Design Your Own Furniture

by Stack, Jim

• ISBN13: 9781558706132
• ISBN10: 1558706135
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-01-01
• Publisher: Popular Woodworking Books

Summary

From roughing out an initial concept to creating an accurate cutting list of materials, this book guides readers through the process of designing a piece of furniture, start-to-finish. They'll learn how to: bull; Create a one-of-a-kind, wholly original project bull; Design a piece of furniture that meets a very specific or unique need bull; Replicate a project working from a single photo bull; Scale a piece of furniture so that it fits exactly where desired Jim Stack includes all the instructions, photos and detailed drawings woodworkers need to master design techniques with style, ease and confidence! Jim Stack is the Acquisitions Editor for Popular Woodworking Books and a cabinetmaker with 20-plus years of experience working in commercial cabinetmaking shops. He is the author of Northwoods Furniture and the Biscuit Joiner Project Book, and has been a contributor to Popular Woodworking magazine. He lives in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Author Biography

Jim Stack is the Acquisitions Editor for Popular Woodworking Books and a cabinetmaker with 20-plus years of experience working in commercial cabinetmaking shops

Table of Contents

introduction to designing furniture	6	(2)
design elements	8	(10)
creating a drawing	18	(6)
creating a materials list	24	(8)
sizing from a photograph	32	(4)
small shop considerations	36	(4)
putting it all together	40	(4)
beds, dressers, sideboards and hutches	44	(12)
freestanding and built-in bookcases and media centers	56	(14)
tables	70	(16)
chairs, stools and rockers	86	(14)
wall and base cabinets	100	(14)
desks	114	(11)
common woodworking terms	125	(2)
suppliers	127	(1)
index	128