- Paperback: 208 pages
- Publisher: Taunton Press Inc (Oct 1997)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1561581585
- ISBN-13: 978-1561581580
- Product Dimensions: 24.9 x 19.8 x 1.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,305,827 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This text aims to make the business of chairmaking more accessible by breaking down the designing and building process into manageable tasks. Included are a variety of chair projects, and information on chairmaking skills like joinery, shaping and dealing with compound angles.
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Chairmaking and Design just won the 1998 Stanley Award
Chairmaking and Design just won the 1998 Stanley Award for the best "how to" book of the year. The companion video Chairmaking Techniques also won top honors in the video category. The Stanley Award is given each year by Stanley Tools and the National Association of Home and Workshop Writers to encourage excellence in the field of how-to writing.
Chairmaking and Design just won the 1998 Stanley Award for the best "how to" book of the year. The companion video Chairmaking Techniques also won top honors in the video category. The Stanley Award is given each year by Stanley Tools and the National Association of Home and Workshop Writers to encourage excellence in the field of how-to writing.
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Chair design poses three fundamental challenges: making the chair comfortable, durable, and good looking (which has a wide range of meanings and implications). Read the first page
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
Chair design poses three fundamental challenges: making the chair comfortable, durable, and good looking (which has a wide range of meanings and implications). Read the first page
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Essential for Any Budding Chair-Maker,
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This review is from: Chairmaking and Design (Paperback)
I purchased this book about eighteen-months ago based on the recommendation of a friend. I was looking to build an arm chair for the final year of my college project and, looking back now one-year on, I really don't think I could've achieved so much without this book.
When viewing a publication that has originated from 'across the pond', there are always going to be conflicts between the terminology we both uses ('rebate' vs. 'rabbet', for example) and working methods that involve the removal or ignorance of appropriate guarding but, that aside, this is a truly excellent reference for anyone designing a chair, regardless of whether it's your first of your fifteenth. It's a good read, some (if not all) of the varied designs are going to pique an interest with you and you'll learn all about the important of certain angles, heights and how to find a comfortable seating position for several different situations, along the way. Highly worthy of a place on any woodworker's bookshelf!
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4.9 out of 5 stars (18 customer reviews) 22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
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The essential guide to chairmaking.,
By Thomas M. Hill - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Chairmaking and Design (Paperback)
Right from the opening sentence you will know that you have purchased a well written book by a very experienced chairmaker. Jeff Miller's book is not just filled with terrific plans, instead an emphasis is placed on design. Design decisions, pitfalls, and compromises are all covered in detail. Great for the intermediate or advanced woodworker.
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Pretty much all you could ask,
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This review is from: Chairmaking and Design (Paperback)
This is really an excellent book for a woodworker seeking guidance with the particular challenges of chairbuilding.Most chapters cover some particular chair of the author's creation. Don't worry about whether Miller's designs will appeal or not. Plans are included, but copying them really isn't the point. They're presented here as case studies in conceptualization and construction, with lessons that are widely applicable. For example, how to accurately lay out and cut angled tenons, how to obtain a flat surface on an otherwise curved leg, how to fashion a slip seat, etc. And throughout, Miller details a bunch of clever jigs and methods of work. A caution: familiarity with the ABCs of furnituremaking and access to some modicum of shop stuff is assumed here. This isn't a beginning woodworking text, which only makes sense, given the subject. 13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
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First rate,
By Steve Kratochwill - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Chairmaking and Design (Paperback)
I have attended several of Jeff's woodworking classes. He is not only a first rate woodworker, he is a first rate instructor. Even if you don't feel ready to try chair making, this book is worth having for the techniques you can learn.
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