The sixth book in Taunton's Furniture Projects series, Dining Tables features nine attractive, practical projects in a variety of different styles. There's Country, Shaker, traditional Colonial, even Queen Anne. These projects are designed to provide a suitable place for a gathering, as well as enhance a family's special occasions.
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Kim Carleton Graves is a contributor for Taunton Press titles including Dining Tables.
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A table, pared down to its essentials, is just a flat surface raised to an appropriate height for dining. Read the first page
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This is a very good book. I have built now 4 tables using this book and another one called "Tables" by the same publisher. It will tell you how to make a variety of dining room tables, how to plan their size and types of construction including the use of veneer. The instructions are easy to follow, which is great. The reason I give it a 4 is for several reasons: 1. It didn't discuss removable legs or other methods for joining legs to tables (I have used or seen a number of options) other than the farmer's trestle, this is a problem for those of us that need very large tables for home or work but have to move. 2. A more thourough discussion of veneering would have been apprpriate including types of glue, balanced panel construction, types of veneer, venneer softening, flattening, etc. I realise that that is not the purpose of this book, but a one page discussion would have been appropriate. 3. More details on finishing would be good as well. But for this try "Understanding Wood Finishing" by Bob Flexner.
For anyone wanting to make a simple dining room or conference room table, with permanent legs, this book will do the trick.
For anyone wanting to make a simple dining room or conference room table, with permanent legs, this book will do the trick.
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Format:Paperback
Taunton puts out great books with great authors, this book is no different. Great layout and information.
I can't add much to what was already stated in the earlier reviews except that Kim Carleton Graves was easy to contact through email. He responded quickly, professionally and was very informative.
In summary, buy the book you wont be disappointed.
I can't add much to what was already stated in the earlier reviews except that Kim Carleton Graves was easy to contact through email. He responded quickly, professionally and was very informative.
In summary, buy the book you wont be disappointed.
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I bought this book looking for a design I could use for a dining room table. What I found was not only a design that I loved, but clear step-by-step instructions, drawings, and great photographs. The section on table building basics which covers table size and clearance, wood movement, and torsion box construction was extremely informative.
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Interesting and versatile designs
I am an amateur wood worker, recently retired to the mountains from the music business in Los Angeles, so I was looking for interesting projects. Read more
Published on Oct 8 2002 by Stan Farber
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Dining Tables - an excellent choice
Tables...design, techniques, joinery, finishes....it is all covered in this book. I have looked for a book on tables for a long time and I finally found this one by Kim Carleton... Read more
Published on May 29 2002 by Dennis E. Peacock
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Awsome book for anyone even considering a table project!
Hi, I love this book. As usual, it is difficult to go wrong w/ the newer Taunton books and this is another winner. Read more
Published on May 3 2002
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Covers the waterfront
Great Book. Combination of Furniture Making 101 with graduate instruction in advanced techniques. Clear descriptions and easy reading.
Published on April 4 2002 by Howard Metz
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All types of tables and techniques
I've purchased numerous woodworking books and found this one of the more useful. The photos are excellent and coupled with the text and tips are close to looking over the... Read more
Published on Mar 11 2002
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dining tables exposed
If you need to construct a dining table you would be hard pressed to require a design or construction technique not found in this book. Read more
Published on Mar 4 2002 by J. Morris
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How to do it, and do it right!
An outstanding example of a how-to woodworking book. Lavishly produced. Outstanding color photos, and crisply labeled diagrams, complement a clearly written and lively text. Read more
Published on Feb 23 2002
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