Download or read book American Windsor Chairs written by Nancy Goyne Evans and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Definitive reference on classic American collectible. 744 pages, 1,000 illustrations, checklist of 2,400 chairmakers, more.
Download or read book The Book of American Windsor Furniture written by John Kassay and published by Univ of Massachusetts Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Combining comfort, simplicity and craftsmanship, Windsor chairs have long been prized by collectors. Introduced from England in the early 1700s, the Windsor style took hold in America first as seating for the well-to-do and later as the favourite chair of the general population. Included in the Windsor family are stools, tables, settees, high chairs, cradles and candle stands, but the greatest variety is found in the chairs, which range from comb-back to bow-back to step-down versions. Their makers took advantage of the natural properties of different woods for particular components of the chairs, employing hickory, red oak, or ash for bent parts, maple for turnings and pine for seats.
Download or read book American Windsor Furniture written by Nancy Goyne Evans and published by Hudson Hills. This book was released on 1997 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The indispensable companion volume to Hudson Hills Press' phenomenal American Windsor Chairs.
Download or read book Windsor chair Making in America written by Nancy Goyne Evans and published by UPNE. This book was released on 2006 with total page 519 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive work on the production of Windsor furniture, from one of America's premier authorities.
Download or read book The Windsor Style in America A pictorial study of the history and regional characteristics of the most popular furniture form of 18th century America 1730 1830 written by Charles Santore and published by Running Press Book Publishers. This book was released on 1981 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Windsor Chairs written by Wallace Nutting and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-11-09 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 100 different types of Windsor chairs and other furniture. Full-page photos of side chairs, armchairs, comb-backs, writing-arm chairs, babies' high-backs and low chairs, settees, love seats, stools, and tables. Informative text.
Download or read book Windsor Chairmaking written by James Mursell and published by The Crowood Press. This book was released on 2023-03-27 with total page 597 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Windsor chairs are a beautiful and traditional feature in any home. Some three hundred years of tradition lie behind chairs made today. While sound joints are essential, it is the sensitive shaping of each component that leads to a fine chair. This lavish book celebrates their history and explains their heritage. It compares and contrasts the distinct Windsor designs from England and America. Tools, techniques and the selection of materials are extensively covered. Detailed plans and measurements for four chairs [two English, two American] are provided and allow makers on one side of the Atlantic to attempt a chair from the other side. A unique study of a magnificent 18th century armchair brings to life the 260 year old story told by the tool marks and other clues left by the maker. Guidance and techniques explain how to design your own chair from scratch, taking into account the anthropomorphic nature of these chairs and the messages they can send out.
Download or read book Welsh Stick Chairs written by John Brown and published by . This book was released on 2009-05-14 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work provides an insight into the history of Welsh stick chairs and includes instructions on how to make a chair, covering methods of bending the wood for chair construction. Illustrations show each stage in the building process.
Download or read book Classic American Furniture written by Time-Life Books and published by Time Life Medical. This book was released on 1995 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides instruction on building fine American furniture, including Windsor chairs, a Queen Anne secretary, a Pembroke table, and a four-poster bed.
Download or read book Chairmaker s Notebook written by Peter Galbert and published by . This book was released on 2015-03-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A complete treatise on building Windsor chairs, hand-illustrated by the author.
Download or read book The Book of Shaker Furniture written by John Kassay and published by Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press. This book was released on 1980 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive, amply illustrated guide illustrates the simple, functional furniture style developed during the Shaker movement--a successful experiment in communitarian living--and traces its evolution from the Colonial styles of New York and New England
Download or read book The Stick Chair Book written by Christopher Schwarz and published by . This book was released on 2023-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "..."The Stick Chair Book" is divided into three sections. The first section, "Thinking About Chairs," introduces you to the world of common stick chairs, plus the tools and wood to build them. The second section - "Chairmaking Techniques" - covers every process involved in making a chair, from cutting stout legs, to making curved arms with straight wood, to carving the seat. Plus, you'll get a taste for the wide variety of shapes you can use. The chapter on seats shows you how to lay out 14 different seat shapes. The chapter on legs has 16 common forms that can be made with only a couple handplanes. Add those to the 11 different arm shapes, six arm-joinery options, 14 shapes for hands, seven stretcher shapes and 11 combs, and you could make stick chairs your entire life without ever making the same one twice. The final section offers detailed plans for five stick chairs, from a basic Irish armchair to a dramatic Scottish comb-back. These five chair designs are a great jumping-off point for making stick chairs of your own design. Additional chapters in the book cover chair comfort, finishing and sharpening the tools. From the author: "When I first wrote 'The Stick Chair Book' in 2021, I was also fighting cancer. So I hammered out the text with urgency and the desire to record every fragment of information I knew about chairmaking. "To be fair, that's usually how I go about writing all my books. But then I typically take a couple months off, put the manuscript aside, then revisit it with fresh eyes and a sharpened pen. My final revisions remove about 10-20 percent of the original material. The stuff I cut is usually chapters that don't match the tone of the rest of the text. Or I snip sections that aren't as relevant as when I first wrote them. I also smooth out the writing and add bits of information I'd forgotten during the first brain-to-fingers dump. "And that's exactly what I've done for this revised edition. As a result, the text is 10.1 percent shorter than the first edition. It's more to the point. And it's where the manuscript would have ended up under normal conditions..."--Publisher's website.
Download or read book Art Industry in Early America written by Patricia E. Kane and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2016-01-01 with total page 509 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents new information on the export trade, patronage, artistic collaboration, and the small-scale shop traditions that defined early Rhode Island craftsmanship. This stunning volume features more than 200 illustrations of beautifully constructed and carved objects—including chairs, high chests, bureau tables, and clocks—that demonstrate the superb workmanship and artistic skill of the state’s furniture makers.
Download or read book American Windsors a Detailed Collection of Windsor Furniture Enlarged Illustrated Special Edition written by Wallace Nutting and published by . This book was released on 2021-03-26 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Windsor Style in America written by Charles Santore and published by Running Press Book Publishers. This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive volumes on American Windsor furniture now are available in a single work which includes a section on new discoveries. Features more than 500 full-color photographs and black-and-white illustrations.
Download or read book American Furniture written by Oscar P. Fitzgerald and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This book was released on 2017 with total page 630 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This authoritative text explains the evolution of four centuries of American furniture from 1650 to the 21st century. It is the complete story covering the cultural and historical context of pieces and advice on how to authenticate furniture and preserve it for posterity. It is fully illustrated with over 800 photos and a 24 page color signature.
Download or read book Fifties Furniture written by Leslie A. Piña and published by Schiffer Publishing. This book was released on 1996 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take a detailed look at the exciting and highly collectible modern furniture of the 1950s--furniture created by renowned designers, including Charles and Ray Eames, George Nelson, Harry Bertoia, Isamu Noguchi, and Eero Saarinen, and produced by companies such as Herman Miller, Knoll, and Heywood-Wakefield. Included in this new and improved second edition are over 450 color and vintage black and white photographs bearing detailed captions for all the classic designs, plus accessories, 70 designer biographies and company histories, a construction case study, a source list, bibliography, values, and an index. This single volume is an invaluable reference.
