The rustic furniture companion : traditions, techniques, and inspirations

Mack, Daniel, 1947- author.

Book 1996

The power of the forest is as much a part of rustic furniture as the joints and seating. says well-known rustic maker Daniel Mack. In The Rustic Furniture Companion, his second book on this subject, he engagingly describes the history, allure, styles, tools, and techniques of building with materials collected from trees. A richly evocative text and more than 200 photographs-color and black and white-bring to life this time-honored and now very po...

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ISBN:

9780937274972
0937274976

Description:

144 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents:

Introduction : Building with natural forms
The romance of the tree : Placement and presentation of rustic objects
Influences
Scrapbook history of rustic furniture : 19th to 20th century ; "Rustic seats and structures" ; Arts and Crafts movement ; Gustav Stickley's appreciation of wood ; Profile of Charles Sumner 1920s to 1930s ; International roots
Gallery of Contemporary rustic furniture makers : Organization ; Stick or twig ; Trees and logs ; Bentwood ; Bark appliqué and mosaic twig work ; Root and burl work ; Found and salvaged wood ; Mixed media ; Explorations in rustic observations by : William E. McCardle ; David Lee Sullenger ; Barry Gregson, Adirondack Rustics ; Jim Dobbie, Slash Furniture ; Barry Bellinger, Sampson Bog ; Mark Lee, WIllow Designs
Materials, tools and supplies : Fresh cut, fallen, retrieved ; Peeled, regrown, reused ; Reclaimed from pallets ; Storing and drying wood ; Tool list ; Seating ; Shop safety ; Mortise and tenon joints ; Collection of projects as they were being done : Ian Johnson ; Tom Loeser ; David Robinson ; Jim Dobbie, slash table ; Daniel Mack, installing an apple tree newel post ; Selling rustic work ; Good design in rustic furniture
Projects : From the past ; "Veranda chairs" ; "Slab furniture" ; Projects (almost) without tools
Resources, people, materials, tools, books, and topic information

LCCN:

95040314 //r982

Control Number:

61386

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