The Art of Chair-Making (Paperback)

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Amazon.com Review

What could be more basic than a simple place to sit down and take a load off one's feet? Yet few of us think of making our own chairs, leaving it to the vision and skills of others. Pierce's book might just change that for the beginning or accomplished woodworker. His charming and artistic chairs, stools, and benches, many with a distinctly Shaker quality of simplicity and elegance, are described and pictured in great detail, as are the individual plans and steps involved in making each of them. Each chair plan includes a materials list, instructions on tools needed, and a thorough guide to the process of making each of dozens of chairs and other kinds of seats from scratch. The simplicity of some of the designs are perfect for the neophyte woodworker, and the more complex and elaborate designs will be a challenge for the more skilled and experienced woodworker. "Pull up a chair and have a seat" is a warm, traditional greeting known to all cultures in some form. But Pierce is saying, "Pull up a chair out of your imagination and make it real." Using his book as a guide, you can. --Mark A. Hetts

Product Description

Provides 32 projects featuring a variety of benches, stools and chairs. The projects include reproductions of 18th-century Windsors and contemporary adaptions; Shaker-style and Shaker-inspired; reproductions of high-style Queen Anne, Chippendale, Sheraton and Hepplewhite; and versions of caned seats, wicker and willow. The basics of selecting types of wood and purchasing particular parts are covered, as are techniques for hand and power tools, cutting and turning methods, joinery, gluing, clamping, finishes and weaving seats and backs.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Sterling Pub Co Inc; illustrated edition edition (March 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0806994665
• ISBN-13: 978-0806994666
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 8.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,627,657 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Should be: "Some things I do when I make chairs"., December 28, 2003

By A Customer

You will not make a chair from this book.