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Designing Furniture (New Best of Fine Woodworking) | 
| Creator: Fine Woodworking Editors
Publisher: Taunton
Category: Book
List Price: $17.95
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Rating:  6 reviews
Format: Illustrated
Media: Paperback
Pages: 160
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 10.7 x 8.4 x 0.6
ISBN: 1561586846
Dewey Decimal Number: 684.104
UPC: 094115586849
EAN: 9781561586844
ASIN: 1561586846
Publication Date: February 15, 2004
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Product Description
"Designing Furniture covers every step in the design process from inspiration to construction strategy, including learning from established styles, creating plans for unique furniture, and choosing among construction options. the practical, process-oriented approach makes the subject accessible to woodworkers with no formal design training.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 1 more reviews...
 Missing something November 1, 2008
Dick Johnson (Oklahoma USA)
I just about decided to skip writing a review on this. While there is interesting and practical information; it just didn't seem to really come together. Most of the Fine Woodworking books are compilations of disjointed articles about a subject, and I usually like them a lot.
This book is also a compilation but the title would have you believe they had added material to join the articles together into a continuous study of the subject. The result is somewhat disjointed and incomplete.
The value of some of the material is the reason for the four stars overall.
Designing Furniture (New Best of Fine Woodworking) March 31, 2007
Randy Fratzke (Iowa)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
The book is Fine but I bought it as a package deal with it's companion book (Practical Design Solutions and Strategies) and many of the areas are identcal - right down to the photographs a furniture pieces used. The information is good and is useful - clear and concise.
Much of the book is interesting but not essential March 6, 2006
Chris Farmer (Columbia, MO United States)
4 out of 7 found this review helpful
The first have of the book is spent going over the history of furniture and how to draw up your designs for furniture. It even goes so far as to tell you how to make your own drafting table. I found the first have fairly uninformative and dry. The rest of the book does a decent job of describing furniture design.
 Nice collection of articles... July 7, 2005
SoulCatcher (Memphis, TN USA)
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
As with most books from Taunton of this type, this contains articles from Fine Woodworking(It's another "Best Of" series).
The articles are informative and the images are good. It provides some good information on design elements in furniture. Though not inclusive of all areas, it provides good information and many areas.
This is a must have book for all woodworkers. January 7, 2005
Scott Pointon (Crest Hill, IL United States)
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
Though its no secret that I am a big fan of the Taunton Press, I feel that this book stands out as one of their best. Having been a serious home woodworker for a decade now, I benefitted greatly from the information contained in this book. As always, the illustrations and color photography are well done and often stunning. The editors did a great job of deciding what subjects to cover and then finding just the right articles to cover those subjects.
The five major areas covered in this book are: design inspiration, design development, "construction by design", designing furniture, and designing for style and function. In just these five areas, there is a wealth of information that will help woodworkers of any level, from understanding elements of style to designing your own sideboard. I especially liked the tips given in the article "Models Help Projects Succeed".
No matter if you are a novice or a self proclaimed expert, there is something of interest here for you. Highly recommended!
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