Furniture Books

Wood Finishing, Box-Making
Furniture-Making, Design,
and Routing Techniques - Books

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The Complete Manual of Wood Finishing

by Frederick Oughton

An encyclopaedic work on the traditional craft of wood finishing, containing techniques for the most popular finishes. In addition the book covers less commonplace techniques such as marbling, ebonising, polychromating and even distressing. Perhaps most usefully, the book also provides recipes for the various finishes as well as sources of supply. Now reprinted and available again.


	*Price: £14.95**

The Woodworker's Guide to
Furniture Design

by Garth Graves

Design is one of those matters that sets the merely good from the truly great, yet it is an aspect of woodworking in which relatively few have had any formal instruction. This book is destined to change all that by showing the techniques for getting your ideas out of your head and into working drawings. In addition to helping you develop your own style, the author includes a chapter analysing classic styles from history such as Shaker, Queen Anne and Arts & Crafts. Standard dimensions for typical furniture are also covered in the extensive coverage of supplementary information.


	*Price: £16.99**

British Craftsmanship in Wood

by Betty Norbury

Very few of us cannot learn something through looking at the work of other woodworkers, especially those acknowledged as experts in their field. In this volume, Betty Norbury presents us with 450 examples of the work of almost 200 individual craftsmen based in the UK. The lavish illustrations and excellent reproduction do full justice to the superb work gathered in this collection. We can't all attend the prestigious exhibitions of work organised by proponents of craftsmanship such as Betty, but through this work, we can all share in the admiration for this outstanding woodwork.


	*Price: £27.50**

Furniture for the 21st Century

by Betty Norbury

This book presents a collection of superb work from eminent British professional designer-makers and highlights the best of hand-built individual furniture commissioned by corporate and private clients from around the world. 420 full-coour photographs illustrate this state-of-the-art display of quality and craftsmanship from uncompromising designers who represent that telling standard which sets them apart from the blandness that oveewhelms so much of today's furniture design.


	*Price: £35.00**

Decorative Routing
Jigs & Techniques

by Jack Cox

As winner of the Trend Routing Invention and Innovation Gold Medal for two successive years, Jack Cox knows a thing or two about routing. And in this book, he tells us a few of those things! In these pages you can learn how to make inlaid picture and mirror frames, jewellery boxes, clock faces and a variety of gift items. He shows how to make jigs for oval routing as well as a plethora of other jigs and fixtures. As a step by step guide to getting more out of your router, this is an unsurpassed book.


	*Price: £17.50**


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	Book of Boxes: The Complete Practical Guide to Box Making & Box Design by Andrew Crawford This all-colour book provides woodworkers with detailed instructions an planning, designing and making a wide variety of attractive boxes. Includes various decorative techniques to enhance the design and stunning examples of the boxmaker's art. *Price: £16.95 Arts & Crafts Furniture by Blair Howard Fifteen woodworking projects including a bench, writing desk, magazine stand, book stand, plant stand, bookcase, print stand, hall mirror, hanging bokshelf, table and tea tray, all in the Arts & Crafts style.. Price: £14.95* The Art & Craft of Making Children's Furniture by Chris Simpson This practical and comprehensive book is a full colour step-by-step guide to designing and creating a range of original and stylish children's furniture. Includes advice on tools, materials, decoration and safety. *Price: £15.95 Construction of Period Country Furniture by V.J. Taylor Twenty-eight designs of country furniture, fully illustrated with complete working drawings, constructional notes and parts lists. Price: £14.95* How to Make Your Own Cane Furniture by Charlotte & Max Alth All you need to know about making attractive pieces of cane furniture, including a section on repair and material suppliers. *Price: £14.95 Complete Manual of Wood Veneering by William A. Lincoln Another re-print of this popular and highly practical manual covering all aspects of veneering for furniture and other wood crafts. Price: £15.95*

*NB: Prices quoted in pounds sterling.
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