Making & Repairing Wooden Clock Cases

Fix doors, joints, panels, moldings, veneering, marquetry, inlays and bandings, lacquer work, finishes, and even gilding. Or, re-create the beauty of traditional clock cases by designing and constructing your own--you'll find plans for everything from cuckoo and mantel clocks to long-cases, and 13 different historically accurate hood types. Specialized workshop techniques such as twist turning, making curved moldings, laying veneers, and crossbanding are fully explained and comprehensively illustrated. 192 pages, 110 b/w illus., 8 x 10 1/2.