Making Furniture.

Complete illustrated guide to building furniture that will bring to your home a hint of the wealth and elegance of the classic country cottage and give you a taste of your own capacity for can-do creativity.

Discusses the tradition of country-style wooden furniture, and describes the materials and techniques used in nailed stick, split wood mosaic, and mortise and tenon projects.

• Guide to building rustic furniture from cut timber. • Instructions for beds, tables, benches, picture frames, lamps, etc. • Author is an award-winning outdoor writer and photographer. • “One of the most popular furniture styles today is rustic furniture, rich with history – eco-friendly charm.” —RefinedElements.com

Rustic woodworking is a technique that continues to attract both novice and experienced craftspeople. Through 30 attractive projects of varying difficulty, two experts in this traditional art teach the pleasures of working with sticks, twigs, and other found wood. No experience is required to construct many of the pieces, and illustrations and color photos provide help throughout. A woven twig birdhouse, beautiful diamond rose trellis, and the perennial favorite Adirondack chair: all the projects add decorative flair to a porch or deck. Also included are tips for working with bark, and advice on painting and other finishing methods. The various combinations of natural wood textures and curves will add spark--and comfort--to any garden.

Every avid bargain hunter knows there is no greater satisfaction than turning forgotten treasures into gems once again. In Making Rustic Originals Abby Ruoff, author of the Making Twig Furniture series, shows how to make over 62 unique pieces out of flea market finds. The emphasis is on using classic rustic elements, such as bark and twigs, to give quirky character and charm to everything from old lamps to beds. This book covers a comprehensive set of folk art and faux finishing techniques to complement your rustic revisions. Making Rustic Originals is an indispensable source book for the serious (and not so serious) craftsperson and yard sale aficionado.

How to Build Your Own Bentwood Chair is an introductory guide for those who want to master the art of rustic furniture making and learn how to sell their creations, either as a hobby or full time business. This book covers environmentally safe ways to collect material, economical ways to collect tools, and simple methods to set up a workshop. It gives detailed instructions with images for building a bentwood chair as well as general tips that are helpful for any rustic furniture project, including finishes and maintenance. The skills learned from this book can be applied to many rustic furniture projects, whether it be chairs, love seats, plant stands, benches, arbors, garden furniture, beds, or household furniture. How to Build Your Own Bentwood Chair has two chapters dedicated to those who may want to earn part or full-time income through their new-found skills. Wallace Eadie is married and has three grown children. He worked for several years as a Probation Officer in Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada. During that time, he began building rustic furniture as a hobby, which developed into a part-time, and eventually a full-time business with his son, Jordan. He now has 16 years experience building bentwood and log furniture including giving instructional classes. His furniture can be found in ski resorts, hotels, bed and breakfast establishments, and private homes across western Canada.

From comfortable simplicity to elegant showplaces, the settings, furnishings, and decor in Rustic Artistry for the Home raise the standard for excellence in this growing field of collectible handcrafted furnishings. Ralph Kylloe gives us a priviledged look at never-before-photographed interiors and takes us along as he visits multi-million-dollar homes deep in the heart of the American wilderness. His eye is undisputedly keen on quality. Along with regional styles and past masters, the most talented new rustic furniture artists are showcased here, expanding not only the craftmanship of furniture making but also the vocabulary of rustic style in our time.

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