Wide-ranging survey of furniture plans

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	• Furniture: Great Designs from Fine Woodworking (Great Designs-Fine Woodworking) Fine Woodworking Editors Taunton, 2006 - 224 pages average customer review:based on 3 reviews view larger image
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Wide-ranging survey of furniture plans

Readers of Taunton's "In the [fill in the blank] style" books will recognize many of the designs featured here since much content is duplicated. However, there is enough new material amongst the ~65 designs to make _Furniture_ appealing in its own right. Arranged by category (bookcases, tables, office furniture, etc.), each section begins with a short introduction and includes a measured drawing and completed photographs of the piece. Notably absent are detailed step-by-step instructions, which may intimidate novice woodworkers. However, the scope and variety of projects will have broad appeal for those looking to reproduce specific projects or looking for ideas to incorporate into their own work.

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Excellent Value at $17

I really like this book. I've built several pieces following articles from Fine Woodworking magazine and have always been very pleased with their how-to articles.

Unfortunately, each piece of furniture in this book is short on how-to information. Each piece has a complete measured drawing but the construction details are pretty much left for the reader to determine. Several pieces would benefit from more detailed construction advice. But a solid intermediate-level woodworker will be able to build everything shown in here.

I was surprised to see the Newport secretary included here. Anyone that intends to build a piece of furniture that will require at least 1000 hours to complete will probably want the complete article (and not the abridged version found here) and will probably do extensive research before undertaking such a monumental project.

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As with all the Fine Woodworking books, this has lots of detail and good pictures if you like fine woodworking magazine, you'll
like this book, although you may already have some of the articles

Once woodworkers master basic techniques and have some experience building projects, they begin to look for inspiration. For over 30 years woodworkers have turned to Fine Woodworking magazine, not only for the wide variety of projects offered, but because the designs offer a level of refinement and sophistication not found in other magazine projects. A signature feature of Fine Woodworking project articles is detailed exploded drawings. Some of these plans are works of art in themselves and reward careful study with insights into the basis of good furniture design. For the many woodworkers who come from engineering and other technical disciplines, these plans are worth the price of the book alone.

This book collects the furniture and accessory articles that contain exploded drawings from the last 15 years of Fine Woodworking. It is organized by type of furniture (tables, beds, case pieces, etc.). The book contains approximately 60-65 projects. Because there is such a wide variety of styles, projects types, and skill levels, it should appeal to a wide range of woodworkers.

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