Download or read book Furniture Making - Designs, Working Drawings, and Complete Details of 170 Pieces of Furniture, with Practical Information on Their Construction written by R. S. Bowers and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2017-09-15 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This vintage book contains comprehensive instructions for designing and constructing a range of furniture from simple footstools to ornate folding tables. With complete, step-by-step instructions and useful diagrams, this volume is ideal for anyone with an interest in making their own furniture. Contents include: "Easily-made Gate-let and Draw-Leaf Tables", "Design for a Draw-leaf Table", "Preparing the Legs", "Side and End Rails", "Cents Rail", "Table Top and Leaves", "Guides and Slides", "Real and Imitation Stained Glass Work", "Engraving on Metal Surfaces", "Three Easily-made Footstools", "Fumigating a Room", et cetera. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with its original artwork and text.