Rustic Furniture Makers [Hardcover]

Ralph R. Kylloe (Author)

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Rustic furniture makers take objects from nature and craft them directly into sometimes entertaining and always joyous designs. The several hundred rustic furniture builders in the U. S. today are, by and large, self-taught. They use just a few simple tools in their attempt to retain the integrity of the natural materials. Every piece they create is an original and unduplicatable, reflecting the personality and creativity of the maker. Rustic Furniture Makers highlights the lives and works of 15 different craftsmen who epitomize this exciting style. Rustic Furniture Makers presents 100 color photos and 40 b&w photos. Rustic Furniture Makers is a unique, "must have" contribution to any library art shelf or private art book collection! -- Midwest Book Review

Product Details

• Hardcover: 115 pages
• Publisher: Gibbs Smith; 1st edition (September 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0879056800
• ISBN-13: 978-0879056803
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.7 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #820,167 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Nice examples. Good for those with existing skills&tools., April 30, 1998

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This review is from: Rustic Furniture Makers (Hardcover)

"Collectable" ... Dust cover photo is a fine example of rustica. Good examples throughout, though the focus seems to be mostly on the Adirondack 'twig & bark' style ... more of a cliche genre than a hint as to what REALLY can be done with 'found' and 'distressed' materials.

NOT a how-to book, but nice.

4.0 out of 5 stars creative skills, June 26, 2010

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This review is from: Rustic Furniture Makers (Hardcover)

This is a great book for ideas and examples of some very unique and creative pieces. Does not include construction details but this is no great hinderance to those with some degree of skill in woodwork. I found the publication to be worth the money spent and again i loved to see skills of bygone days passed on down.