From Tree to Table: How to Make Your Own Rustic Log Furniture (Fox Chapel Publishing) Practical Woodworking Information, Detailed Building Instructions, and Expert Troubleshooting Advice - Softcover

Alan Garbers

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1565239822 ISBN 13: 9781565239821

Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing, 2019

Synopsis

Discover how to build rustic furniture from cut timber in this comprehensive guide for woodworkers!

• Comprehensive guide to building rustic furniture from cut timber
• Detailed instructions for beds, tables, benches, coat racks, lamps, kiva ladders, and more
• Practical information on procuring and processing logs
• Sage troubleshooting advice based on years of experience
• Expert guidance on all the woodworking techniques you need to know
• Author Alan Garbers is an award-winning outdoor writer and photographer

In From Tree to Table, award-winning outdoor writer and photographer Alan Garbers shows how to use raw logs to make stylish rustic pieces.

Alan provides detailed, practical information on procuring and processing logs, with sage troubleshooting advice based on years of experience. Learn which species look best with the bark on, and which work better with the bark off. Find out why wood may shrink, warp, or crack, and how to deal with rot, decay, and insects. Get expert guidance on all the woodworking techniques you need to know, from steam bending and joinery to sanding, gluing, and finishing.

From Tree to Table offers instructions for making charming cabin-style beds, tables, benches, lamps, coat racks, kiva ladders, and more!

"One of the most popular furniture styles today is rustic furniture, rich with history..."
—RefinedElements

About this title

About the Author

Alan J. Garbers is an award-winning writer and photographer who is passionate about the outdoors. His writing credits include hundreds of articles in Indiana Outdoor News, Indiana Game & Fish, Muzzle Blasts, Outdoor Guide Magazine, Fur-Fish-Game, Boundary Waters Journal, Boys' Quest, Fun For Kidz, Mother Earth News, Cricket, Small Farm Today, American Careers, Arizona Hunter & Angler, Old West, and others. Garbers is a past board member of the Association of Great Lakes Outdoor Writers (AGLOW) and past president of Hoosier Outdoor Writers (HOW).

From the Back Cover

Build Rustic Furniture from Timber

Discover the craft of building distinctive rustic furniture from cut timber in this comprehensive guide for woodworkers. Award-winning outdoor writer Alan Garbers shows how to use raw logs to make earthy but elegant pieces. Alan offers sage troubleshooting advice on procuring and processing logs, slabs, and rough-cut lumber, based on years of experience and a passion for the outdoors. He walks you through all of the tools and techniques you need to know for making a variety of eco-chic furniture, much like you might find in an upscale lodge or luxurious backwoods resort.

• Make one-of-a-kind cabin-style beds, tables, benches, lamps, coat racks, kiva ladders, and more.
• Learn which tree species look best with the bark on, and which work better with the bark off.
• Find out why wood may shrink, warp, or crack—and how to deal with rot, decay, and insects.
• Get practical, hands-on guidance for furniture-making techniques—from steam bending and joinery to sanding, gluing, and finishing.

"Alan Garbers gives you straight-shooting, well-seasoned advice, mixed with a sense of humor, on finding sources for log furniture and building projects in the rustic style."
—Joanna Takes,
Editor of Woodworker's Journal

Edition details

• Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1565239822
• ISBN 13: 9781565239821
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 152