MAKING AND REPAIRING FURNITURE - A VISUAL GUIDE - KLAUS PRACHT

LARGE FORMAT SOFTCOVER BOOK IN VERY GOOD CONDITION . PUBLISHED BY B.T. BATSFORD IN 1993, 128 PAGES, ILLUSTRATED WITH DRAWINGS AND BLACK-AND-WHITE PHOTOGRAPHS . ' FED UP WITH WORDY EXPLANATIONS THAT MAKE BUILDING A CABINET SEEM LIKE A CONSTRUCTION OF THE EIFFEL TOWER ? THIS BOOK HAS VISUAL SOLUTIONS TO YOUR PRACTICAL PROBLEMS . DIVIDED INTO FOUR PARTS , IT ILLUSTRATES FURNITURE CONSTRUCTION, JOINTS, REPAIR AND RESTORATION BEFORE OFFERING AN ALTERNATIVE APPROACH TO  FURNITURE CONVERSION . EXPLODED DIAGRAMS AND HANDS- ON PHOTOGRAPHS DEMONSTRATED THE ESSENTIAL TECHNIQUES , COVERING A COMPREHENSIVE ARRAY OF MODERN AND TRADITIONAL FURNITURE; CUPBOARDS, SHUTTERS, DRAWERS, LOCKS, HANDLES, FRAMES, CHAIRS, DOORS, WINDOWS, SHELVES, KNOBS, BOXES, TABLES, BEDS . THE AUTHOR IS A MASTER CRATSMAN WITH VAST EXPERIENCE OF DESIGNING AND WORKING WITH WOOD . HE IS A MEMBER OF THE GERMAN ASSOCIATION OF WOODTURNERS .