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THE ART AND CRAFT OF

CABINET-MAKING

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A Facsimile Reprint of the 1891 classic book on cabinet-making

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Introduction by Gary Roberts

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The Art And Craft Of Cabinet-Making; A Practical Handbook To The Construction Of

Cabinet Furniture
David Denning
Originally Published By: Whittaker & Co., London, New York
1891
No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in an electronic retrieval system, or
transmitted in any form or by an means, electronic, mechanical, photocopy,
photographic or otherwise without the written permission of the publisher.

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Copyright 2010 The Toolemera Press

All rights reserved.

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Excerpts of one page or less for the purposes of review and comment are
permissible.

International Standard Book Number

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ISBN : 978-0-9825329-8-0

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(Trade Paperback)

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Published by
The Toolemera Press
Dedham, Massachusetts
U.S.A. 02026
http://toolemera.com

Manufactured in the United States of America

David Denning

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Little is known of who David Denning was, where he lived or

worked. Denning authored four books on woodworking as well as
articles for a variety of journals, both amateur craft and professional
trade. From the breadth of his writings, we can assume that he was an
experienced woodworker, most likely an educator and/or tradesman.
Denning is referred to in a number of manual arts texts of the late
19th and early 20th Centuries, indicating his acceptance by the
educational community as a useful resource.

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Bibliography (All four titles to be published by The Toolemera

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The Art And Craft Of Cabinet-Making: 1891

Polishes And Stains For Wood: c1894
Wood Carving For Amateurs: 1894
Fretwork and Marquetry : A Practical Manual of instructions in
the Art of Fret-Cutting and Marquetry Work: 1895

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The Popular Science Monthly

1892: May - October; Vol. 41, p. 274
Mr. David Dennings hand-book on The Art and Craft of CabinetMaking (Macmillian, $1.50) will be welcomed by amateurs and
young craftsmen, and even experienced workman may derive pleasure
and profit from it. It relates to the construction of cabinet furniture,
the use of tools, the formation of joints, etc., explaining the ordinary
reliable methods of the workshop, but not exploiting novelties in style
or process. It marks the distinction between cabinet-making and
joinery, and between cabinet-making and decoration; gives a review
of the development of furniture, in which the tricks and deceits of a
class of dealers in pretended antiques are exposed; and then furnishes

practical information, with more than two hundred illustrations,

concerning the various matters pertaining to cabinet-making furniture woods, glue, nails, tools, wooden appliances made by the
user, grinding and sharpening tools, joints, structural details,
construction of parts, drawing, veneering, etc., and the construction
of various articles.
Nature: International Journal of Science
1892: Vol.46; August 4, p. cviii

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The Art and Craft of Cabinet-Making, by D. Denning. With 219

illustrations.
We heartily commend it. - Cabinet Maker
Well planned, and written in a pleasing and simple style. - Nature
A carefully considered and well-written book. - Work

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The Furniture Gazette

1892: February 15; p. 23

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We have received for review a copy of the Art and Craft of CabinetMaking, published by Messrs. Whittaker and Co., of London, the
author being David Denning. A cursory glance at the work shows
that Mr. Denning is fully acquainted with the subject on which he
writes. The book is profusely illustrated with over 200 diagrams, and
is nicely got up. The size is 8vo, and the work contains 320 pages,
including and excellent and comprehensive index. The price of the
work is 5s. It cannot be considered dear at the price. Commencing at
the beginning, the book takes the reader on to the more advanced
paths of the art on which it treats. Throughout the work the mode of
explanation is really comprehensive and masterly. The book deserves a
large sale.

Toolemera Press Facsimile Reprints

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tools, trades and industries. We will only reprint items held in our
personal library. We will never use a source document from any
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aspect of the publishing process. All imaging is accomplished either
in-house or by contract with respected document imaging services.
We use Print-On-Demand to keep our prices affordable.

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