Field Guide to American Antique Furniture/a Unique Visual System for Identifying the Style of Virtually Any Piece of American An
With 1,700 superb drawings, Field Guide to American Antique Furniture breaks new ground in the decorative arts: For the first time, the subtle differences in American furniture styles are clearly illustrated through the use of a unique visual system. In fact, the information is presented so clearly that even the neophyte can identify immediately the style of any piece of furniture, from seventeenth-century examples to the Arts and Crafts furniture of the early twentieth century.
Sourcebook Of Modern Furniture
A comprehensive guide to the most influential furniture and lighting designs of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, updated and expanded.
Over 2,000 important pieces arranged by type of furniture or fixture make this book the go-to guide for students and historians of modern furniture, as well as an essential tool for interior designers. Each entry gives the details of the design: date, model name or number, manufacturer, materials, and dimensions. 1892 photographs.
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Furniture-Making Techniques
All the essentials of fine furniture-making and the intricacies of tool use-- these innovative techniques will set beginners on the right path, help the more experienced develop their skills, and challenge expert woodworkers to re-examine their methods. David Charlesworth, a master teacher and carpenter, has seen firsthand for over 20 years where students run into problems, and he shows how careful preparation, in combination with well-chosen and cared for tools, can get even newcomers professional results. Become proficient on machines, power tools, and hand tools; cut joints that fit perfectly every time, as well as plain, secret, and twisted dovetails; and fine-tune the bench plane for astounding improvements in performance, control, and finish. Use Japanese and European chisels, plane a true face and edge, rout sliding dovetails, make accurate tenons, dowel-joint carcasses, and show off your new proficiency on three projects.
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Country Furniture
An introduction to country woodworking traditions provides sample workshop designs, practical advice on tools and equipment, and an overview of woodworking methods that illustrates the step-by-step process of furniture design from a historical perspective.
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Measured Drawings of Eighteenth-Century American Furniture
Oversized for easy reference. Fifty-four plates of Handberg's favorite pieces of period American furniture, based on museum and private special collections, including a mahogany tall case clock, cherry desk, continuous arm Windsor chair, and gate-leg dining table.
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