Making Antique Furniture Reproductions

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The book begins with an introduction to the fundamentals of cabinetmaking and woodworking, how to cut, square and plane lumber, the use and care of hand tools, and then clear explanations of such processes as joinery, drawer construction, dovetailing, wood-turning methods, gluing, ball-and-claw foot carving and other wood-carving details as well as how to choose the correct stock