Schütze R. Modern Danish Furniture

Van Nost rand Rein hold, 1973. – 108 p.
ISBN: 0442299761Making Modern Danish Furniture is intended to be an inspiration and a guide for those who wish to make their own furniture and who have a carpenter's bench and ordinary hand-tools at their disposal. Further, the book has been laid out so that it can be used in school woodwork classes and at night schools, where it will be possible to work on rather larger projects.
The book begins by running through the materials, finishing methods and joints that are used in modern furniture. There follows a series of sections dealing with the common types of furniture, each section being introduced by practical advice on the design and function of the furniture in question. These are followed by examples, in drawings and in photographs, accompanied by detailed descriptions and instructions. The dimensions on the drawings are limited to what is necessary for the project to work satisfactorily; this means that there are a lot of measurements on some, few or none on others, where the proportions are primarily a matter of personal taste and requirements. This opens up the possibility of the book's being not simply a collection of designs, but an expression of the concept of 'modern woodwork' which specifically aims at laying equal stress on the design and the manual activity. Those who want to work directly from the designs in the book can work out any missing measurements in the drawings from the accompanying lists of materials and descriptions.
The designs in this book have taken shape through long years of working with school pupils, old and young, both in woodwork lessons and as spare-time occupations. Most of them are new, but corresponding designs from Furniture Making are still included in revised or entirely remodeled forms.
Making Modern Danish Furniture is concerned with traditional furniture in modern guise, constructed with natural wood as the principal material. Those who seek more unconventional paths in design and materials will find ideas in Young Furniture.