Forty Pieces of Fine Furniture

the long version

"Most of the pieces of furniture described and illustrated in this book are small in size and therefore economical as to the material needed. They have all been made in the author's classes of second- and third-year high-school boys. While not intended for beginners or very young students, these projects are not too difficult for boys who have learned 'to square to dimensions' and to make a respectable mortise-and-tenon joint. A few simple exercises in wood turning may be given as a parallel course. The majority of the designs are adaptations of classical prototypes, which are widely known and appreciated and therefore welcome, or at least acceptable, in most American homes." This book contains lessons under these topics: * Veneering and Inlaying; * Simple Carving; * Wood Finishing; * Projects * Plates * Index