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In the 18th Century Style: Building Furniture Inspired by the 18th Century Tradition
Editors of Fine Woodworking
The examples in this book show the work of some of the most talented practitioners of period furnituremaking. Instructions for 10 projects including a Sheraton bed, a highboy and a drop-leaf table. In addition, 13 examples of suburb craftsmanship in a variety of styles from Queen Anne to Pembroke are featured. Features instructions for 10 projects inspired by the 18th-century tradition TABLE OF CONTENTS: Introduction PART ONE: STYLE & DESIGN 1. Federal Furniture Was Revolutionary by Jennifer A. Perry 2. Queen Anne by Emyl Jenkins 3. Choosing Brass Hardware for Period Furniture by Walter Raynes 4. The Chippendale Style by Emyl Jenkins< >5. The Age of Mahogany by Les Cizek and Norma Watkins PART TWO: PROJECTS & TECHNQUES 1. Making Ogee Bracket Feet by Sam Fletcher 2. Drop-Leaf Breakfast Table by Robert Treanor 3. Making a Sheraton Bed by Philip C. Lowe 4. Veneering an Ellipse by John M. Van Buren 5. Oval Chippendale Stool by Randall O'Donnell 6. Pembroke Table by Jefferson Kolle 7. Federal-Style Oval Inlays by Steve Latta 8. Curly Cherry Highboy (Part 1) by Randall O'Donnell 9. Curly Cherry Highboy (Part II) by Randall O'Donnell 10. Curly Cherry Highboy (Part III) by Randall O'Donnell PART THREE: INSPIRATION 1. Salem Secretary in Figured Mahogany by Doug Mooberry and Kevin Arnold 2. 18th-Century Card Table by Walter Raynes and Carl Clinton 3. A Desk with Distinguished Ancestry by Jeffrey P. Greene 4. Chippendale Dining Chairs by Rob Wiggenhorn 5. Curly Maple Secretary by Paul Zenaty 6. Philadelphia Highboy by Chris Arato and Robert McCullough 7. Sheraton Field Bed by G.R. Clidence 8. Mahogany Federal Sideboard by Lance Patterson 9. Queen Anne Hall Table by E. Jeff Justis, Jr. 10. Sheraton Armchair by Peter Van Beckum 11. Townsend Kneehole Desk by William E. Locke 12. Maple Tavern Table by Andrew McInnes 13. Reproduction Bombé Desk by Jonathan McLean Contributors Credits Index
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