With Saw Plane and Chisel – Zachary Dillinger

With Saw Plane and Chisel: How to Build Historic American Furniture With Hand Tools. Author, Zachary Dillinger

With Saw, Plane and Chisel documents the hand-tool-only construction of six pieces of classic American period furniture, spanning the major styles from the 1690s through to the mid-19th century. This book includes details on how to do veneer work, inlay, painted decoration, etc. Finally, With Saw, Plane and Chisel offers a brief look at the historical development of these styles and the European influences from which they evolved.

Woodworkers will gain a strong understanding of how period furniture was made, how that influenced the development of those styles, and how to use this information to make excellent, realistic period furniture today.

Paperback, 176 pages

ISBN 978-1-44034-339-1