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Fine Woodworking Design: Original Furniture from the World's Finest Craftsmen

Fine Woodworking Design: Original Furniture from the World's Finest Craftsmen
From Taunton Press

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Fine Woodworking Design Books provide the best work in wood from craftsmen around the world. Woodworkers the world over have been waiting for the latest edition of Tauntons Fine Woodworking Design Book since 1996. In response to overwhelming reader requests, Volume Eight is finally here and its been significantly fine-tuned to meet the demands of todays woodworkers. Unlike previous volumes, this new release focuses on a single aspect of woodworking design furniture with over 100 incredible pieces in an amazing variety of styles: tables, chairs, desks, cabinets, bookcases, home entertainment centers, beds, and bureaus. The series has also been enhanced by in-depth design discussions, which reveal the secrets behind the masterful techniques of the worlds leading furniture designers. The selections are shown in detailed photographs. Technical details are explained in 20 illustrations.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #69563 in Books
  • Published on: 2009-03-01
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 169 pages

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Editorial Reviews

About the Author
Scott Gibson is the former editor of Fine Woodworking and also worked as an editor on Taunton's magazine Home Furniture. A custom furniture maker himself and a frequent contributor to Fine Woodworking and Fine Homebuilding, Gibson is also the author of The Workshop 9781561585755.

Customer Reviews

I was disappointed3
I was disappointed because a lot of the furniture in here has been covered in other places, most notably in a magazine produced by FWW about 6 months ago. I've seen probably seen half of the furniture in other publications.

However, if you've never seen this furniture before, you will be quite happy if you like contemporary styles. The authors decided that the book would cover new styles and not cover old styles that have been covered in many other places.

Some of the pieces have sidebars regarding construction techniques and others are sorely lacking in detail (a point that is acknowledged by the authors). The photos are superb but several pieces would benefit from having multiple views of the piece shown.

In conclusion, I pre-ordered this book because I really enjoyed volumes 1-7. But when I read this book, there was a huge sense of deja vu because this furniture has been published before. Actually, the more I think about it, I'm really quite disappointed in the re-hash of their magazine from six months ago.

BTW, the book focuses on furniture and shies away from stuff like musical instruments, abstract art and boxes.

Design book eight review4
A new design book from Taunton Press continues a long tradition of Fine Woodworking documenting the Studio Furniture movement. Lots of good pictures and interesting commentary from makers; good for collectors, aspiring makers and students. Nice addition to design and craft section of your library/bookshelf.

Great book with nice pictures5
I recommand this book. It has a nice collection of useful furniture and good descriptions.