ADVANCED WOODWORK AND FURNITURE MAKING (1954 edition)
WONDERFUL VINTAGE 1950'S FURNITURE MAKING BOOK. LOADED WITH AMAZING EXAMPLES OF MID CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE PIECES. FEATURES DESIGNS BY HERMAN MILLER, DREXEL WIDDICOMB, HEYWOOD WAKEFIELD, AND MORE.
THIS NIFTY BOOK TEACHES YOU EVERYTHING YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT BUILDING MID CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE PIECES. CONTAINS 18 PROJECTS YOU CAN BUILD. EACH PROJECT HAS A B&W PHOTO AND DIAGRAM.
CONTENTS:
PREFACE
SELECTING DESIGNING AND PLANNING
BUILDING GOOD FURNITURE
SELECTING, DESIGNING
TYPES OF FURNITURE CONSTRUCTION
SELECTING LUMBER AND PLYWOOD
READING A DRAWING
MAKING BILL OF MATERIALS
FIRST STEPS IN FURNITURE CONSTRUCTION
HAND TOOLS
MEASURING, MARKING OUT STOCK
ENLARGING PATTERN, TRANSFERRING DESIGN
GETTING OUT STOCK, SQUARING IT UP
GLUING UP STOCK TO FORM LARGER SURFACES
PROBLEMS IN FURNITURE MAKING
JOINTS, DETAILS, ASSEMBLING FURNITURE
WOOD FINISHING
PREPARING AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR FINISHING WOODS
SUPPLIES AND PROCEDURE
WOODWORKING MACHINES
GENERAL INFO
PLANER, CIRCULAR SAW, BAND SAW, JIG SAW
JOINTER, DRILL PRESS, SHAPER, MORTISERS
ROUTERS, SANDERS, LATHE, SHARPENING MACHINE TOOLS
18 PROJECTS
COFFEE TABLE, MAGAZINE RACK, TABLE LAMP, PLANTER
CLOCK SHELF, BRACKET SHELF, CHILDS BENCH, PHONE STAND
SERVING TABLE, LAMP TABLE, GAME TABLE, BOOKCASE, CHINA CABINET
SECTIONAL, RADIO STORAGE CABINET, BOOKCASE, CORNER CASE, AND CHEST