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Alan peters furniture maker british woodworking magazine. This handbook is indispensable to any selfemployed craftsman, student, or woodworker looking to start a business. We are passionate about getting children to read and understand the importance of creating fun and enticing areas to encourage reading for pleasure. Jun 11, 2014 the book offers a comprehensive overview of the modern history of furniture in this region against the backdrop of significant developments in the field worldwide. The complete book of furniture repair and refinishing by. Books for primary and secondary schools at peters we have decades of experience, and were passionate about inspiring children and young people to read. In particular, the section on drawer construction is. He began making furniture, after a career in book publishing, in the early nineties.
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My client base was the bath antique trade along with a couple of dealers from the kings road in chelsea. Alan peters, who has died aged 76, spent much of his life sharing his passion for wood and furniture design. Alan peters epitomises all that one expects of a craftsman. His work has been shown at prestigious craft shows such as the smithsonian, the philadelphia museum of art, the washington craft show and many others as. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. He is well known for his book cabinetmaking a professional approach republished in 2009 and his revision for the fourth edition of. Bookniture furniture hidden in a book by mikeplateaus. Once read you can appreciate why this book, in all its incarnations, is so highly thought of. Inspiring, instructional and documentary style publications. How to make your own furniture by williams, henry lionel and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. These home decorations and pieces of furniture are all inspired by the aesthetic of a book collection. According to alan, he lived a somewhat normal life, remarking that i had few concerns beyond typical teenage problems. Weve been inspiring children with great books for over 80 years thanks to our passionate staff, magical showroom and dedication to childrens literacy.
Rob hetler brings a lifetime of hand craftsmanship and an artists eye to the custom furniture, builtins, cabinets, and kitchens he designs and crafts in his woodworking shop on whidbey island in washington state. Such a procedure enhances the figure in the wood, yields a surface sensuous to the touch, and produces an ambiance which is evident in antiques but missing from todays factory made products. Peters is the uks leading childrens specialist book supplier to nurseries, schools, academies, school library services and public libraries. Alan peters is an awardwinning woodworker with more than 45 years of. Library design service peters educational furniture uk. Also included loads of information on timber, the process of the tree through to milled timber to use.
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Modest leader of a generation of furniture designermakers. Bookniture unfolds from a book to a multifunctional furniture. Five drawer chest brown oak,holm oak and african blackwood. Furniture is one of the chief requisites in our lives, promoting, as it does, health and happiness. Newly qualified designermakers set out with the high ideal of possessing his quiet integrity. He was a role model and a mentor when i really needed one. In just a flip, you will never run out of tables and seats. Alan peters furniture award 2020 gordon russell design museum. Ultimately, bassetts efforts saved some 700 jobs and his vaughanbassett company, the nations largest wood bedroom furniture maker. Childrens school furniture peters educational furniture uk. If you have an interest in woodwork or furniture making, you need this book. The huntley features a full range of positions for headup and footup enjoyment.
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