Modern Cabinet Work 100-Year Old “Cabinetmaker’s Bible” Returns With Color Reprint
(East Petersburg, PA) Once upon a time, woodworking craftsman relied on one book, passionately referred to within their circle as the “Cabinetmaker’s bible,” to provide answers on woodworking tools, techniques, and design. With the release ofModern Cabinet Work: A Comprehensive Treatise on Making Fine Furniture from the Golden Age of Craftsmanship (Fox Chapel Publishing, October 2006), a revised and updated reprint of the rare 1922 classic, woodworkers of today will get that bible back.
With traditional theories and techniques adapted to the 21st century, this classic will again become the definitive reference for modern woodworking. Included are more than 2,000 line drawings and hundred of photos that explain virtually every useful hand and machine technique, as well as furniture design details suitable for the small shop woodworker. Complete shop drawings, selected from all eras in furniture history, feature dozens of exemplary furniture pieces and high-quality built-ins that are crafted to last a lifetime. Also included are essential chapters on drawing and layout skills.
An all-inclusive reference for making furniture from the Golden Age to contemporary times, Modern Cabinet Work is a tool no woodworker should be without.
About the Author: Percy A. Wells was the head of the cabinet department at Shoreditch Technical Institution in London. John Hooper was a recipient of the Order of the British Empire and an honors silver medalist at the City and Guilds of London Institute.
Book Title: Modern Cabinet Work ISBN: 1-892836-28-9 Price: $26.95
Pages: 400 Size: 8 ½” x 11”
Publication Date: September 2006
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(East Petersburg, PA) Once upon a time, woodworking craftsman relied on one book, passionately referred to within their circle as the “Cabinetmaker’s bible,” to provide answers on woodworking tools, techniques, and design. With the release of 
