Designing furniture / the editors of Fine woodworking. - Newtown, CT : Taunton Press, c2004. - 154 p. : ill. (mostly col.) ; 28 cm. - The new best of fine woodworking .

Includes index.

Section 1: Finding design inspiration - A short history of design - Quintessential arts and crafts - Building in the language of greene and greene - Elements of the shaker style -- Section 2: Developing designs and organizing projects - Furniture design: The four objectives - Designing furniture: A survival guide - Building without plans - Creating working drawings - Drafting basics - Models help projects succeed - Organize your projects - A drafting table for shop or home -- Section 3 : Construction by design - Doors make the difference - Joining legs to aprons - Graduated drawers - Exposing your back side -- Section 4. Designing furniture - Making dining tables that work - Large-case construction strategies - Designing a chest of drawers - Sideboard strategies -- Section 5: Designing for styles and function - Designing on the go: A coffee table takes shape - Where furniture meets the floor - Dressing up a basic box - Going over edges - Designing table legs - Credits - Index.

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