ADVANCED WOODWORK AND FURNITURE MAKING (1972 edition)
LOADED WITH VALUABLE INFORMATION ON BUILDING EAMES ERA MODERN FURNITURE. CONTAINS NUMEROUS PHOTOS , DIAGRAMS , DRAWINGS AND PLANS. JUST ABOUT EVERY FACET FOR WOODWORKING AND FURNITURE BUILDING IS IN HERE. COVERS VARIOUS FURNITURE STYLES AND PERIODS WITH FOCUS ON MID CENTURY MODERN ERA. FANTASTIC EXAMPLES OF MID CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE.
INSIDE THE BOOK YOU WILL FIND DESIGNS BY
CHARLES EAMES, DANSK, DREXEL, DUNBAR, JENS, RISOM, KNOLL, HERMAN MILLER, LANE, HOWARD MILLER, CLOCK, THONET, WIDDICOMB, ISAMU NOGUCHI, WARREN PLATNER, EERO SAARINEN, GEORGE NELSON, AND MORE.
CONTENTS:
DESIGNING AND PLANNING
BUILDING GOOD FURNITURE
STYLES AND PERIODS
FURNITURE DESIGN, PRODUCT DESIGN
OCCUPATIONS IN FURNITURE INDUSTRY
MATERIALS FOR FURNITURE CONSTRUCTION
KINDS OF WOODS: PLYWOOD, HARDBOARD, AND PARTICLE BOARD
STEPS IN FURNITURE CONSTRUCTION: READING, DRAWING, MAKING MATERIALS, BILL AND PLAN OF PROCEDURE, GETTING OUT STOCK, GLUING
FUNDAMENTALS OF FURNITURE CONSTRUCTION: MAKING JOINTS, TABLES CHAIRS, PLASTIC LAMINATES, CASEGOODS, DRAWERS, DOORS, FASTENERS, ASSEMBLING FURNITURE
TOOLS AND MACHINES: SAFETY LAYOUT, MEASURING, CHECKING DEVICES
SAWING, EDGE CUTTING, DRILLING, BORING
RADIAL ARM SAW, JOINTER PLANER, CIRCULAR SAW, POWER SAW, DRILL PRESS, ELECTRIC DRILL MORTISER, BAND SAW, JIG SAW, SABER SAW, ROUTER, SHAPER, SANDER, LATHE
FINISHING: PREPARING WOOD, GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR WOOD FINISHING, PROCEDURES
UPHOLSTERY: FORMS, TOOLS, MATERIALS, MAKING A PAD SEAT, SINUOUS SPRINGS
MASS PRODUCTION OF FURNITURE