Taunton's Complete Illustrated Guide to Furniture and Cabinet Construction
Introducing a new woodworking series in the tradition of Tage Frid...a series filled with essential information required by woodworkers today. For the first time ever, all the techniques and processes necessary to craft beautiful things from wood have been compiled into three comprehensive volumes: The Complete Illustrated Guides. Highly visual and written by woodworking's finest craftsmen, these three titles — Furniture & Cabinet Construction, Shaping Wood, and Joinery — will establish a...
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Expert woodworker Andy Rae brings his enthusiasm to this ultimate reference—a graphic, step-by-step presentation of basic furniture construction techniques. 847 color photos. 127 drawings. Booknews This how-to primer is divided into six parts: tools and materials; box and case construction; doors; bases, feet, and stands; frame construction; and tabletops and work surfaces. Copious color photos illustrate processes and objects, and line drawings detail intricacies. The major parts begin with overviews, and proceed to specifics, with safety warnings integral to all explanations. This book begins so much at the beginning that it shows the aspirant how to build a shop with special racks and shelves to hold the various tools one will be buying. The book looks so good, and makes the procedures so vivid, the novice might believe she can learn even the more complex processes. Still, the quality and amount of tools (especially the clamps!) pictured here just might sober her up. Oversize: 9.5x11
\ BooknewsThis how-to primer is divided into six parts: tools and materials; box and case construction; doors; bases, feet, and stands; frame construction; and tabletops and work surfaces. Copious color photos illustrate processes and objects, and line drawings detail intricacies. The major parts begin with overviews, and proceed to specifics, with safety warnings integral to all explanations. This book begins so much at the beginning that it shows the aspirant how to build a shop with special racks and shelves to hold the various tools one will be buying. The book looks so good, and makes the procedures so vivid, the novice might believe she can learn even the more complex processes. Still, the quality and amount of tools (especially the clamps!) pictured here just might sober her up. Oversize: 9.5x11<"> Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \
