Concentrating more on the Essentials than Virtuosity
Really, really a fine book. Recently, I have been putting together a no-frills poplar extension dining-table following the indications of a number of Fine-Woodworking's regular contributors. Both my brother and a friend (both of them carpenters) said, whatever you do, don't make your own chairs, it'll take a lifetime, which then led me to a fruitless and saddening search for a chair on the various "unfinished furniture" Websites. So, after receiving this particular title, I see that the included chapter on the dowel chair, which appears fairly easy to make, is perfectly analogous to the dining table I have been working on. So look around, I do not think you will find many books on the design and theory of dining room chairs, apart from this one. And thankfully, the inclusion of the gallery of chairs is only there to give one an idea of what it is to be a chair-design virtuoso. As for the rest, it largely concentrates on the essentials. For instance, roughly half of the designs as presented feature straight-back chairs, before introducing curved-back chairs towards the end.
Good Chairmaking Book
This is a well written book. It does an excellent job of starting off with basic chair designs and moving on to more advanced designs. A lot of good photographs show the process of chairmaking. The gallery of chairs from other woodworkers is great - inspiring.
Best How To Book Ever
Jeff Miller starts you out with the most basic chair ever and then leads you along to more and more complicated designs step by step. By the end of the book, you feel confident in starting to build an arm chair. Great book.
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