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The 4th entry in the Getting Started series, this book is geared for people who want to improve their hand-tool and machine skills but dont have unlimited time to spend in the workshop. Includes are step-by-step instructions for 8 projects aimed at the novice woodworker. When the sawdust settles, you should have a few attractive furniture pieces to add to your home or give to friends.
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Selected from the pages of Woodworker's Journal, these projects for classic tables are appropriate for beginner to intermediate woodworkers. Designs include a Shaker sewing stand, a butcher block kitchen island, a graceful cherry tea table, a trestle dining table, and a coffee table designed to display a collection of objects. The projects come with detailed instructions and color photos, exploded drawings, lists of required materials, and complete finishing options.
$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.
$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.
$19.99 $11.99 |
Simply-Built Furniture offers woodworkers a step-by-step, illustrated collection of the renowned Danny Proulx?s best projects for the home. This collection brings together special projects from Proulx?s 16 books?most of which are now out of print?with pieces such as a rustic pine chest of drawers, a bed with built-in storage, a window seat, a contemporary display cabinet, a tall bookcase, an armoire work center, a writing desk, a memorabilia sideboard, and more. Both beginning and experienced woodworkers will appreciate Proulx?s no-nonsense approach to woodworking and his easy style of teaching, as well as the minimal time and materials needed to create these beautiful projects that are more than a just another piece of furniture for their homes.
$24.95 $14.97 |
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.