Carving 18th Century American Furniture Elements: 10 Step-By-Step Projects for Furniture Makers (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781933502328)

Presenting 10 projects--from shaping the surface through layout to rough carving and detailed carving--this guide explains the process of carving authentic motifs found on the most treasured pieces of 18th-century American furniture. Written with a two-pronged approach, the book first emphasizes that these are learned skills and offers guidance while, secondly, providing all the complex details that serious carvers need to reproduce each element with confidence. Selected for their importance and popularity on museum-quality pieces, projects include the cabriole leg, Philadelphia-style ball and claw foot, carved foliage on knee, Philadelphia rosette, and Newport flame finial, among others.

Author: Tony Kubalak
ISBN-10: 1933502320
ISBN-13: 9781933502328
Publisher: Linden Publishing
Language: English
Published: 12/01/2010
Pages: 102
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.97lbs
Size: 10.97h x 7.46w x 0.31d