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Book Synopsis Rustic Furniture Basics by : Doug Stowe
Download or read book Rustic Furniture Basics written by Doug Stowe and published by Taunton Press. This book was released on 2012-02-15 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here's an opportunity to create something truly unique by using woodworking techniques that are as "green" as it gets. By collecting branches and logs, recycled lumber, or scavenged wood from old buildings, you can build rustic furniture with a distinctive look -- and a primitive, earthy charm. But before you get started, you'll need the guidance of a seasoned furniture maker. And it's all here for you in Rustic Furniture Basics -- from professional woodworker, teacher and author Doug Stowe. An ideal guide for beginners, this valuable reference includes 10 diverse projects designed to teach you all the basic techniques you'll need to make a wide range of rustic furniture. Here are a few of the projects you'll find. Rustic white oak chest Western cedar tables Rustic chair Slab-top coffee table By following step-by-step instructions with detailed graphics, you'll learn every procedure -- traditional joinery, cutting round mortises and tenons, weaving twigs, making a webbed seat, and much more. In searching for the natural materials to complete each project, you'll discover a process that challenges your imagination in a new and satisfying way -- as you tap into your own powers of ingenuity. And by using basic hand tools and low-tech procedures, you'll revisit some of the simple pleasures that earlier generations of craftsmen enjoyed. If you've got a cabin in the woods or a country hideaway in need of just the right pieces to suit its rustic character, here's the book you need to make it happen.
Book Synopsis Rustic Furniture Workshop by : Dan Mack
Download or read book Rustic Furniture Workshop written by Dan Mack and published by Lark Books. This book was released on 2001 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The perfect guide for anyone working with his hands.”—Log Homes Illustrated. A renowned rustic furniture-maker captures the experience of a hands-on workshop and the simplicity of a popular craft. Comprehensive how-to photos, instructions, and many inspiring examples encourage anyone who can hammer a nail to create attractive and practical rustic furniture.
Book Synopsis West Indian Antique Furniture of the Lesser Antilles, 1740-1940 by : Philip Sturm
Download or read book West Indian Antique Furniture of the Lesser Antilles, 1740-1940 written by Philip Sturm and published by Acc Art Books. This book was released on 2007 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers insight into the little-known furniture of the Lesser Antilles and includes over 200 illustrated examples of island furniture, with detailed captions. A comprehensive study of this hiterto neglected subject.
Book Synopsis Chinese Furniture by : Karen Mazurkewich
Download or read book Chinese Furniture written by Karen Mazurkewich and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2024-05-14 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The international market for antique Chinese furniture is booming, and masterpieces from the Ming and Qing dynasties are now worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. Chinese Furniture is a survey of these collectibles--from the very best hardwood pieces featured to standard softwood specimens still available on the Asian market. This antique furniture book presents an overview of carving styles, wood types, regional variations, class distinctions and restoration techniques. It includes detailed chapters on various types of wooden furniture cover chairs, stools and benches, tables and desks, beds, cabinets and bookshelves, doors and screens and household accessories. With this renewed interest in antique furniture, a forgery market has emerged. Thousands of factories in southern China are churning out brand new or refurbished furniture and passing them off as Chinese antiques. Chinese Furniture unearths these forgeries and serves as an indispensable reference guide for collectors of antique wood furniture.
