Download or read book Making Classic Country Chairs written by David Bryant and published by B. T. Batsford Limited. This book was released on 2001 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A practical guide to building 14 classic country chairs - from a Shaker rocker to a Windsor scroll-back - with plans, step-by-step instructions and details of equipment and woods. In addition, specific constructional techniques - turning, seat weaving, steam bending - are included where applicable.
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 Jack Hill s Country Chair Making written by Jack Hill and published by David & Charles. This book was released on 1998-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Country chairs is a general term used to describe those simple, sometimes sturdy, yet often quite elegant chairs made originally by village craftsmen during the 18th and 19th centuries. Made for use in cottage and farmhouse, they were the inspiration of a pre-factory age when individual interpretation and regional differences prevailed. Largely uninfluenced by the dictates of fashion and changing taste, they retained their traditional, functional form throughout. In later years some were made in urban as well as rural areas and, as demand increased, many were made in factories. Thus the term country chair may seem inappropriate, and alternative names are sometimes used to distinguish these plain, vernacular chairs from the more elaborate and stylish chairs which graced the drawing-rooms and dining-rooms of wealthier households.
Download or read book Making Authentic Country Furniture written by John G. Shea and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2014-05-05 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DIVIllustrated exploration of principal designs used in North America over past 400 years. 95 measured drawings enable woodworkers to construct for candlestand, pedestal table, rocker, corner cupboard, cradle, armoire, many more. /div
Download or read book Make a Chair from a Tree written by Jennie Alexander and published by . This book was released on 2021-06-30 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Best Home Businesses for People 50 written by Paul Edwards and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2004-10-07 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the fastest-growing segment of our population, here is a comprehensive guide to starting and running a home-based business in midlife and retirement. A baby boomer turns fifty every seven seconds, creating what will soon be the largest and most influential senior generation in history. These dynamic seniors have both a desire and a need to continue their working lives past the age when their parents retired. Boomers have been the primary buyers of more than one million self-employment guides by Paul and Sarah Edwards-and they now have the perfect handbook to take them into the second half of life. The Best Home Businesses for People 50+ features seventy comprehensive profiles that show how to select, start, run, and build a home-based business suited to the needs, talents, and ideals of the over-fifty generation. Each business listing-for careers ranging in diversity from Makeup Artist to Tax Preparer to Information Broker-addresses the concerns of boomers and seniors, including: - Businesses that people 50+ can continue working in for 10-15 years. - Businesses that supplement your retirement income. - Businesses adaptable to a wide variety of locations. - Businesses with flexible hours to allow for family, travel, and other priorities. - Businesses suited to a broad range of health and wellness needs. Profiles of successful business owners and a treasury of online and easy-to-access resources round out The Best Home Businesses for People 50+ to create an indispensable resource for this new generation of career-oriented seniors.
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 Country written by Kathryn M. Ireland and published by Gibbs Smith. This book was released on 2007 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kathryn M. Ireland is among the world's most influential interiors and fabric designers. Her relaxed, casual European- influenced elegance is highly sought after by her roster of elite international clients. Kathryn's boldy hued, brilliantly patterned fabric designs immediately feel very at home and are an integral part of her interior environments and have become highly coveted by designers and consumers alike. Drawing on inspirations as varied as English florals, Balinese traditional and African tribal prints and wovens inspired by her homes in the Southern France and California, Kathryn uses fabric to inject life and colour into the homes she designs for herself and her clients. For the first time, Kathryn has gathered together her favorite interiors and fabric designs in one inspirational volume. Sumptuously photographed and illustrated, this book will serve as both guide and touchstone for anyone who loves interiors and fabric design.
Download or read book Make a Windsor Chair written by Mike Dunbar and published by Echo Point Books & Media. This book was released on 2019-08-21 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Join in the fun and fulfillment of creating your very own functional and beautiful Windsor chair with the guidance of the legendary Mike Dunbar. This classic instructional returns better than ever, with updated methods and new tips from the author. Loaded with detailed diagrams and photos, this book is a must-have for all woodworkers!
