Designing Furniture: From Concept to Shop Drawing : A Practical Guide [Hardcover]

Seth Stem (Author), Laura Tringali (Editor)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 215 pages
• Publisher: Taunton Press (March 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0942391020
• ISBN-13: 978-0942391022
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #102,790 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #18 in Books > Arts & Photography > Design & Decorative Arts > Furniture Design

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5.0 out of 5 stars Wow!, December 16, 2007

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This review is from: Designing Furniture: From Concept to Shop Drawing : A Practical Guide (Hardcover)

If you have read my other reviews on woodworking you know I am practical as well as into the spirit of wood. Marc Adams of Marc Adams Woodworking School "The Largest in the US" held a seminar here in Minnesota for the MN woodworkers Guild. I found Marc to be and excellent teacher and he shared some of his sources. This is one of them! It helped me to get hold of the process as well as the steps in designing furniture. I found I have made similar mistakes, but I won't be making the same ones the author has made.

For me I want more than skill training, it is important to know why I should do this. An "ah ha!" experience is the reality of fine woodworking takes a lot of time. Wood prices keep rising, and I know I am always going to make a mistake.

This is truely a "practical guide" and the author shares his frustrations and the why and how to get through them.

This book is on the top of my reading pile!