New woodworking project book for Christmas

I just received a new woodworking book for Christmas.

It's called Early American Country Furniture, written by Dennis Hambucken and published by Countryman Press.

This is mainly a book of Projects, See below for a list of projects. There are 22 projects in all.

The book starts with some history of each project and shows pictures of how it would fit in a natural setting. I enjoyed reading about each project and the associated photos are great.

There is also a discussion of metal hardware, knobs, pegs and turned buttons.

There is also a chapter on Finishing. The chapter includes a section on milk paint application, which is very detailed and very good.

There is a section on lumber selection which is very basic but very good for beginners.

There are instruction on jigs for both panel cutting and tenoning. There is instruction on Dovetail joints, breadboard panels and panel doors.

The remaining part of the book consist of construction diagrams, which are well illustrated but only offer suggested dimensions.

Overall the book is well written and is well illustrated with over 600 step by step illustrations, which make any project much easier to complete. I will build several of these projects and post the pictures in the future.

Here is a list of projects: Candle box, Tavern pipe box, Saltboxes, Wall boxes, Nantucket candle box, Seaman's chest, Fireplace bellows, Hanging cupboard, Chimney cupboard, washstand, blanket chest, storage boxes, Hanging corner cupboard, Shaker bank of drawers, chest of drawers and wide cupboard.

Overall a great book.