Describes the history, community, and daily life of the early American furniture maker, the types of wood he chose, his shop, tools, techniques, and business affairs.
Guide to beginning woodworking using a small array of basic tools, discussing how to use your tools, picking out wood, and choosing a workplace; includes step-by-step instructions and illustrations to making thirty-seven different items.
Four furniture-makers discuss how they design and make one-of-a-kind chairs, desks, tables, or other furniture that will go into homes, offices, and museums.
Presents decorating tips from the interior designers of The Learning Channel's "Trading Spaces," showing how to customize the furnishings and other elements of a room to personalize its look; provides tours of over twenty rooms transformed on the show and includes sixteen projects.