"Hundreds of both color and black-and-white photographs display the rich traditions and the vast stylistic range of past and contemporary rustic furniture."--"Popular Woodworking. "It's hard to imagine anyone not being captivated by this exuberant, well-researched, handsome, and copiously illustrated book."--"Woodwork.
Folk Furniture of Canada's Doukhobors, Hutterites, Mennonites, and Ukrainians
With over 100 color photographs, Folk Furniture of Canada's Doukhobors, Hutterites, Mennonites and Ukrainians offers a stunning visual record of the culture and values of these four ethno-cultural groups. Authors John Fleming and Michael Rowan take an interpretive approach to the importance of folk furniture and its intimate ties to people's systems of values and beliefs. Photographer James Chambers beautifully captures both representative and exceptional artifacts, from large furniture items such as storage chests, benches, cradles, and tables, to small kitchen items including spoons, bread-boxes, and cookie cutters.
Folk Furniture of Canada's Doukhobors, Hutterites, Mennonites, and Ukrainians
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Inspired by China: Contemporary Furnituremakers Explore Chinese Traditions
Focuses on a group of leading studio furniture artists whose response to the forms, materials, techniques, and meaning of China's rich furniture traditions reveals the creative power of an exchange in art and culture. This graceful book showcases furniture produced by 22 American, Canadian, and Chinese studio furniture makers for the Peabody Essex Museum.
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How to Restore Antique Furniture by Colin Holcombe, ISBN 1861264941
How to Restore Antique Furniture is a hands-on guide to the care and repair of a range of furniture types. Beginning with a history of furniture construction, which introduces the techniques to be found in pieces from various periods, the book discusses the qualities and applications of most common wood types, offering advice on tools and accessories. Among the topics covered are: dismantling furniture; removing old nails, screws, and glue; repairing dowel, knuckle, mortise, and tenon joints; mending damaged turnings; tackling veneers and marquetry; and restoring glass, keys, and locks.
How to Restore Antique Furniture by Colin Holcombe, ISBN 1861264941
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Antique Oak Furniture: An Illustrated Value Guide by Conover Hill, ISBN 0891450076
In recent years oak furniture has become a very collectible item. The good solid oak pieces that were so popular from 1850 to 1930 have won the hearts of collectors. Antique Oak Furniture contains over 900 detailed black and white photographs showcasing most every style imaginable: chairs, desks, dressers, clocks, tables, couches, china cabinets, rockers, hall trees, washstands, mirrors, wardrobes, and more. 2003 values.
Antique Oak Furniture: An Illustrated Value Guide by Conover Hill, ISBN 0891450076
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