General Note:
"36 original and 9 new projects you can build"--Cover.
"The completey updated & improved classic"
Previous edition: New York: Drake, 1977.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 174-175).
Formatted Contents Note:
Contents note continued: Small Handy Stool -- Two-Stepper -- Boyker Bench -- Candle Shelf -- Hanging Shelves -- Mirror -- Wood Box -- Six-Board Blanket Chest -- Common Bench -- Lap Desk -- Large Round Stand -- Small Round Stand -- Hanging Cupboard -- Long Bookcase -- Vertical Bookcase -- Four-Door & Drawer Side Chest -- Six-Drawer Side Chest -- Four-Door Side Chest -- Pewter Cupboard -- Dr. White's Chest -- Five-Drawer Chest -- Ten-Drawer Chest -- Canterbury Cupboard -- Trestle Table -- Trestle Coffee Table -- Trestle Table Desk -- Square End Table -- Round Extention Table -- Harvest Table -- Splay-Leg Dropleaf Table -- Stretcher Table -- Small Writing Desk -- Chair Table -- Sewing Desk -- Blanket Box with Drawer -- Four-Slat Ladderback Chair -- Armless Rocking Chair -- Studio Stool -- Katahdin Chairs -- Deacon's Bench -- Low-Post Bed -- Tall Clock -- Wall Clock (Square Face) -- Wall Clock (Round Face) -- Shaker pegboard.
Machine generated contents note: The Shaker Style: The Creative Process -- The Shakers: A Nineteenth-Century Genius -- Shaker Antiques -- The Origins of Shaker Design -- Thos. Moser, Cabinetmakers -- Materials: A Covenant with Wood -- Classification of Wood -- Wood Species -- Harvesting the Forest -- Measuring Board Feet -- Handling and Curing Lumber -- Grain Characteristics -- Wood Figure -- Open and Closed Grain -- Grading Lumber -- Other Shop Materials -- Abrasives -- Hardware -- Dowels -- Pulls and Knobs -- Hinges -- The Quality of Materials -- Tools: The Nature of Workmanship -- Hand Tools -- Portable Power Tools -- Stationary Tools -- The Workbench -- Shop Layout -- Building Processes: Options -- Gluing Up Panels -- Joint Construction -- Building Case Pieces -- Building Tables -- Drawer Construction -- Making and Hanging Doors -- Mouldings -- Finishing Techniques -- Living with Shaker Furniture -- Measured Drawings:
