In
the 18th Century Style
Building Furniture Inspired by the
Classical Tradition
by Fine Woodworking
Softcover
215 x 275mm
170pp
Published by Taunton Press, CT, USA
R.R.P.$39.90
ISBN 1-56158-397-9
Extract from back cover of book:
The era of Sheraton, Chippendale, and the great American cabinetmakers was the golden age of furniture. The elegant, refined forms of the period remain unmatched. Collected from the pages of Fine Woodworking, the examples in this book show the work of some of the most talented practitioners of period furnituremaking, In the 18 Century Style includes instructions for 10 projects including a Sheraton bed, a highboy, and a drop-leaf breakfast table. In addition, 13 examples of superb craftsmanship in a variety of styles from Queen Anne to Pembroke are featured. This book is an essential reference for anyone who appreciates classic period furniture.
Photos: Colour
Units of Measurement: Imperial
Contents
Introduction
Part 1 - Style & Design
Federal Furniture Was Revolutionary
Jennifer A. Perry
Queen
Anne
Emyl Jenkins
Choosing
Brass Hardware for Period Furniture
Walter Raynes
The
Chippendale Style
Emyl Jenkins
The
Age of Mahogany
Les Cizek and Norma Watkins
Part 2 - Projects and Techniques
Making
Ogee Bracket Feet
Sam Fletcher
Drop-Leaf
Breakfast Table
Robert Treanor
Making
a Sheraton Bed
Philip C. Lowe
Veneering
an Ellipse
John M. Van Buren
Oval
Chippendale Stool
Randall O'Donnell
Pembroke
Table
Jefferson Kolle
Federal-Style
Oval Inlays
Steve Latta
Curly
Cherry Highboy (Part 1)
Randall O'Donnell
Curly
Cherry Highboy (Part 2)
Randall O'Donnell
Curly
Cherry Highboy (Part 3)
Randall O'Donnell
Part 3 - Inspiration
Salem
Secretary in Figured Mahogany
Doug Mooberry and Kevin Arnold
18th-Century
Card Table
Walter Raynes and Carl Clinton
A
Desk with Distinguished Ancestry
Jeffrey P. Greene
Chippendale
Dining Chairs
Rob Wiggenhorn
Curly
Maple Secretary
Paul Zenaty
Philadelphia
Highboy
Chris Arato and Robert McCullough
Sheraton
Field Bed
G.R. Clidence
Mahogany
Federal Sideboard
Lance Patterson
Queen
Anne Hall Table
E. Jeff Justis. Jr.
Sheraton
Armchair
Peter Van Beckum
Townsend
Kneehole Desk
William E. Locke
Maple
Tavern Table
Andrew McInnes
Reproduction
Bombe Desk
Jonathan McLean
Contributors
Credits
Index