With All the Precision Possible - Roubo on Furniture

With All the Precision Possible: Roubo on Furniture. Author, André-Jacob Roubo

By Donald C. Williams, Michele Pietryka-Pagán & Philippe Lafargue

Representing a decade of work by an international team, this book is the first English translation of the 18th-century masterpiece: L´ art du Menuisier by André-Jacob Roubo. This, Lost Art Press' second volume, covers Roubo's writing on woodworking tools, the workshop, joinery and building furniture.In addition to the translated text and images from the original, With All the Precision Possible: Roubo on Furniture also includes five contemporary essays on Roubo's writing by craftsmen Christopher Schwarz, Don Williams, Michael Mascelli, Philippe Lafargue and Jonathan Thornton.

Roubo on Furniture is filled with insights into working wood and building furniture that are difficult or impossible to find in both old and modern woodworking books. Unlike many woodworking writers of the 18th century Roubo was a traditionally trained and practicing joiner. He interviewed fellow craftsmen from other trades to gain a deep and nuanced view of their practices. He learned to draw, so almost all of the illustrations in this book came from his hand.The above facts are important because many early woodworking books are filled with information that is not quite right and drawings that were made by non-woodworkers. Not so with Roubo.No matter what sort of woodworking you do or your skill level, Roubo on Furniture will expand greatly your knowledge of how fine furniture was (and still should be) built.

Like all Lost Art Press books, Roubo on Furniture is made entirely in the United States with quality binding and materials. All of the acid-free pages are sewn together and then bonded with a fiber tape so the book will not fall apart. The cover is a heavy and stiff board covered with cotton cloth.

ISBN 978-0-9978702-3-7

472 pages, Hardcover

Publisher: Lost Art Press
Reviews:  Lost Art Press Reviews

We do not sell Lost Art Press books to resellers.
We reserve the right to cancel any order we believe to be from a reseller.