Comments on: A Close Look at ‘Furniture in the Southern Style’

By: jstone000

jstone000 — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 00:11:46 +0000

Got my “Furniture in the Southern Style” this week. Love it. I’ve lost count of how many times I have picked it back up to go through it again. My favorite pieces run pretty much the same as Chris’. I am a lifelong Southerner, too so I can identify and agree with what Chris says. No cut list? No problem. I don’t cut up my pieces ahead of needing them anyway and I would rather depend on actual length, width, and thickness as dictated by the piece at the point at which it is needed. Given that, who needs really needs a tape and cut list for 90 percent of the build.

By: dpl1956

dpl1956 — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:01:41 +0000

Many times I have modified the size of the project to fit an area. But like the cut list. I was going to purchase this but if it doesn’t have one to look at to begin with I will pass on this. It saves me time. If I have to do my own then it is not worth it. Sorry.

By: Robert W. Lang

Robert W. Lang — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 01:04:22 +0000

Here is some explanation http://www.popularwoodworking.com/woodworking-blogs/editors-blog/chicken-foot-from-southern-furniture

By: griffithpark

griffithpark — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:58:20 +0000

millcrek – what bothered me about the photo caption: no explanation in the text or a companion photo of why it’s a misinterpretation.

The absoluteism I can filter, but the teaching moment was missed.

By: John Cashman

John Cashman — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 17:36:26 +0000

I got mine in the mail yesterday, so haven’t had a chance to look too closely. I’m still partial to New England furniture, but think Philadelphia is too ornate, and Southern a little plain. But this is a unique book, the first, I hope, of its kind, and finally does for southern furniture what many others have done for the northeast. Nice work.

By: Justin Tyson

Justin Tyson — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:03:40 +0000

I think that this book will provide an excellent foundation for more in-depth study of southern furniture. The North Carolina nine-drawer chest and the Charleston stretcher table are now on my “to-build” list. I hope that the book will foster enough interest in southern furniture that further tomes may explore specific styles and regions of the South. I grew up in near Savannah, Georgia, and my wife near Charleston, SC, but we now live in southwest Mississippi. The furniture of the French-influenced Mississippi River Region is vastly different from the English-inspired pieces that populate the homes of the southern Atlantic coast and deserves separate study.

By: Mitch Wilson

Mitch Wilson — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 14:24:48 +0000

So now you think you’re Paul Revere. A day trip with your daughter to Mount Vernon might do you some good. Then, perhaps, you’ll stick to flossing and tool chests.

By: Daver

Daver — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 03:33:17 +0000

I recieved my book the other day and can’t wait to start a new project. Figuring out which one will be a problem. I just wish that there more pictures of the objects and thwat they were in color. It would be great if a photo file could be made available on line.

By: Bill Lattanzio

Bill Lattanzio — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 01:33:14 +0000

Being born and raised in Philadelphia and now living in Chester county (and also being a huge fan of Chuck Bender) I find myself partial to the Chester County/Philadelphia style of furniture. In my mind it is the pinnacle of American furniture making. However, I was stationed in Georgia and enjoyed the south. At the age of 19 I didn’t really bother with much with looking at furniture during my time there, but I may have to check this book out…

By: trainman0978

trainman0978 — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:01:06 +0000

Can’t wait. Ordered mine last Friday. Should be arriving any day now. With the sale promo the store had going last week, I got the book and CD shipped to the door for under thirty bucks. Quite possibly one of the best deals they had available during the 12 day sale.