Taunton's Complete Illustrated Guide to Period Furniture Details

This new paperback expands on the techniques covered in "Shaping Wood--a title in the enormously successful Complete Illustrated Guides series. It covers joinery relating to 18th century furniture styles, as well as the demanding techniques required to complete ornate period pieces. Turning and carving, as well as building accurately, are all included in a highly visual format. Anyone who loves period details and longs to create them will want this book.

Lonnie Bird was a long-time contributing editor to American Woodworker and frequently contributes to Fine Woodworking. For many years, Bird ran a university woodworking program. He lives in Dandridge, Tennessee where he makes 18th-century furniture and operates a woodworking school