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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.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Zegel, Jon, 1948-
- Running Press, publisher.
- Running Press Imprint Collection (University of Pennsylvania) PU
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Furniture making.
- furniture making.
- 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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