This text contains photographs and 82 pages of measured drawings for chairs, tables and case furniture to help readers build even the most challenging pieces.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
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Incredible book!,
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This review is from: Queen Anne Furniture: History, Design and Construction (Hardcover)
Norman is obviously as incredibly talented an author as he is a cabinetmaker. I couldn't say enough about how great a job he did with the content of this book and drawings. I only wish he would write another one for each of the 18th century styles( Federal, Chipendale, etc) This is definately the bible for 18th century reproduction cabinetmakers. Please write another one Norman!
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Fantastic,
By Oavde "oavde" (Australia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Queen Anne Furniture: History, Design and Construction (Hardcover)
I agree with all the other reviews and can't really add much, except to say the photos are many in magnificent full colour, and he even has photos of incomplete pieces which is great for seeing how they are put together (I am specifically thinking of the easy chair). He does not stick to strict Queen Anne but covers the subtle variations such as the Gaines chair (one of my favourites) ... this book is a true gem and since receiving it I can hardly put it down. A great resource and would make a fantastic present for someone interested in woodwork. Queen Anne furniture would have to be near the pinnacle of woodworking but with this book it seems reachable.
Truly excellent. Wish that author would write some more on other periods (ie ALL other periods from early medieval to modern). I would not hesitate to collect them all.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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One of the best woodworking books ever written,
By peze@idaho.tds.net (Troy, Idaho) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Queen Anne Furniture: History, Design and Construction (Hardcover)
Vandal's book is a true, timeless classic. Suitable for the advanced woodworker, the combination of clear drawings, beautiful photographs and pertinent construction details make this a must-own title for any serious woodworker. Unlike many furniture books which offer clunker designs and silly directions, Vandal's book offers in-depth insight into design and construction of antique furniture. A must own book. Simply one of the best.
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All beauty, according to William Hogarth, is derived from the "infinite form and infinite variety achieved by the curve." Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
sculpted cabriole legs, swing apron, rear leg posts, graining liquid, blockfront furniture, apron contour, stretcher blank, applied knee brackets, turned cabriole legs, buttress bracket, finishing appendix, splat rail, front leg posts, arc termini, fixed apron, leg blank, inner apron, trifid foot, roundabout chair, trifid feet, converging axes, apron scrolls, side seat rails, apron tenons, glazing stains Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Queen Anne, New England, New York, New Hampshire, Yale University Art Gallery, Historic Deerfield, Winterthur Museum, Colonial Williamsburg, Museum of Fine Arts, Samuel Grant, Stulb's Graining Liquid, Mary Hoyt, Connecticut Valley, English Georgian, Great Britain, New Haven, West Indies, Brian Gulick, Connecticut River Valley, David Hoyt, North America New!
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All beauty, according to William Hogarth, is derived from the "infinite form and infinite variety achieved by the curve." Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
sculpted cabriole legs, swing apron, rear leg posts, graining liquid, blockfront furniture, apron contour, stretcher blank, applied knee brackets, turned cabriole legs, buttress bracket, finishing appendix, splat rail, front leg posts, arc termini, fixed apron, leg blank, inner apron, trifid foot, roundabout chair, trifid feet, converging axes, apron scrolls, side seat rails, apron tenons, glazing stains Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Queen Anne, New England, New York, New Hampshire, Yale University Art Gallery, Historic Deerfield, Winterthur Museum, Colonial Williamsburg, Museum of Fine Arts, Samuel Grant, Stulb's Graining Liquid, Mary Hoyt, Connecticut Valley, English Georgian, Great Britain, New Haven, West Indies, Brian Gulick, Connecticut River Valley, David Hoyt, North America New!
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- The Four Books of Architecture (Dover Architecture) by Andrea Palladio on 4 pages
- The Five Books of Architecture by Sebastino Serlio on page 5, page 201, and Back Matter
- Early American Furniture (Crown) by Rh Value Publishing in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Analysis of Beauty (Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in Britis) by William Hogarth on page 3, and Back Matter
- Furniture Treasury (2 Volumes) by Wallace Nutting on page 135, and Back Matter
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- The Workshop Book: A Craftman's Guide to Making the Most of Any Work Space by Scott Landis in Back Matter
- The Workshop Book (Craftsman's Guide to) by Scott Landis in Back Matter
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