Book Synopsis Reference Book by : Dun and Bradstreet, inc
Download or read book Reference Book written by Dun and Bradstreet, inc and published by . This book was released on 1946 with total page 1364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis User's Guide to ReGS by : Powsiri Klinkhachorn
Download or read book User's Guide to ReGS written by Powsiri Klinkhachorn and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Words: A User's Guide by : Graham Pointon
Download or read book Words: A User's Guide written by Graham Pointon and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-06-03 with total page 819 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Words: A User's Guide is an accessible and invaluable reference that is ideal for students, business people and advanced learners of English. The book is structured in groups of words that may be confused because they sound alike, look alike or seem to have similar meanings, and this approach makes it much more intuitive and easy to use than a dictionary. Contrasting over 5000 words (such as habitable and inhabitable, precipitation and rainfall, reigns and reins), Words: a User’s Guide provides examples of usage adapted from large national databases of contemporary English, and illustrates each headword in typical contexts and phrases. This book gives you straightforward answers, and helps with pronunciation, spelling, style and levels of formality. For those working internationally it presents international standards and compares usage in Britain and the USA. Words: A User’s Guide is an excellent resource for anyone who wants to communicate well in written and spoken English. "At last! A book about the use of words that clarifies and de-mystifies in an eminently usable way. I would recommend it to anyone who wants to write well. It is a book to keep." Sandy Gilkes, Head of the Centre for Academic Practice, University of Northampton "Rigorous, fresh, intriguing and downright useful, it deserves a place on every properly stocked reference shelf." Brian Cathcart, Professor of Journalism, Kingston University "From the pedantic to the permissive, everyone who’s interested in the English language and the way we speak and write it will want a copy of this practical, entertaining book." Wynford Hicks (author of Quite Literally and The Basics of English Usage)
Book Synopsis Western Furniture Reference Guide by : Peter Banfich
Download or read book Western Furniture Reference Guide written by Peter Banfich and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This reference guide contains brief overviews of the major design movements and furniture techniques used in the Western world from the 1700s through today. It traces the history and evolution of furniture and helps us understand what is in our homes today. It is meant as a reference book."--Publisher's description.
Book Synopsis Simple Japanese Furniture by : Group Monomono
Download or read book Simple Japanese Furniture written by Group Monomono and published by GMC Publications. This book was released on 2022-05-17 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Simple Japanese Furniture presents 24 simple and stylish furniture projects for the home based on timeless Japanese designs. Each project is presented with notes on the key design elements of each piece, the tools and techniques needed, and step-by-step instructions for completion. The designs are chosen to illustrate the structure of furniture and key principles in furniture building, and the techniques are well-suited to working with cuts of coniferous trees, especially cedar. Each project is described in a brief overview, with notes on degree of difficulty and an emphasis on key design elements.This isfollowedby a detailed descriptive sectionwithhelpfulillustrations. Will appeal to woodworkers and hand-tool enthusiasts, the book reflects growing interest in making simple, practical furniture for the home as well as an appreciation of Japanese design.
Book Synopsis An Illustrated Guide to Furniture History by : Joclyn M. Oats
Download or read book An Illustrated Guide to Furniture History written by Joclyn M. Oats and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-07-20 with total page 479 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Illustrated Guide to Furniture History provides upper-level students and instructors with an alternative visual analytical approach to learning about furniture history from Antiquity to Postmodernism. Following an immersive teaching model, it presents a Nine-Step Methodology to help students strengthen their visual literacy and quickly acquire subject area knowledge. Moving chronologically through key periods in furniture history and interior design, such as the Renaissance, the Arts and Crafts Movement, and Modernism, it traverses Europe to America to present a comprehensive foundational guide to the history of furniture design. Part I addresses furniture within the context of the built environment, with chapters exploring the historical perspective, construction principles, and the categorization of furniture. In Part II, the author visually depicts the structural organization of the methodological process, a three-category framework: History, Aesthetics, and Visual Notes. The chapters in this part prepare the reader for the visual analysis that will occur in the final section of the book. The book is lavishly illustrated in full color with over 300 images to reinforce visual learning and notation. A must-have reference and study guide for students in industrial and product design, interior design, and architecture.
Book Synopsis From Tree to Table by : Alan Garbers
Download or read book From Tree to Table written by Alan Garbers and published by Fox Chapel Publishing. This book was released on 2021-01-25 with total page 423 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover how to build rustic furniture from cut timber in this comprehensive guide for woodworkers. Award-winning outdoor writer Alan Garbers shows how to use raw logs to make charming cabin-style beds, tables, benches, lamps, coat racks, kiva ladders, and more.
