Building Modern Furniture

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-- Until you spread your wings, you'll have no idea how far you can walk.

Those Sketchup illustrations are really the cat’s pajamas. I admire your efforts to coax the LJ’ers to improve their designing skills. Keep up the good work.

-- Mike, American in Norway

Thank you, Mike.

The book arrived yesterday. I haven’t had a chance to look through all of it but it does seem to be a very useful reference. The first 124 pages are dedicated to things such as choosing wood, various types of joints and fasteners, installation of all sorts of hinges, upholstery, and even chair angles. The rest of the book contains simple plans for 53 different pieces of furniture. There are loads of illustrations.

Even if the style of furniture isn’t to your liking, the information is worth having. If you can find a copy of it, buy it. I’ve seen it priced as high as $95 but I found a copy for under $20 with S/H.

By the way, if you are familiar with a book called Woodwork Joints by Hayward, the illustrations in this book are very similar to the illustrations in that book.

-- Until you spread your wings, you'll have no idea how far you can walk.

For some reason I can not say “cat’s pajamas” with out laughing. Again, I love the backgrounds you use Dave. I need to develop a stock of my own.

-- Wipe the blood stains from your blade before coming in.

Thanks Waid. They really are fairly easy to do although I’ve never made one from cat’s pajamas. ;)

-- Until you spread your wings, you'll have no idea how far you can walk.

That book appears to have been published in 1957. Its interesting that modern designs at that time are back in style with full force today. I think they are again considered modern due to the “hip” factor of that retro look.

-- Wipe the blood stains from your blade before coming in.

Yes, I thought the same thing. I’ve been seeing a lot of “new” designs lately that look like they were taken from that book. There are some rather interesting solutions to problems such as hinging doors on cabinets so that the door can be inset with hidden pivot hinges and still clear the face frame. There’s also some good stuff on upholstery for chairs if you want to do that sort of thing.

-- Until you spread your wings, you'll have no idea how far you can walk.

I love the modern style and have looked for the book. Most were quite pricey but I see myself getting a copy.

-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://amcraftsman.com