A Fine Woodworking Book Building a Houseful of Furniture: 43 Plans with Comments on Design and Construction
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0918804167
ISBN 13
9780918804167
Category
Furniture
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Publication Year
1983
Publisher
Pages
211
Series Name
Description
From the back cover:
Simon Watts has been building and designing fine furniture for 20 years. Here he offers complete plan drawings for 43 of his most successful designs - bed frames with sturdy mattress supports, a variety of handsome chests and bureaus, comfortable chairs and sofas. With the aid of isometric drawings and sketches, he also explains how to handle the tricky, technical problems you may face when building the pieces, and describes in detail the procedures that brought the best results when he made the furniture himself.
Along the way, Watts writes engagingly about the history, uses and design of furniture, and offers insights into the development of his own designs.
If you've got a good grasp of basic cabinetmaking tools and techniques, you'll enjoy building these pieces. They combine good proportion with durability, and will complement rooms decorated in any style, antique or modern. All the designs can be built as shown in the drawings, or you can use Watts' plans as a jumping off point for your own creations.
Simon Watts has been building and designing fine furniture for 20 years. Here he offers complete plan drawings for 43 of his most successful designs - bed frames with sturdy mattress supports, a variety of handsome chests and bureaus, comfortable chairs and sofas. With the aid of isometric drawings and sketches, he also explains how to handle the tricky, technical problems you may face when building the pieces, and describes in detail the procedures that brought the best results when he made the furniture himself.
Along the way, Watts writes engagingly about the history, uses and design of furniture, and offers insights into the development of his own designs.
If you've got a good grasp of basic cabinetmaking tools and techniques, you'll enjoy building these pieces. They combine good proportion with durability, and will complement rooms decorated in any style, antique or modern. All the designs can be built as shown in the drawings, or you can use Watts' plans as a jumping off point for your own creations.
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