English woodworker Howard turned his hobby into a livelihood and now retails his work through fine furniture catalogs. His first book contains detailed instructions for the construction of 18 pieces, fine reproductions all. He begins with a chapter each on materials and techniques, construction, and finishing and then presents projects in a random fashion rather than in order of increasing difficulty. Well presented graphically, with both color and black-and-white photography, the projects progress through both outline and specific instructions, with numerous tips, tricks, and "insider" anecdotes. The materials lists exclude fastening materials, though, and Howard uses some techniques beyond the comfort or knowledge of some neophytes. Interesting but not essential; for larger woodworking collections.?Alexander Hartmann, INFOPHILE, Williamsport, PA
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Reader Reviews
Short and to the point the material list in this book is really messed up. I received an errata sheet from the publishers which when used screws up the cut list even more and does not cover all the mistakes in the book. I contacted the publisher to find out where I could get the corrected information and was told that the author would not give them that information. If you are reading this MR. BLAIR HOWARD and the information I was given is true, you should be ashamed of yourself. The publisher should have pulled this book off the market when it first was made aware of the problem. Oh by the way Amazon, you should not be selling this book.
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