Expert, illustrated hands-on guide enables even beginners to make 24 authentic pieces: butter churn table, pedestal table, apothecary chest, deacons' bench, dry sink, hutch, more. Exploded drawings help visualize construction. Detailed instructions plus advice on wood, gluing and clamping, finishing, hardware, more. 74 black-and-white illustrations.

Superb, step-by-step guide enables even beginners to build heirloom pieces by Hepplewhite, Chippendale, Phyfe, and other masters. Detailed, precise construction drawings, measurements. Full instructions. Over 500 illustrations.

This excellent how-to book provides woodworkers with all the information and instructions they need to construct accurate and beautiful replicas of such attractive pieces as a drop-lid desk, pine dresser, wing chair, butterfly trestle table, paneled chest, bookcases, and other authentic replicas. Over 300 illustrations.

14 projects based on medieval designs. Color photos of the original pieces.

First guidebook printed in America dealing with furniture finishing, preparing, cleaning surfaces, dyeing, staining, varnishing. Detailed procedures on French polishing, mirror silvering, gilding, Boulle-work marquetry, much more.

This clearly written guide enables woodcrafters to make charming, sturdy and functional 1/2-scale furniture. Step-by-step instructions, diagrams and photographs make it easy for hobbyists to create a gateleg table, candlestand, American Empire chest of drawers, and many other items. Over 80 black-and-white line illus. 27 halftones.

This book presents new information on the export trade, patronage, artistic collaboration, and the small-scale shop traditions that defined early Rhode Island craftsmanship. This stunning volume features more than 200 illustrations of beautifully constructed and carved objects—including chairs, high chests, bureau tables, and clocks—that demonstrate the superb workmanship and artistic skill of the state’s furniture makers.