This is the first book devoted to authentic architectural projects and built-ins for period-style homes. Homeowners and builders alike will have the essential information and plans they need to build 13 projects of varying difficulty. Projects include a chair rail, window seat, door and window trim, and period baseboard.
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Here's an unusual approach to traditional woodwork styles written specifically with new construction in mind. Current building techniques and budgets seldom allow for the kind of lovely and appealing detail found in older homes, so much new construction today is rather bland, unadorned, and visually boring compared to some of the elaborate and beautiful interior detail of older homes.
Rodriguez offers a number of step-by-step projects to bring some visual interest and style to an otherwise uninteresting newer home, including a board and batten door, wide plank flooring, chair rails, fireplace mantles, door and window casings, corner cupboards, window seats, and even a charming and elegant mailbox post! Tools, materials, and detailed techniques are included for every project, making some of the simpler projects workable for even a beginning woodworker. --Mark A. Hetts
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74 of 75 people found the following review helpful:
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Outstanding woodworker's resource worth twice the price!,
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This review is from: Traditional Woodwork: Adding Authentic Period Details to Any Home (Paperback)
I own a small woodworking business and when I ordered this book, I expected to learn how to construct a period fireplace mantel, and maybe some base board trim. What I got was a clearly written and reader friendly tribute to yesterday's woodworkers. Mr. Rodriguez is excellent at taking the reader through the above projects and many others, giving him (her) the background and traditional tools and methods used to create the finished product while also offering modern time saving alternatives.What I found particularly useful was a mindful chapter on the laying of wide plank floors. I have searched high and low and never have I learned as much useful information on this topic as Mr.Rodriguez provided me in 15 minutes. I found the other chapters to be helpful as well. The federal style mantel project is outstanding. This is a book I would've paid twice the price for.
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Outstanding reference,
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This is a great reference book if you want to add traditional details to a modern home. I especially liked the chapters on adding built up baseboards and window molding. I first saw the book at my local library and found myself checking it out so often that I decided to buy my own copy. Chapters include adding wide plank flooring, a corner cabinet and building your own mantel.
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Traditional woodwork for the 21century woodworkers,
By S. W. Hayes (Chicago Il USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Traditional Woodwork: Adding Authentic Period Details to Any Home (Paperback)
Traditional Woodwork provides weekend woodworkers with projects and ideas that will produce results that are found in 17th and 18th century homes. Mario Rodriguez approach to building these projects makes what would seem to be difficult, very easy to understand and follow. Using clear photographs and easy to read text, projects move along smoothly using inexpensive tools. With a little weekend time, authentic period details can be added to any home new or old. The only thing wrong with this book is it is to short and you will want more.
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A search for authentic period details to incorporate into your house will likely lead you back in time to the buildings of Colonial America. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
mailbox shelf, foundation molding, fascia frame, fillister plane, period woodwork, waist molding, rosehead nails, checkered band, beading bit, molding plane, lid frame, shoulder plane, lock rail, small moldings, bed molding, ground strip, jointer plane, photo above right, molding strip, shoe molding, base molding, galvanized screws, decorative band, chair rail, original cottage Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Historic American Buildings Survey, Colonial Williamsburg New!
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A search for authentic period details to incorporate into your house will likely lead you back in time to the buildings of Colonial America. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
mailbox shelf, foundation molding, fascia frame, fillister plane, period woodwork, waist molding, rosehead nails, checkered band, beading bit, molding plane, lid frame, shoulder plane, lock rail, small moldings, bed molding, ground strip, jointer plane, photo above right, molding strip, shoe molding, base molding, galvanized screws, decorative band, chair rail, original cottage Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Historic American Buildings Survey, Colonial Williamsburg New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Basics of Craftsmanship (Essentials of Woodworking) by Purdy Strother on page 4
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