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Fast Furniture : the Zegel System : a unique forgotten method of building simple, beautiful wooden furniture / written and illustrated by Jon Zegel.

LIBRA Running Press Collection
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English
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Penn Provenance:
  • Teacher, Stuart (donor) (Running Press copy)
Physical Description:
123, [3] pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
Other Title:
Zegel system
Place of Publication:
Philadelphia : Running Press, 1978.
Contents:
  • Premise
  • Introduction: Read This First
  • Part One: Before You Begin. How the FF System Works; Design: Making Furniture That Fits You; Plywood and How to Buy It; Handling and Using Plywood; How to Do a Layout; Smoothing, Edge Treatment, Sanding; Finishing, Drawers; Cushions
  • Part Two: Building the Furniture. Introduction; General Furniture: Easy Chair, Love Seat, and Sofa, End Table, Coffee Table, and Ottoman, Room Divider/Shelves, Stereo Center, Desk, Two-Faced Desk, Straight Chairs, Lunch Counter/Bar, Round Table, Rocking Chair; Dining Room Furniture: Dining Table, Sideboard/Buffet; Bedroom Furniture: Bed, Dressing Table, Chest of Drawers, Bedside Tables; Children's Furniture: Bunk Beds, Climb-on-it/Superbed, Kiddy-Cubby, Cradle, Little Stool, Toy Box; For Your Workshop: Workbench; Projects for Scraps: Little Shelf, Cubby Holes, Closet Extenders, Trivet, Waste Basket, Bed Tray, Umbrella Stand
  • Part Three: Reference. Glossary of Terms; ...; FF Graph Paper; ...; Metric Conversion Chart; FF Scale Ruler.
Notes:
  • "Cover art direction by James Wizard Wilson. Cover photography by Michael LaRiche. Interior design by Fetterman & Fetterman. Edited by Amy Shapiro and Peter John Dorman. Typography: Stymie, by CompArt, Inc., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania"--Title page verso.
  • Includes bibliographical references (page 118) and index.
Local Notes:
  • Running Press Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2008 by Stuart "Buz" Teacher.
  • Running Press copy is "1" printing.
Other Format:
Online version: Zegel, Jon, 1948- Fast furniture.
ISBN:
  • 089471029X
  • 9780894710292
  • 0894710281
  • 9780894710285
OCLC:
3608511

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