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Furniture Making Plain And Simple [Hardcover]

Adlren Watson (Author)
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5.0 out of 5 stars I really do love this book. Oct 1 2010
By Bradley Gould
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
I'm at best an amateur carpenter, but I enjoy playing with wood. The thought of attempting furniture has always daunted me, until I found this book. It gives clear, simple, easy instructions, and good diagrams, showing how to build various classic pieces of furniture. Plain and simple sums it up perfectly. Not without a bit of style and decoration, but certainly not overdone. Tasteful, elegant, simple furniture. Perfect furniture to show off woodworking skills, and the instructions to give you the skills too.
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Amazon.com: 4.7 out of 5 stars  3 reviews
17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Furniture Making Plain and Simple May 15 2000
By Mark T. Wypyski - Published on Amazon.com
Excellent book for the beginner or amateur woodworker. Well written, simple explanations of all the basics with hundreds of great, clear drawings and diagrams (the excellent illustrations in this book really makes it stand out over the vast majority of books of this type). Also included are instructions for eleven different interesting furniture projects.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Watson - we have a (book)case to solve Oct 31 2008
By Dick Johnson - Published on Amazon.com
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If you have never opened a book by Aldren Watson, you are missing one of the treats of woodworking literature. The line drawings are unbelievably clear and helpful. The text is easy to read and if you follow the instructions, you'll actually produce what he's describing.

I haven't found an erroneous measurement or missing item from a list of materials. His style leads you to believe you can actually do this stuff (and you don't need $10k worth of power tools).
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4.0 out of 5 stars The "go to" book for hand tool projects Jun 7 2012
By D. J. - Published on Amazon.com
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Mr. Watson has this book and one called "Hand tools". Both are considered must have books for any hand tool woodworker. This book has several projects and the illustrations (line art) are first rate and easy to understand.

It seems that anyone who is a prominate and well known hand tool woodworker has nothing but positive things to say about Aldren Watson. I'm not even close to being well known, but I certainly agree with them. I reference his two books often and they have given me several ideas and educated me to the point that it has certainly enhanced my woodworking experience.

If there is any downside, it's simply that he uses some very old techniques of hand tool woodworking and while informative, some seem to be quite outdated. Some of his designs of early American furniture may seem "old" to some, I see them as timeless.
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