Projects you'll be proud to build! If you enjoy the satisfaction of making beautiful furniture, you'll be pleased with the projects in this book. Classic American Furniture offers 20 attractive pieces--all custom designed by Christopher Schwarz and the editors of Woodworking Magazine. Every project has been thoroughly planned so it not only looks good, but it's simple to build. You'll also find: Simple hand-tool techniques you can use to create a hand-crafted look. Skill-building advice that will make you a better woodworker overall. Special finishing techniques. Follow the advice in this book and you'll have the skills and confidence to create beautiful furniture every time.|If you enjoy the satisfaction of making beautiful furniture, you'll be pleased with the projects in this book. Classic American Furniture offers 20 attractive pieces--all custom designed by Christopher Schwarz and the editors of Woodworking Magazine. Every project has been thoroughly planned so it not only looks good, but it's simple to build.|Over the course of its four-year life, Woodworking magazine was known for the high quality of its furniture projects and the level of detailed instructions and woodworking techniques the editors provided to help readers build them. Now we've sorted through the hundreds of pages of content in these magazines to pick 20 of the very best furniture projects. ...Each project is a classic American design in the popular Shaker or Arts and Crafts style. To add more value to the book we're included 18 sidebars. Some teach woodworkers techniques they can use to build these and future projects; others demonstrate alternative finishes that readers can apply to give their projects a unique look. ... Finally, while Woodworking magazine was printed in BandW to give it a historic look, we will be presenting the projects in full colour for the first time, further enticing readers to buy the book.