Desks, Bookcases, and Entertainment Centers (Best of WWJ): Working Furniture for Your Home (Fox Chapel Publishing) Best of Woodworker's Journal

Desks, Bookcases, and Entertainment Centers (Best of WWJ): Working Furniture for Your Home (Fox Chapel Publishing) Best of Woodworker's Journal

Hand-picked from the pages of Woodworker's Journal, these 15 classic projects were selected for their functionality around the house. With a variety of styles to accommodate your home's decor, projects include a federal-style secretary's desk, and elegant entertainment center, a modular computer desk, Barrister bookcases, walnut library shelves and more. Each project includes detailed exploded drawings, lists of materials, step-by-step color photos and all the tips you need to avoid mistakes. You're sure to find your home's next project in this book! A few pages into this Woodworker's Journal compilation and I was giving it the thumbs down, dismissing it because the first of its 15 projects are reproduction pieces, a concept I have difficulty in reconciling in conjunction with modern technology - not that the images featured anything so vulgar as a PC. But of course you should never judge a book by its opening spreads, and I could happily contemplate a computer on a Sanle Fe-slyle desk, a workmanlike but elegant computer desk with ample storage for files and ledger, and a 4-piece modular computer desk. Where this book really scores, however, is in its presentation. Each project comes wilh pages 01 highly delailed technical drawings and materials lisls along with useful technique tips and clear photos. And if you need a bookcase to store it in, there are several here that should more than fit the bill. Best of Woodworker's Journal: Desks, Bookcases & Entertainment Centers is a collection of furniture pieces that provide comfort and organization the minute they leave the shop. As part of a new 10-book series from the pages of Woodworker's Journal, editors have selected 15 functional projects for the home. Projects include a Queen Anne writing desk, a cherry Arts and Crafts stereo cabinet, a modular computer desk, a walnut library bookcase, and elegant entertainment center and more. It features technical and exploded drawings, materials list for each project, step-by-step instructions, and helpful quick tips. Hand-picked from the pages of Woodworker's Journal, this guidebook features 14 classic projects for building beautiful bookcases, shelves, desks, and entertainment centers. Each project is accompanied by detailed exploded drawings, lists of required materials, step-by-step color photographs, sidebars on finishing, and helpful tips and techniques to increase productivity and avoid costly mistakes. With a variety of styles to accommodate beginners and intermediate level woodworkers, projects include a federal-style secretary's desk, a modular computer desk, a compact computer cabinet, Barrister bookcases, walnut library shelves, and an elegant entertainment center. Desks, Bookcases & Entertainment Centers Working Furniture for Your Home Well-made furniture needs to accomplish two things: it needs to work hard in your home and look good doing it. Your desk needs to help you get your work done, your bookcases need to hold lots of stuff without a complaint, and your entertainment center is essential in bringing your family together for years to come. Now, with Desks, Bookcases & Entertainment Centers and the help of Woodworker's Journal, America's leading woodworking authority, you too can build hard-working and beautiful furniture for the home. From an Arts & Crafts stereo cabinet to a Queen Anne writing desk, this book delivers a variety of 15 good-looking projects that will get to work providing comfort and functionality the moment they leave your shop. Plus, each project includes detailed plans, expert instructions, and helpful tips to ensure your finished piece is built to last. What's Inside: - 15 attractive and functional projects in a variety of classic styles - Comprehensive material lists - Easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions - Detailed technical and exploded drawings - Helpful quick tips from the experts Bill Hylton is the author of Router Magic and Woodworking with the Router, and appears at woodworking seminars and demonstrations around the country. He is an expert on routers, power tools, and furniture building. He lives in Quarryville, Pennsylvania.