Making Furniture Masterpieces: 30 Projects with Measured Drawings
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Franklin H. Gottshall
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- File Type: PDF
- File Size: 32.5 MB
- Book Language: English
- Total Page Count: 228
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Making Furniture Masterpieces: 30 Projects with Measured Drawings
Making Furniture Masterpieces by Franklin H. Gottshall is a digital woodworking guide with 30 projects and measured drawings. This PDF edition is available for instant download after purchase.
The book covers the full sequence from dovetail layout to final finishing. It includes 30 furniture projects and additional chapters on joints and wood finishing.
Making Furniture Masterpieces: Book Overview
This Dover edition of Making Furniture Masterpieces: 30 Projects with Measured Drawings is an unabridged republication of the work originally published as Masterpiece Furniture Making in 1979. The collection features measured drawings for period furniture styles, including William and Mary, Queen Anne, Chippendale, Hepplewhite, Pennsylvania Dutch, and Spanish designs.
What You’ll Discover Inside
- Measured drawings and instructions for 30 furniture projects
- A chapter on laying out and making dovetail joints
- Projects ranging from simple boxes and desks to a four-treadle loom
- Period pieces such as a Pennsylvania Dutch painted chest, a Philadelphia Chippendale highboy, and a shield-back Hepplewhite chair
- A final chapter on wood finishing
- An index for quick reference
Why This Book Matters
Making Furniture Masterpieces preserves Franklin H. Gottshall’s detailed measured drawings of period furniture. The original 1979 Stackpole Books edition is here reissued by Dover Publications in 1996. It is a practical reference for woodworkers building reproduction furniture from measured drawings.
Book Details
| Format | |
|---|---|
| File Size | 32.5 MB |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 228 |
| Author | Franklin H. Gottshall |
| Publisher | Dover Publications, Inc. |
| Imprint Location | Mineola, New York |
| Publication Date | 1996 |
| Original Publication Date | 1979 |
| Original Title | Masterpiece Furniture Making |
| Copyright | 1979 by Franklin H. Gottshall |
| ISBN-10 | 0-486-29338-6 |
| LC Classification | TT195.G675 1996 |
| LCCN | 96-26466 |
| Dewey Decimal | 684.1’042 |
| File Type |
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This is a digital PDF download. No physical shipping is involved, and no printed copy will be sent. Access is available immediately after purchase. The PDF can be opened on desktop computers, tablets, and mobile phones using compatible reading apps, including Kindle apps on supported devices.
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Q: How soon will I get the book?
A: Access is granted immediately after purchase, and the PDF is ready for instant download.
Q: Will a physical copy be shipped?
A: No. This is a digital download only; no printed book or packaging will be shipped.
Q: Which devices are supported?
A: The PDF works with compatible reading apps on Kindle devices, tablets, desktop computers, and mobile phones.
Add Making Furniture Masterpieces to your digital woodworking library and keep these measured drawings ready for your next project.
Verified Bibliographic Details
| Edition | Dover edition, first published in 1996 |
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