Cabinet Making For Amateurs - A Practical Handbook On The Making Of Various Articles Of Furniture
by John, P. Arkwright
Staining & Finishing Unfinished Furniture & Other Naked Woods
by George Grotz
"This massive compilation of facts, skills, techniques, designs and insider advice tells you everything....Set up your own workshop with just a few tools, a staple gun, cloth and foam cutters....It's practically enough information to make you a professional upholsterer!"-- "Decorating Country Style. 296 pages (8 in color), 474 b/w illus., 8 1/4 x 11 3/4.
The Practical Upholsterer Giving Clear Directions for Skillfully Performing all Kinds of Upholsteres' Work
by Fred T Hodgson
Make your own beautiful mid-century wooden objects for the home. With over 80 projects, from the simple to the advanced, this is the perfect book to progress your woodworking skills and create something beautiful for your home. These sought-after classic designs from the 1950s and ’60s include a range of items for home and garden, from simple display shelves, bookends, and a tray, to a chest of drawers and a desk. Every project includes a clear pattern and diagrams, detailed step-by-step instr...
Home Draping Simplified; the Ymass Methods of Cutting and Making Draperies ..
Furniture Fundamentals - Making Chairs & Benches
by The Editors of Popular Woodworking
Build your skills as you build solid seating! Inside, you'll find step-by-step photos and instruction, plus measured drawings, for 17 seating projects in a wide range of styles and skill levels. Projects range from simple, square stools to more challenging chairs and benches with compound joints. You'll learn how to use the best tools for the job to cut all types of must-know chair joinery, simple turning techniques, upholstery and more. You'll also find four technique articles with instructi...
Quick & Easy Slipcovers (Quick & Easy (Cico Books))
by Gail Abbott and Cate Burren
In this completely revised version of his classic best seller, Richard Raffan shares new techniques and up-to-date information on the art and craft of turning wood. Whether you're just starting out or more experienced, you'll discover new insights and valuable advice that reflect the evolution of wood turning over the last several decades. There's even a completely new chapter on hollow vessel turning. Here are a few examples of what you'll find with easy-to-follow instructions that show you how...
Historical Replica Construction
by Andrew Fraser, Wayne Robinson, and Stephen Wyley
Keep it simple, keep it basic, keep it fun! Simply-Built Furniture is part of Danny Proulx's legacy to the woodworking world. He showed us that furniture doesn't have to be ornate or highly decorated to achieve a "timeless" status. Sometimes simple is best. Simple lines and simple joinery. This collection brings together special projects from Proulx's 16 books-most of which are now out of print-with pieces such as a rustic pine chest of drawers, a bed with built-in storage, a window seat, a con...
Walter Turpening has been designing and perfecting seating for crafters and artistic creators (particularly weavers, knitters, handspinners, and musicians) for 20-plus years. His signature cotton-cord, curved, woven seats on fine woodworked frames are sought after by crafters, and he operates on an average two-year waiting list. He has also been teaching his techniques for many years, and this book is a compilation of his design journal and instructions for his methods, including the wooden furn...
Building Unique and Useful Kids' Furniture: 24 Great Do-It-Yourself Projects
by Spike Carlsen
Upholstery doesn't have to be intimidating! Expert Shelly Miller Leer, founder of HomeRoom and Upholstery Club and former writer and contributor for curbly.com, apartmenttherapy.com, and many other online crafting communities uses her trademark fresh, casual teaching style to empower you with the confidence and skills to get started right away. These five projects have been mindfully designed to help the beginner build basic skills, learn techniques, and progressively take on more-complicated pi...
In today's throwaway culture, there's a counter movement growing that urges us to 'make do and mend'. Reusing and upcycling has never been more popular, relevant or necessary, as people are becoming more aware of the grave implications of fast fashion/furniture on landfills and the environment - and with the cost-of-living crisis tightening everyone's purse strings, people are even more likely to turn to DIY methods to refresh their homes and furniture. Upholstery is one of the most accessible w...
Woodwork for the Home - A Collection of Designs for the Making of Living Room Furniture
by Anon
Create a Beautiful, Modern Home with One-of-a-Kind DIY Furniture Beds, organizers, Adirondack chairs, a play table, and more! It's easy to build inexpensive, quality furnishings with this indispensible collection of woodworking projects from Ana White, the popular blogger who has inspired millions of homemakers with her stylish furniture plans and DIY spirit. As a young mom on a tight budget, Ana learned to make her own well-designed pieces inspired by the styles in her favorite stores—saving th...
Immerse yourself in the ancient craft of working with fresh, green wood. Expert authors Sjors van der Meer and Job Suijker introduce you to the traditional skills of green woodworking. Learn about the qualities of wood; how to cut and shape it; how to craft your own tools such as a shaving horse, wooden club, chopping block and saw horse, and then how to use them to make spoons, spatulas, stools and chairs. As well as teaching you new skills, this inspiring book will show you how working in na...
This concise yet wide-ranging survey of collectable antique furniture, illustrated throughout in full colour, guides the new collector through almost three centuries of Western Furniture with clarity and authority. Invaluable as a reference tool, it offers collectors the means to identify key features of a wide variety of pieces, ranging from the Gothic and Renaissance period to Art Nouveau, and the beginning of the twentieth century. The book is structured chronologically by century and, within...
Furniture Care: Repairing and Restoring Chests & Cabinets
by William Cook
This title presents professional techniques to bring your furniture back to life. It offers complete instructions for dismantling and rebuilding chests, polishing, waxing and staining, how to repair tops and feet, and how to rebuild drawers and doors. It includes a fascinating history describing how chests and cabinets have evolved over time, as well as advice on buying and using tools, equipment and materials. Projects include repairing a split top, replacing a bracket foot, repairing a glazed...