Classic American Furniture

Author: Time-Life Books
Publisher: Time Life Medical
ISBN: 9780809495429
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 148

Book Description
Provides instruction on building fine American furniture, including Windsor chairs, a Queen Anne secretary, a Pembroke table, and a four-poster bed.

Classic American Furniture

Author: Christopher Schwarz
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1440337438
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 194

Book Description
Beautiful woodowrking furniture projects you'll be proud to build! If you enjoy the satisfaction of making beautiful furniture, you'll be pleased with the projects in this book. Classic American Furniture offers 20 attractive pieces--all custom designed by Christopher Schwarz and the editors of Woodworking Magazine. Every project has been thoroughly planned so it not only looks good, but it's simple to build. You'll also find: • Simple hand-tool techniques you can use to create a hand-crafted look. • Skill-building advice that will make you a better woodworker overall. • Special finishing techniques. Follow the advice in this book and you'll have the skills and confidence to create beautiful furniture every time.

Fine Points of Furniture

Author: Albert Sack
Publisher: Schiffer Book for Collectors
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 324

Book Description
Rev. ed. of: The new fine points of furniture.1993.

Carving 18th Century American Furniture Elements

Author: Tony Kubalak
Publisher: Linden Publishing
ISBN: 9781933502328
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
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.

Measured Drawings of Early American Furniture

Author: Burl Neff Osburn
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Furniture
Languages : en
Pages : 92

Book Description

Measured Shop Drawings for American Furniture

Author: Thomas Moser
Publisher: Sterling Publishing (NY)
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 336

Book Description
Meticulously labelled working plans for tables and desks, chests and cabinets, beds and headboards from famous Moser's Workshop. More than 500 photos and diagrams made to scale with construction tips.

American Furniture, the Federal Period, in the Henry Francis Du Pont Winterthur Museum

Author: Henry Francis Du Pont
Publisher: Schiffer Pub Limited
ISBN: 9780764314063
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 497

Book Description
The incomparable Winterthur Museum collection of beautiful and distinct Federal period American furniture is described and illustrated in this book, first published in 1978. Todays printing technology makes this book even more stunning, presenting beautiful photos of 491 pieces. The text explores the maker, place of origin, size, materials, dimensions, details of design and, most importantly, an evaluation of the merits of each piece. It is a history of the entire process of furniture making in Federal America. This is a classic encyclopedia for Federal period furniture enthusiasts, and a mine of information for everyone interested in the social and cultural history of the formative years of the United States.

American Cabinetmakers

Author: William C. Ketchum (Jr.)
Publisher: Crown
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 428

Book Description
The first book to catalog and illustrate American furniture that bears the signature, label, brand, impression, or ink stamp of its maker. An essential reference for all serious collectors, antiques dealers, auctioneers, and researchers. Iillustrations.

The Anarchist's Design Book

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

Book Description

Colonial Homes Classic American Decorating

Author: Rosemary G. Rennicke
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 200

Book Description
A guide to classic colonial style for the modern home covers fabric, furniture, and finishing touches and features photographs of examples of colonial decorating.