Beds: Nine Outstanding Projects by One of America's Best

by Jeff Miller and Jeff Miller

Book Overview

A bed is one of the most significant pieces of furniture in most homes, ranking with the dining table as a major purchase or project. Jeff Miller, winner of the 1998 Stanley Award for best woodworking... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1561582549
• ISBN13: 9781561582549
• Release Date: October 1999
• Publisher: Taunton Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.1" x 10.9"

Customer Reviews

Excellent!

Awesome book. This book gave me everything I need to build a bed for my wife. I found a design I liked at a store and just used this book to build it, with some modifications of my own. I turned out great!! Thanks a lot!! ([...])

Great series

Have gotten a few here and although I'm just doing basic projects, these books are a great resource and provide tons of helpful information

Great Book, not too hard and not too easy

The whole series of these book's (desks, bookcase, tables, beds) is a must for all woodworkers. I built the Pencil Post Bed out of this book and will be working on another of the bed projects soon. I like the paperback style easy to read and comfortable to work with. The is a good mix of projects in these books some high end and some fairly basic, good detail on techniques and alternative constructive methods. Pictures are for the most part good. Only drawback in some places I'd like to see a bit more explanation in some places.

A very good book for first time bed maker

I am in the process of finishing up the bed shown on the cover of this book. It is the first bed and biggest project I have ever made since I have a samll shop and limited tools. It turns out beautifully that even surprises myself. Jeff Miller gives detailed instructions, design and material list that makes the project a easy task. I happen to have a mortise machine that makes the mortises for the slats much easier and nicer. Also, after I visited a local store, I easily changed dimensions of the bed to suit personal taste. I really enjoyed making this bed.

A complete and detailed guide to bed making and design.

"BEDS" by Jeff Miller provides an indepth look at the design and construction of nine beds, ranging from beginner to advanced skill levels. Complete cut lists for all of the projects are provided with detailed drawings and descriptions for joinery, technique and several construction options. Dozens of color photographs add to the readers understanding of each bed project and are accompanied by a detailed step-by-step description for building.Many of the projects are also accompanied by detailed drawings and instructions for making jigs to help the user with difficult cutting, routing and shaping - a detail often overlooked by other books like this.Jeff's designs represent well thought out variations on several classic bed designs and place an emphasis on clean lines and proportions, solid construction and attention to detail.I would recommend this book to anyone interested in buiilding their own bed, or to simply learn about what goes into the design and construction of fine handcrafted furniture.