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FURNITURE FOR THE GENERATIONS As a woodworker, you've no doubt admired examples of classic furniture. You know, the stuff that makes you go, "Wow! I wish I could build that." Now you can. Glen Huey, senior editor at "Popular Woodworking" magazine, takes you through each and every step of how to build 18th-Century furniture. And when you're done, the projects will last for generations. Complete plans, cutting lists and step-by-step photos with captions are included with each project. Here are some of the furniture pieces you will learn how to build: Massachusetts Block-Front ChestPennsylvania Chest-on-ChestChippendale Entertainment CenterNew England Chest BookcaseTownsend Newport High ChestFederal Inlaid TableShaker Small Chest of DrawersMassachusetts High Chest (highboy), This book, by acclaimed furniture maker Glen Huey, is the ultimate guide to building high-end period furniture. It makes crafting fine furniture accessible to woodworkers of every skill level with complete, easy-to-follow instructions and step-by-step photos. Among the 20 featured projects are: a Chippendale entertainment center, a Massachusetts high chest, a Federal inlaid table, an 18th-Century cupboard, and a New England bookcase and desk.

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