Research guides: FURN: Fine Furniture: Find books & e-books

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Browse our fine woodworking books

Browse these areas of the Interurban library book shelves

N area

NA190 - NA1555.5 : History of Architecture
NK1100 - NK2200 : Design
NK2200 - NX280 : Furniture Design

TS - TT area

TS800 - TT870 : Furniture Making

Sample books on design

Human Dimension and Interior Space a source book of design reference standards by Julius Panero; Martin Zelnik
Call Number: NA 2542.4 P356
Furniture Design by James Christopher Postell; Jim Postell
Call Number: NK 2260 P67 2007
Furniture: world styles from classical to contemporary by Judith Miller
Call Number: NK 2235 M54 2005
This comprehensive, full-color reference provides a global overview and spans the last 3,000 years of design.
Classical Chinese Furniture by Marcus Flacks
Call Number: NK 2668 F59 2012

Sample books on tools & techniques

Wood and Wood Joints by Klaus Zwerger; Valerio Olgiati (Foreword by)
Call Number: TH 2301 Z9413 2015
Woodworking with Power Tools: Tools, Techniques & Projects by Editors of Fine Woodworking
Call Number: E-book. Click title for access.
Also available in print TT 153.5 W646 2019
Woodworking with Hand Tools by Editors of Fine Woodworking
Call Number: E-book. Click title for access.
Finishing Wood by Editors of Fine Woodworking
Call Number: Online book. Click title for access

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