Making Furniture Masterpieces

Making Furniture Masterpieces
Author: Franklin H. Gottshall
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 222
Release: 2012-06-28
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 0486156729

Step-by-step instructions, illustrations for constructing handsome, useful pieces, among them a Sheraton desk, Chippendale chair, Spanish desk, Queen Anne table, and a William and Mary dressing mirror.

Master Pieces

Master Pieces
Author: Richard Ball
Publisher:
Total Pages: 152
Release: 1984
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN:

Hidden Treasures

Hidden Treasures
Author: Leigh Keno
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Total Pages: 335
Release: 2008-11-16
Genre: House & Home
ISBN: 0446549363

In a country of junk-filled attics, yard sales, and flea markets frequented by millions of Antiques Roadshow viewers hoping to uncover a grungy chest of drawers worth millions, the Keno twins have become the Siskel and Ebert of antiques. Dapper, witty, and in their early forties (with nearly 60 years of combined experience between them), they symbolize the union of amateur enthusiasm and acute professionalism that has made their television program a cultural phenomenon. Now, in this fascinating collection of tales of their personal adventures hunting -- and discovering -- priceless "junk" (including some notable Roadshow success stories), readers will learn how to see the extraordinary in the mundane. "Hidden Treasures" is part history lesson and part treasure map for finding valuable antiques where they would be least expected.

Reproducing Antique Furniture

Reproducing Antique Furniture
Author: Franklin H. Gottshall
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 257
Release: 1994-08-01
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 0486279766

This book introduces the fundamentals of cabinetmaking and woodworking and provides advice on selecting hardware, finishing and other aspects of the craft. Includes forty classic projects with instructions and measured drawings.

Masterpieces of Furniture in Photographs and Measured Drawings

Masterpieces of Furniture in Photographs and Measured Drawings
Author: Verna Cook Salomonsky
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2015-11-24
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 0486170225

Well-known, richly illustrated reference work, consulted by generations of collectors, curators, dealers, historians, and craftsmen. Each of 101 furniture masterpieces is characterized by a photograph, descriptive text, and several measured drawings.

Furniture Masterpieces Of Duncan Phyfe

Furniture Masterpieces Of Duncan Phyfe
Author: Charles Over Cornelius
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2012-12-21
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 1447482867

This vintage book contains a detailed guide to the furniture of Duncan Phyfe, one of the most popular cabinet designers of the nineteenth-century. Complete with historical information and descriptions of notable pieces, this illustrated guide will be of considerable utility to those with an interest in antique furniture, and would make for a fantastic addition to collections of related literature. Contents include: “The End of Knickerbocker New York”, “Duncan Phyfe and the Artistic Influences of His Time”, “The Distinctive Quality of Duncan Phyfe”, “Chairs and Benches”, “Sofas”, “Tables”, “Miscellaneous Pieces”, and Conclusion. Many vintage books like this are becoming increasingly hard-to-come-by and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality addition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on the history of furniture.

Glen Huey's Illustrated Guide to Building Period Furniture

Glen Huey's Illustrated Guide to Building Period Furniture
Author: Glen Huey
Publisher: Popular Woodworking Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2006-05-08
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9781558707702

Build the Classic Furniture of Your Dreams If you're a woodworker, it's a good bet that you have admired certain examples of classic furniture. What furniture maker hasn't entertained the thought of building a tall clock, a chest-on-chest, or a secretary? Who hasn't stood in front of a highboy or a blockfront chest and thought, "I wish I could build that!" Well now you can! In this book and DVD, you'll find five exquisite examples of classic American furniture that you'll be able to call your own. These beautiful pieces incorporate time-honored joinery, graceful proportions, and eye-catching details. And there's no need to feel daunted by the challenge of making them. Hundreds of photographs take you through the building steps, while carefully rendered drawings and cutlists take the mystery and math out of the work. The accompanying DVD - a treasure trove in itself - includes full-size plans and in-depth instruction on shaping cabriole legs, mitering sticking, and other techniques you'll be able to add to your arsenal of skills.

Carving 18th Century American Furniture Elements

Carving 18th Century American Furniture Elements
Author: Tony Kubalak
Publisher: Linden Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9781933502328

Presenting 10 projects -- from shaping the surface through layout to rough carving and detailed carving -- this guide explains the process of carving authentic motifs found on the most treasured pieces of 18th-century American furniture. Written with a two-pronged approach, the book first emphasises that these are learned skills and offers guidance while, secondly, providing all the complex details that serious carvers need to reproduce each element with confidence. Selected for their importance and popularity on museum-quality pieces, projects include the cabriole leg, Philadelphia-style ball and claw foot, carved foliage on knee, Philadelphia rosette, and Newport flame finial, among others.