Author: Thomas M. Voss
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Published: 1978
Total Pages: 383
ISBN-13: 9780397012671
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A reference work, designed for immediate use at antiques shops and shows, auctions, and flea markets, covers all forms of furniture made in American rural areas between 1640 and 1840
Author: Ralph M. Kovel
Publisher: Three Rivers Press (CA)
Published: 1965
Total Pages: 268
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The landmark guide to identifying any piece of American country furniture from Shaker, Pennsylvania, and spool styles to Midwestern, Southwestern, and French Canadian pieces: -- Beds -- Chairs -- Cradles -- Cupboards -- Desks -- Kitchenware, Tools, and Candlestands -- Tables -- Washstands and Commodes -- Workbenches...and much more.
Author: Nick Engler
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
Published: 2009-05-01
Total Pages: 340
ISBN-13: 1607650320
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Exploring the history behind country furnishings, this authoritative handbook offers 50 of the most popular projects from the workshops of David T. Smith-a 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. Nick Engler is the founder of Hands On! magazine and writes articles for Fine Woodworking and American Woodworker. He has published 48 books on woodworking, including the Workshop Companion series. Mary Jane Favorite is a folk artist, a woodworking designer, and an illustrator. She has contributed hundreds of her furniture designs to various woodworking books and magazines and is the coauthor of 50 Storage Projects for the Home and Country Woodworking. They both live in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Author: John Gerald Shea
Publisher: New York ; Toronto : Van Nostrand Reinhold
Published: 1975
Total Pages: 252
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Marvin D. Schwartz
Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Pub
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 478
ISBN-13: 9781579121082
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book shows all types of chairs, tables, sofas, and beds made in America from the seventeenth century to the mid-twentieth century.
Author: Aldren Auld Watson
Publisher:
Published: 1974
Total Pages: 298
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A practical guide to fashioning traditional country furniture by hand, using the techniques of old-time craftsmen.
Author: Henry Lionel Williams
Publisher:
Published: 2012-06-01
Total Pages: 140
ISBN-13: 9781258402198
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Patricia Petraglia
Publisher: Friedman/Fairfax Pub
Published: 1995
Total Pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9781567991475
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A lavishly illustrated two-hundred-year chronicle of furniture making in the United States.