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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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Authentic Shaker pieces include a wall clock, clothes hangers, Union Village rocker, Mount Lebanon side chair, eleven projects in all. Each project inlcudes dimensioned plans, photos, a bill of material, and step-by-step instruction. A great source for Shaker projects.
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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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David Charlesworth, a master teacher and carpenter, has for over 20 years seen firsthand where students run into problems. Here he shows how careful preparation, in combination with well chosen and cared for tools, can get even newcomers professional results. Learn to cut joints that fit perfectly every time, as well as plain, secret, and twisted dovetails. The use of Japanese and European chisels is discussed as well as fine tuning your bench plane for astounding improvements in performance. Quite an interesting book.
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This is the sixth of the Furniture Project series. See item 9-294 for complete list. Various styles are represneted including Country, Shaker Traditional Colonial, and Queen Anne. All have cutlists and measured drawings along with colored photos. The projects present a range of skill levels so there should something for most people.
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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.