32 easy-to-build classic country pieces, from small candle boxes and footstools, to a large Amish wardrobe and corner cupboard. With basic woodworking skills, a modest workshop, and a trip to the local lumberyard, builders are ready to use the detailed plans, exploded diagrams, and complete cut and dimension lists to reproduce beautiful designs that have endured for hundreds of years and are still wildly popular.