Book Synopsis PPI NCIDQ Interior Design Reference Manual, 7th Edition—Includes Complete Coverage of Content Areas for All Three Sections of the NCIDQ Exam by : David Kent Ballast
Download or read book PPI NCIDQ Interior Design Reference Manual, 7th Edition—Includes Complete Coverage of Content Areas for All Three Sections of the NCIDQ Exam written by David Kent Ballast and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-07-20 with total page 704 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covers all three sections of the NCIDQ exams. Pass your exams the first time with comprehensive reading materials on all topics. Features include: complete coverage of content areas for all three sections of the NCIDQ Exam, updated for the IBC 2018 changes included in the exam; over 200 figures in SI and U.S. measurements to illustrate design details; study guidelines, exam tips, and tables to support exam preparation.
Book Synopsis PPI NCIDQ Interior Design Reference Manual, Seventh Edition eText - 1 Year by : David Kent Ballast
Download or read book PPI NCIDQ Interior Design Reference Manual, Seventh Edition eText - 1 Year written by David Kent Ballast and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-06-18 with total page 704 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comprehensive review for all three exam sections The Interior Design Reference Manual by David Ballast covers all three sections of the NCIDQ exams. Pass your exams the first time with comprehensive reading materials on all topics. The NCIDQ Interior Design Reference Manual features include: Complete coverage of content areas for all three sections of the NCIDQ Exam Updated for the IBC 2018 changes included in the exam Over 200 figures in SI and U.S. measurements to illustrate design details Study guidelines, exam tips, and tables to support exam preparation New for this edition - revised and updated content to increase exam specification coverage Topics Covered Design Concepts and Programming Design Constraints Building Systems and Construction Research, Analysis, and Selection of Products and Details Communication and Documentation Project and Business Management eTexbook access benefits include: Ability to download the entire eTextbook to multiple devices, so you can study even without internet access An auto sync feature across all your devices for a seamless experience on or offline Unique study tools such as highlighting in six different colors to tailor your study experience Features like read aloud for complete hands-free review
Book Synopsis Western Furniture Retailing ... by :
Download or read book Western Furniture Retailing ... written by and published by . This book was released on 1932-11 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Masterpieces of Furniture in Photographs and Measured Drawings by : Verna Cook Salomonsky
Download or read book Masterpieces of Furniture in Photographs and Measured Drawings written by Verna Cook Salomonsky and published by Courier Dover Publications. This book was released on 2015-11-24 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Well-known, richly illustrated reference work, consulted by generations of collectors, curators, dealers, historians, and craftsmen. Each of 101 furniture masterpieces is characterized by a photograph, descriptive text, and several measured drawings.
Book Synopsis Grand Rapids Furniture by : Christian G. Carron
Download or read book Grand Rapids Furniture written by Christian G. Carron and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Atlas of Furniture Design by : Mateo Kries
Download or read book Atlas of Furniture Design written by Mateo Kries and published by . This book was released on 2019-10-17 with total page 1028 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2019, the Vitra Design Museum will publish the Atlas of Furniture Design, the definitive, encyclopedic overview of the history of modern furniture design. Featuring over 1700 objects by more than 500 designers and 121 manufacturers, it includes approximately 2800 images ranging from detailed object photographs to historical images documenting interiors, patents, brochures, and related works of art and architecture. The basis for the Atlas of Furniture Design is the collection held by the Vitra Design Museum, one of the largest of its kind with more than 7000 works. The book presents selected pieces by the most important designers of the last 230 years and documents key periods in design history, including early nineteenth-century industrial furniture in bentwood and metal, Art Nouveau and Secessionist pieces and works by protagonists of classical modernism and postwar design, as well as postmodern and contemporary pieces. The Atlas of Furniture Design employed a team of more than 70 experts and features over 550 detailed texts about key objects. In-depth essays provide sociocultural and design-historical context to four historical epochs of furniture design and the pieces highlighted here, enriched by a detailed annex containing designer biographies, glossaries, and elaborate information graphics. The Atlas of Furniture Design is an indispensable resource for collectors, scholars and experts, as well as a beautifully designed object that speaks to design enthusiasts.