This is the first authoritative account of the history of the wooden bowl. It details evidence of the turners craft dating back 4000 years, and looks at the development of...
Includes step-by-step instructions, tool lists, and materials lists for picnic tables, rockers, hammocks, chaise lounges, benches, chairs, serving carts, and other pieces
Using the three basic approaches to producing curved parts--laminate bending, steam bending, and milling by machine--this book provides step-by-step instructions on each method, the pros and cons of each project,...
Written by a woodworker for fellow woodworkers, this book will teach how to get great designs out of readers' heads and into working drawings. They will create original furniture that...
Green woodwork is creative and inexpensive to learn. The beauty of working green (or unseasoned) wood is that by using traditional skills and a few simple tools you can make...
"Inside you'll find: Complete information to build over 70 budget-friendly, hardworking storage projects including freestanding and wall-mounted shelves, office and entertainment centers, built-in bookcasses, and more ; "Afternoon projects" designed...
This vintage book contains a complete guide to wood finishing, with information on methods, materials, and tools for natural, stained, varnished, waxed, oiled, enamelled, and painted finishes. With helpful illustrations...
This is probably the first detailed guide to one of the most important of traditional woodcarving skills, now reissued. Wilbur takes the reader, step-by-step, from the basic building blocks of...
This comprehensive book answers every question on the subject of restoring furniture. How to fix a wobbly chair or a scratched table top; how to identify and repair finishes and...