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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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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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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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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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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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A comprehensive survey of the best designs that have appeared in the pages of Fine Woodworking magazine. The furniture is presented with full exploded drawings, which you can use to build or amend to your own tastes. For designers and decorators this book will be a welcome resource when working with clients. For others, it will be like walking through a gallery.