Includes index.

Shaker step stool -- Technique : hand-cutting through-dovetails -- Trestle table -- Technique : working with mortise-and-tenon joinery -- Wall cabinet -- Technique : creating moldings -- Octagonal lazy Susan -- Technique: creating a veneer inlay -- Keepsake box -- Technique : reinforcing miter joints with splines -- Shaker nightstand -- Technique : cutting traditional table joinery and tapering legs -- Flag box -- Technique : cutting splines for miter joints -- Serving tray -- Technique : mastering compound angles -- Bread box -- Technique: making a tambour door -- Blanket chest -- Technique : frame-and-panel construction with carved panels -- Chippendale footstool -- Technique : carving a ball-and-claw foot -- Trellis -- Technique : cutting and fitting dadoes -- Finishing -- Technique : working with oil, shellac, and wax -- Metric equivalents.