Designing Furniture from Concept to Shop Drawing: A Practical Guide

by Seth Stem

The purpose of the book was to give the reader with a serious interest in furniture making, but little or no design background, a way to craft pleasing and exciting furniture. pieces

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0942391020
• ISBN13: 9780942391022
• Release Date: May 1989
• Publisher: Taunton Press
• Length: 215 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Wow!

If you have read my other reviews on woodworking you know I am practical as well as into the spirit of wood. Marc Adams of Marc Adams Woodworking School "The Largest in the US" held a seminar here in Minnesota for the MN woodworkers Guild. I found Marc to be and excellent teacher and he shared some of his sources. This is one of them! It helped me to get hold of the process as well as the steps in designing furniture. I found I have made similar mistakes, but I won't be making the same ones the author has made. For me I want more than skill training, it is important to know why I should do this. An "ah ha!" experience is the reality of fine woodworking takes a lot of time. Wood prices keep rising, and I know I am always going to make a mistake. This is truely a "practical guide" and the author shares his frustrations and the why and how to get through them. This book is on the top of my reading pile!