Cabinetmaking - the professional approach
2nd edition
by Alan Peters
Softcover
210 x 280mm
187pp
Published by Stobart Davies Limited, Ammanford UK
R.R.P.$49.90
ISBN 978-0-85442-111-4
Extract from back cover of book:
Alan Peters is perhaps one of the best known professional furniture designer/makers in the country. Prior to his retirement he was, there was no doubt, a master technician whose roots were firmly established in the very essence of excellence and craftsmanship stemming from his training under Edward Bamsley. His book Cabinetmaking, the professional approach, is the result of many years experience - a tour de force for aspiring cabinetmakers and those wishing to make the leap to self-employed professional.
A major part of the book is devoted to design principles, influences, appreciation and application, and is fully illustrated with examples of work, suitable for both batch production and one-off commission work and these two aspects are discussed in full in two separate chapters. Nine designs are drawn to scale with elevations and plans and detailed cutting lists, and these are intended as a guide to immediately marketable pieces for the new business to consider.
There is ample coverage of business efficiency methods and the available professional help. Aspects of setting-up and/or improving the workshop and its machinery, tools and timber storage are covered. So too are costing, estimating, client liaison and follow-up, promotional work, exhibitions, press coverage, gallery display and photography.
Photos: Colour
Contents
The Cotswold School and the Birth of the Craft Furniture Movement
Setting up a Professional Shop
Equipment
Finance and Business Efficiency
Design - Thinking, Techniques and Inspirations
Working to Commission
Batch Production
Techniques
Projects