In the modern style : building furniture inspired by the 20th-century tradition.

In the modern style : building furniture inspired by the 20th-century tradition. - Newtown, Conn. : Poole : Taunton ; Chris Lloyd [distributor], c2003. - 170 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) 28 cm

Includes index. From the editors of Fine woodworking.

pt. 1. Style & design -- Table and chairs with a split personality / E. E. "Skip" Benson -- A stylish credenza / Patrick Warner -- Extraordinary built-ins / Ross Day -- pt. 2. Project & techniques -- Component-built sideboard / Seth Janofsky -- Build a harvest table / Gary Rogowski -- Knockdown computer desk / David Tuttle -- Building an open-pedestal table / John Burchett -- Frame-and-panel bed / David Fay -- Mahogany bedside table / Charles Grivas -- Curved panels from a vacuum veneer press / Mason Rapaport -- A hall table that's both traditional and contemporary / Peter Korn -- Entertainment center in quartersawn maple / Peter Turner -- Joinery for light, sturdy coffee table / Lindsay Suter -- Shelving, plain and simple / M. Felix Marti -- Gate-leg table is light but sturdy / Gary Rogowski -- Using shop-sawn veneer / Paul Harrell -- Strategies for curved work / Darryl Keil -- pt. 3. Inspiration -- Dining set in cherry and imbuya / Gene martin -- Audio cabinet in cherry and wenge / Darrell Peart -- Lacewood writing desk / Charles E. Johnson -- Cloud rise bed / Gary Rogowski -- Fresh curves for a kitchen table / Michael Hurwitz -- A bent-plywood chair built for good posture / Gary Nakamoto -- Circles, inlays, and curves unite a bedroom suite / Philip Ponvert -- A simple table in elm / Curt Wessel -- Lacewood stereo cabinet / Peter Barrett -- Contemporary cherry credenza / James Probst -- Pearwood cabinet on stand / John Cameron.

Collected from the pages of 'Fine Woodworking', the examples in this book, which are illustrated in full colour, show the designs and functions of 28 artisan furniture-makers with instructions for imaginative and attractive projects to be made.

9781561585816 £19.95 9781561585816

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House furnishings.
Furniture making.
Technology.
Furniture making.
Furniture--History--20th century
History of art
Decorative arts
DIY: carpentry & woodworking

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