Download or read book Make a Chair from a Tree written by John D. Alexander, Jr. and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Middle Class Lifeboat written by Paul Edwards and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 574 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive guide to safeguard your livelihood, income, and standard of living through the ups and downs of any economy. Most Americans, no matter what their economic circumstances, identify themselves as middle class. A recent Gallup poll showed that 63% consider themselves upper-middle or middle class. And they are feeling burned out and squeezed, under pressure to bring home more and more money just to maintain their standard of living. Middle Class Lifeboat is an answer to that pressure, a comprehensive guide to living a more stress-free lifestyle. Part I: Safeguarding Your Livelihood: profiles the 53 best jobs to have to be self- sufficient whether the economy is up or down. Part II: Safeguarding Your Income: 6 ways to extend your earnings, that don't always involve money. Part III : Safeguarding Your Standard of Living: 10 off-the-grid lifestyle choices to increase your quality of life
Download or read book Making Classic Chairs written by Ron Clarkson and published by Fox Chapel Publishing Company Incorporated. This book was released on 1997 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Making Classic Chairs is a title by Fox Chapel Publishing
Download or read book American Woodworker written by and published by . This book was released on 1994-02 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American Woodworker magazine, A New Track Media publication, has been the premier publication for woodworkers all across America for 25 years. We are committed to providing woodworkers like you with the most accurate and up-to-date plans and information -- including new ideas, product and tool reviews, workshop tips and much, much more.
Download or read book Jack Hill s Country Furniture written by Jack Hill and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. This book was released on 1999-10 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The simplicity and elegance of country furniture makes it one of the most popular styles of furniture you can build. This handbook begins with a guide to materials, tools, most suitable joining methods and relevant woodworking techniques. The 12 projects which follow instruct the reader in the art of making classic country pieces of furniture. From a simple shelf to a popular pot board dresser, from a charming corner cupboard to a relaxing farmhouse rocking chair, there is something to suit every level of ability. There are comprehensive step-by-step instructions for the building of each project, accompanied by easy-to-follow diagrams which illustrate the construction process at every stage.
Download or read book American Woodworker written by and published by . This book was released on 1993-09 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American Woodworker magazine, A New Track Media publication, has been the premier publication for woodworkers all across America for 25 years. We are committed to providing woodworkers like you with the most accurate and up-to-date plans and information -- including new ideas, product and tool reviews, workshop tips and much, much more.
Download or read book The English Regional Chair written by Bernard D. Cotton and published by Antique Collectors Club Dist. This book was released on 1990-01-01 with total page 511 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is arguably the most detailed study ever made of any branch of British furniture. It covers in considerable depth, on a region by region basis, the work of hundreds of craftsmen, spread throughout the country, working in the general tradition of the area but superimposed with their own individual design 'signatures'. The author has examined thousands of regional chairs, researched local archives, conducted field studies, collected anecdotal evidence and used computers to relate the evolution of known types and makes. The result is a living account of the development of countless styles of chairs from all over England and the way of life of the craftsmen who produced them.
Download or read book Living Wood written by Mike Abbott and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 2002, Living Wood is both a practical manual and an inspirational guide, updating much of the information included in Mike's best-selling book Green Woodwork. Living Wood covers: • Becoming a green woodworke--Mike's story, from playing in the woodlands to owning a share in a woodland in Herefordshire • Buying, managing, and harvesting a woodland; • Developing woodland facilities, including tracks, steps, huts, a barn, a kitchen, and a compost toilet • Setting up a woodland workshop--plans for a shelter and updated designs for a shaving horse, a pole lathe, and other green wood-working tools and devices • Making ladder-back chairs, including cleaving, steam-bending, and techniques for ultra-tight joints without glue • Seating chairs with bark and with cord • A comprehensive list of suppliers, woodland organizations, and books Now in its fourth edition, Living Wood includes a selection of photographs of Mike’s latest workshop at Brookhouse Wood.
