Welsh Stick Chairs

Author: John Brown
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780854420834
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 96

Book Description
This work provides an insight into the history of Welsh stick chairs and includes instructions on how to make a chair, covering methods of bending the wood for chair construction. Illustrations show each stage in the building process.

Chairmaking and Design

Author: Jeff Miller
Publisher: Stobart Davies
ISBN: 9780854421558
Category : Chair design
Languages : en
Pages : 208

Book Description
An award-winning designer and builder demonstrates the key design elements behind all chairs and provides jig designs for simple construction.

Chairmaker's Notebook

Author: Peter Galbert
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780990623038
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description
A complete treatise on building Windsor chairs, hand-illustrated by the author.

The Stick Chair Book

Author: Christopher Schwarz
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781954697034
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

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Windsor Chairmaking

Author: James Mursell
Publisher: Crowood Press (UK)
ISBN: 9781847971548
Category : Furniture making
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Windsor chairs are a beautiful and traditional feature in any home. Celebrate their history, and learn their heritage. Both novice and experienced woodworkers can learn how to make a Windsor chair that is both functional and beautifully shaped.

The Anarchist's Design Book

Author: Christopher Schwarz
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780990623076
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

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Building Chairs

Author: Time-Life Books
Publisher: Time Life Medical
ISBN: 9780809495252
Category : Chairs
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
This book, is a guide on how to build chairs out of wood, and also a step-by-step instruction manual.

Good Work

Author: Christopher Williams
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781733391627
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description
John Brown (1932-2008) was a Welsh chairmaker, boatbuilder, author, jet pilot, smallholder and so much more.His book "Welsh Stick Chairs" and his columns in Good Woodworking magazine inspired a generation of hand-tool woodworkers and chairmakers all over the world to build things that lived up to label of "Good Work."This book recounts the chairmaking career of John Brown by the people who were there - family, friends, editors and (most of all) Chris Williams, who worked in conjunction with John Brown for a decade to refine the Welsh stick chair to its purest form. In addition to recalling his time working with John Brown, Chris shows how to make one of these simple but beguiling chairs using a small kit of hand tools.

Designing and Building Cabinets

Author: Anatole Burkin
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781561587322
Category : Cabinetwork
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
From the Publisher: Designing and Building Cabinets contains articles that present the basics of design and construction in easy-to-understand, accessible terms. From the editors of Fine Woodworking-the dream team of woodworking professionals-this is a fully indexed, ultimate visual reference for woodworkers.

Chairmaking Simplified

Author: Kerry Pierce
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1558709592
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 582

Book Description
The fear of chairmaking is gone! Worried that you don't have what it takes to create stunning and comfortable chairs? From getting the perfect angle to making sure the size is just right and that each chair is comfortable - chairmaking can be a daunting task for any woodworker. But, never fear! Author Kerry Pierce draws upon decades of professional chairmaking experience to provide a handful of simple jigs that take the fear out of chairmaking. This book shows you how to make a variety of styles and types of chairs, from a ladder-back Shaker chair to a continuous-arm Windsor chair. You'll learn how to weave tape and rush seats, carve and shape wooden seats and much more.