Featuring each piece in detail, exploded drawings and applying time-honoured dimensions and ergonomic standards, this visual sourcebook takes the guesswork out of furniture joinery, assembly, dimension and style. It covers hundreds of pieces of furniture, including kitchen cabinets, dining tables, desks, bookcases and chests.

How to Design and Construct Furniture That Works 'Ideas and Inspiration. A visual source of information ranging from furniture styles and dimensions to joinery. The essence of more than 100 classic furniture pieces is captured in highly detailed, exploded drawings. 'Standards. Take the guesswork out of designing kitchen cabinets, dining tables, desks, bookcases, and chests by applying the time-honored dimension and ergonomic standards shown here. 'Options and Alternatives. With more than 150 joints and subassemblies at your fingertips, you'll be able to easily alter a projects appearance or construction. 'Construction Solutions. More than 1,300 drawings take you inside furniture and show you classic solutions to age-old problems, such as: hanging a drawer, attaching a tabletop, pegging a mortise. 'Plans. If you don't have the time or inclination to design your own furniture, check out the sources we provide for specific plans for most of the furniture pieces shown.