Construction
of Period Country Furniture
28 Working Designs for the Craftsman
by V.J. Taylor
Softcover
215 x 275mm
192pp
Published by Stobart Davies, Hertford, UK
R.R.P.$48.90
ISBN 0-85442-029-0
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Pembroke Table with Cabriole Legs
Regency-style Sofa Table
Queen Anne-style Corner Cupboard and Display Cabinet
Long Case Clock
Queen Anne Side Table
Seventeenth Century Book Press
Early Georgian-style Corner Chair
Tripod Table
Nineteenth Century Etagere (Whatnot)
Farthingale Chair
Queen Anne-style Corner Cabinet
As reviewed in The Australian Woodworker Issue 77
V.J. Taylor, a respected author and former editor of Woodworker magazine, has written Construction of Period Furniture for aficionados of period furniture and woodworking techniques. The book begins with a 52 page treatise on traditional construction methods, joinery and finishing materials. Basic instructions for carving decorative period mouldings and veneering using traditional and modern techniques are just some of the subjects detailed. The later includes a discussion on handling curved surfaces, the use of a veneer hammer, suitable adhesives and clamping methods. Construction methods for dovetailed drawers and frame and panel carcases are included.
The ultimate objective of this material is to provide some background knowledge in order to successfully complete the 28 projects in the book. These include a Pembroke table with cabriole legs, six other types of table, six different chairs and a settle, a long case clock, a book press, a whatnot, several cabinets, chests of drawers, a cradle, stool, bed head and a four poster bed. All of the projects come complete with construction notes, measured drawings and cutting lists.
The drawings - made by the author himself - are of the highest quality, and many of the curved elements are drawn on grids to facilitate enlargement and copying. Several of the more complex projects are illustrated with 3-dimensions drawings, to aid in assembly.
Illustrations: Black & White
Units of Measurement: Imperial & Metric
Contents
Introduction
Cabinet Work
Veneering
Fittings
Carving Details
Finishes
Selected List of Timbers
Twenty-eight
Period Furniture Designs
Pembroke
Table with Cabriole Legs
Regency-style Sofa Table
Queen Anne-style Corner
Cupboard and Display Cabinet
Long Case Clock
Queen Anne Side Table
Seventeenth Century Book Press
Early Georgian-style Corner Chair
Tripod Table
Nineteenth Century Etagere
(Whatnot)
Farthingale Chair
Queen Anne-style Corner Cabinet
Eighteenth
Century-style Dining Table
Sheraton-style Chair
Jacobean Oval Gate-leg
Table
Fifteenth Century Oak Stool
Ladder-back Chair
Tudor-style
Refectory Table
Windsor Chairs
Welsh Dresser
Rocking Chair Oak
High-backed Settle
Upright Spinning Wheel
Bed Head with Linen-fold
Carving
Eighteenth Century Four-poster Bed
Linen Chest
Early Eighteenth
Century Chest of Drawers
Seventeenth Century Oak Cradle
Bibliography
Glossary
Index
Eighteenth Century-style Dining Table
Sheraton-style Chair
Jacobean Oval Gate-leg Table
Fifteenth Century Oak Stool
Ladder-back Chair
Tudor-style Refectory Table
Windsor Chairs
Welsh Dresser
Rocking Chair Oak
High-backed Settle
Upright Spinning Wheel
Bed Head with Linen-fold Carving
Eighteenth Century Four-poster Bed
Linen Chest
Early Eighteenth Century Chest of Drawers
Seventeenth Century Oak Cradle