Simple Japanese Furniture: 24 Classic Step-By-Step Projects
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Simple Japanese Furniture presents 24 simple and stylish furniture projects for the home based on timeless Japanese designs. Each project is presented with notes on the key design elements of each piece, the tools and techniques needed, and step-by-step instructions for completion. The designs are chosen to illustrate the structure of furniture and key principles in furniture building, and the techniques are well-suited to working with cuts of coniferous trees, especially cedar. Each project is described in a brief overview, with notes on degree of difficulty and an emphasis on key design elements .This isfollowedby a detailed descriptive sectionwithhelpfulillustrations. Will appeal to woodworkers and hand-tool enthusiasts , the book reflects growing interest in making simple, practical furniture for the home as well as an appreciation of Japanese design. Review: Easy to understand directions, elegant furniture. - This book has wonderful plans for easy to understand directions. The plain but attractive furniture featured is a woodworkers paradise. Love it! Review: Pretty great and interesting plans in this book but no traditional joinery. - This is a pretty cool book and it includes many different plans and instructions but it does not include any traditional Japanese joinery as I would expect a book titled as such would include. This book instructs the use of screws, brads and corrugated nails. I would recommend this book to anyone looking to build some cool looking furniture using cheap construction grade materials but not for the carpenter looking to up his or her joinery game.
| Best Sellers Rank | #195,007 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #7 in Furniture & Carpentry Crafts #17 in Home Furniture #185 in Woodworking Projects (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.4 out of 5 stars 135 Reviews |
L**S
Easy to understand directions, elegant furniture.
This book has wonderful plans for easy to understand directions. The plain but attractive furniture featured is a woodworkers paradise. Love it!
J**E
Pretty great and interesting plans in this book but no traditional joinery.
This is a pretty cool book and it includes many different plans and instructions but it does not include any traditional Japanese joinery as I would expect a book titled as such would include. This book instructs the use of screws, brads and corrugated nails. I would recommend this book to anyone looking to build some cool looking furniture using cheap construction grade materials but not for the carpenter looking to up his or her joinery game.
C**R
Primer on building simple Japanese furniture
Excellent introduction to vernacular Japanese mid-century designs. The step- by-step instructions and illustrations are easy to understand, increasing the likelihood of success in building the projects offered in the book.
D**E
There's a trick to this book.
Unlike most woodworking books I've read, the drawings are to scale. This means that using a bevel guage (or angle-finder as the book calls it) you can get angles directly from the drawings. That's why there are no angle measures (other than 90 degrees). You can enlarge the drawings to full-scale using your printer or use them as is.
A**R
Great for newbie wood workers
Bought this for my dad who wood works pretty often. The designs are super simple and minimalistic (hence the name!) - would be great for anyone new to woodworking. I would say that some of the ideas are a little too simple for someone who is looking to challenge their wood working.
L**D
Very Japanese.
If you admire Japanese design and craftsmanship like I do, this is a book for you. If you are a woodworker - even better. Delicate looking stuff but if your joinery is good (follow directions carefully) it’s very, maybe deceptively strong. This is a good intro into furniture construction and woodworking skill building.
W**Y
Lacking in detail
A fun book with some nice pieces but anyone who wishes actually build the Pinched-Leg Side Table will be challenged by the lack of detail in the plans. Not a single miter is specified and one is left to reverse engineer the dimensions. Step 4 specifies "they are at an angle, so be careful with the angle" then jumps forward to "after processing sand all parts" A LOT of the processing as taken for granted.
G**L
More trouble than it’s worth
The furniture is cute and simple, but the drawings are missing important information. None of the angles are listed for any of the cuts. The instructions in the book recommends you enlarge the drawings with a photocopier, and then use an angle finder on the drawing to find your angle. This is not a streamlined process. It takes more time than it’s worth to figure out what the drawings mean before you can even get to building the project. There are mislabeled pieces in the drawings too. The labels in the “parts and materials” section do not add up with the “size of the parts” section in the photo shared in this post. The book is a bit of a mess, unfortunately. If the writers took the time to include all information and proofread their drawings, this would be a much better book and well worth the purchase. But, alas…
I**O
Precioso
Es una joya.
U**O
A book to read and use.
Beautiful book with lovely clear instructions.
M**O
Bueno para principiantes
El libro tiene los conceptos básicos de carpintería para principiantes y modelos de muebles de diferentes niveles de dificultad. El diseño es bueno y la impresión de excelente calidad.
A**R
Klare Kaufempfehlung
Super Buch, mit sehr anschaulichen Bildern und Anleitung. Auch die Materialliste ist schön aufgebaut und lässt sich gut lesen.
M**.
Simple Japanese Furniture
Il manuale Simple Japanese Furniture si rivela un vero e proprio gioiello, un ponte ben costruito tra l'eleganza sobria e funzionale del design orientale e la praticità del fai-da-te moderno. L'opera è un acquisto consigliato per lo hobbista che desideri trasformare la propria casa con pezzi di arredamento raffinati, durevoli e dall'estetica armoniosa.Il punto di forza innegabile del volume risiede nella qualità dei progetti proposti: mobili caratterizzati da un design minimalista e funzionale, sempre eleganti e sobri. Ogni progetto è illustrato da fotografie nitide e accompagnato da dettagliate istruzioni passo-passo, rendendo l'intero processo accessibile anche al principiante.La metodologia esplicativa che il manuale è di facile interpretazione anche per chi non mastica perfettamente la lingua inglese. Le idee sono semplici, ben spiegate e offrono numerosi spunti per costruire in autonomia mobili che hanno un valore estetico autentico.Il libro eccelle anche nel rigore dei piani: non manca nessuna dimensione necessaria alla costruzione. L'autore fornisce non solo le istruzioni, ma anche riferimenti e consigli pratici, come l'indicazione di utilizzare un Angle Finder (come specificato a pagina 25), assicurando che le misurazioni e gli angoli siano precisi.L'approfondimento generale sulle tecniche, i materiali e gli attrezzi arricchisce il volume di un valore artigianale prezioso, facendo di esso un compagno ideale per gli appassionati di interior design e falegnameria.Va fatta una precisazione: il titolo potrebbe ingannare chi cerca un testo sulla falegnameria tradizionale giapponese. Il manuale infatti, in un'ottica di massima accessibilità e semplicità costruttiva, non include le giunzioni tradizionali (joinery) ma istruisce all'uso di viti, chiodi e graffe.Questo, lungi dall'essere un difetto, è una scelta metodologica precisa: il libro si rivolge al falegname amatoriale che vuole risultati estetici cool e veloci, utilizzando materiali da costruzione comuni. È un manuale che insegna come ottenere un risultato raffinato con la massima semplicità, ed è per questo che è consigliato a chi vuole creare mobili durevoli senza dover padroneggiare tecniche secolari complesse. Simple Japanese Furniture è un'opera ottima che mantiene le promesse di eleganza e funzionalità. È un manuale pratico che rende il design d'alto livello accessibile a tutti.Consegna puntuale , imballo adeguato , rapporto qualità/costo corretto . Consigliato
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