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Construction of American Furniture Treasures Lester Margon,A.I.D. If you have ever wanted to own a Duncan Phyfe style sofa, a Hepplewhite sideboard, a colonial canopy bed, an antique spinning wheel, or an exact replica of the unique desk used by George Washington - now you can. It doesn't take a fortune, just the appropriate materials, a little know-how, and this book. In it, you will find detailed measured drawings of thirty-eight furniture masterpieces with complete information on their construction and reproduction so that you can build them yourself. Thirty-eight plates, 344 detail drawings, and 54 photographs depict construction techniques behind every magnificent piece selected for this book. You'll find chests, cupboards, tables, chairs, desks, sofas, breakfronts, highboys, and lowboys - even a clock, cradle, whatnot, and firescreen - each the work of a famous early American cabinetmaker. All of these pieces are now in museums and restoration houses throughout the United States, so there is no easy access to them except through this book. The pencil drawings and the numerous construction detail drawings reveal the hidden structure of these masterpieces. The work of Lester Margon, an internationally renowned furniture designer, interior decorator, and craftsman, they take every piece apart for you, revealing every detail of the cabinetmaker's art - how the stock was laid out and cut, the joints made, the molding, shaping, carving, and inlaying done, and the whole assembled. This book provides perhaps the most complete and exhaustive information on all of these pieces. It will be invaluable for all cabinetmakers, decorators, craftsmen, and lovers of fine furniture who wish to build reproductions of these furniture treasures themselves. |
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