How to Build Your Own Bentwood Chair

How to Build Your Own Bentwood Chair
Author: Wallace Eadie
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 88
Release: 2011-05-13
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1462010563

How to Build Your Own Bentwood Chair is an introductory guide for those who want to master the art of rustic furniture making and learn how to sell their creations, either as a hobby or full time business. This book covers environmentally safe ways to collect material, economical ways to collect tools, and simple methods to set up a workshop. It gives detailed instructions with images for building a bentwood chair as well as general tips that are helpful for any rustic furniture project, including finishes and maintenance. The skills learned from this book can be applied to many rustic furniture projects, whether it be chairs, love seats, plant stands, benches, arbors, garden furniture, beds, or household furniture. How to Build Your Own Bentwood Chair has two chapters dedicated to those who may want to earn part or full-time income through their new-found skills. Wallace Eadie is married and has three grown children. He worked for several years as a Probation Officer in Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada. During that time, he began building rustic furniture as a hobby, which developed into a part-time, and eventually a full-time business with his son, Jordan. He now has 16 years experience building bentwood and log furniture including giving instructional classes. His furniture can be found in ski resorts, hotels, bed and breakfast establishments, and private homes across western Canada.

Making Rustic Furniture

Making Rustic Furniture
Author: Daniel Mack
Publisher: Lark Books
Total Pages: 168
Release: 1992
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9781887374125

Discusses the tradition of country-style wooden furniture, and describes the materials and techniques used in nailed stick, split wood mosaic, and mortise and tenon projects.

Easy-to-Build Adirondack Furniture

Easy-to-Build Adirondack Furniture
Author: Mary Twitchell
Publisher: Storey Publishing
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2000-01-01
Genre: House & Home
ISBN: 9781603423380

Building Adirondack furniture is a time-honored craft. Sturdy and rustic, this furniture can be a beautiful addition to any indoor decor, although it's most often used to set the scene outdoors. There, the furniture is subjected to a lifetime of abuse. Yearly it moves from somewhere hidden away (probably dark and musty winter storage) to front-and-center on the summer stage. Now, hour after hour it is beaten on by intense UV light, drenched in driving rains, then fried again in the summer sun. Through it all, the furniture patiently endures--ever handsome, ever inviting, ever lasting. To survive summertime abuse and the semiannual ritual of being dragged into and out of storage, outdoor furniture must be sturdy, rugged, and well built--all qualities that epitomize Adirondack pieces. This bulletin contains instructions for building an Adirondack chair, matching footstool, companion side table, and Westport chair (an ancestor of the modern-day slatted Adirondack chair). Each project will take the moderately skilled carpenter less than a day to fabricate; for the beginner, maybe a weekend. Learn how to choose the right lumber and hardware, complete with instructions for table, footstool, and the Westport chair.

Storey's Basic Country Skills

Storey's Basic Country Skills
Author: John Storey
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
Total Pages: 577
Release: 2010-11-11
Genre: House & Home
ISBN: 1603427376

Whether you live on a small suburban lot or have a many acres in the country, this inspiring collection will empower you to increase your self-sufficiently and embrace a more independent lifestyle. A variety of authors share their specialized knowledge and provide practical instructions for basic country skills like preserving vegetables, developing water systems, keeping farm animals, and renovating barns. From sharpening an axe to baking your own bread, you’ll be amazed at the many ways learning traditional skills can enrich your life.

Turn Your Talents Into Profits

Turn Your Talents Into Profits
Author: Darcie Sanders
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 310
Release: 1998
Genre: Home-based businesses
ISBN: 067101529X

There seems to be no dearth of suggestions for making money at home, as the growing number of books devoted to the topic proves. But how many of these ideas are practical and creative at the same time? The experienced team of Sanders and Bullen not only describes more than 100 of the more unusual business vocations, but also interviews quite a few practitioners and lists specific resources to consult. Each entry includes a lengthy explanation of the job, and its duties and responsibilities, along with a top tip (e.g., for aspiring dog or cat breeders, it's suggested as an adjunct to other pet-related businesses, not as a solo venture), getting started, and the going rate. Sure to provoke chuckles are some of the recommendations, albeit all bona fide, such as a garden goosewear designer (yes, for concrete birds) and a beekeeper (no stings in this thought). Good information, well presented.

Making Bentwood Trellises, Arbors, Gates & Fences

Making Bentwood Trellises, Arbors, Gates & Fences
Author: Jim Long
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
Total Pages: 164
Release: 1998-01-05
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9781580170512

Turn discarded branches from your routine pruning into sturdy and beautiful bentwood projects for your lawn and garden. With Jim Long’s easy step-by-step instructions for creating durable fences and picturesque trellises from salvaged tree limbs, you’ll be inspired to build your own unique landscape features. Add life to your creation with one of many suggested climbing plants and watch as your structure becomes a vibrant, blooming sculpture. You’ll soon be enjoying a lazy afternoon resting in the dappled shade of your homemade bentwood arbor.

Green Wood for the Garden

Green Wood for the Garden
Author: Alan Bridgewater
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2002
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9780764121562

Projects plans include: beehive cloche, arched trefoil trellis, birdhouse feeder, warp and weft woven border, classical cone, rustic slabwood gate, obelisk, log cabin planter, American rustic bench, living willow arch, hearts and diamonds screen, rustic pavilion pergola, country club chair, cantilever bridge, tea for two shelter.

American Woodworker

American Woodworker
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 88
Release: 1996-08
Genre:
ISBN:

American Woodworker magazine, A New Track Media publication, has been the premier publication for woodworkers all across America for 25 years. We are committed to providing woodworkers like you with the most accurate and up-to-date plans and information -- including new ideas, product and tool reviews, workshop tips and much, much more.