Product Description

Brenda Cameron s first experience with bent willow furniture came from the gypsies who camped on her grandfather s farm in Oklahoma. The pieces that they built and sold to the townsfolk were at once simple, practical, and yet beautiful. Thus was born her life-long love of this traditional, rustic craft. Now she and her husband, Brian, share that love and that craft with you. Included are easy step-by-step instructions for making sturdy and rustically elegant chairs, beds, tables, and more. With a full understanding of the bent willow techniques taught in this book you will be able to design and craft your own future family heirlooms.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #144366 in Books
• Published on: 1997-12-08
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 144 pages

From Amazon.com
People have gathered and used willow for many centuries in furniture of great variety and beauty. The Camerons have written a book to show anyone the proper ways to prepare willow, assemble and maintain the right tools, and learn the basics of willow-crafting techniques. They then describe beginning and advanced ideas and plans for baskets, children's furniture, tables and chairs, headboards, a fanciful "Gypsy Willow Chair," mirror frames, plant stands, and more. With lovely, hand-drawn diagrams throughout and color photographs of some of the finished projects, the Camerons have provided readers with all the basics of bent-willow furniture making. --Mark A. Hetts

From the Back Cover
The craft that Brenda and Brian Cameron share in Making Bent Willow Furniture has traditionally been passed down from generation to generation. Now with their illustrated, step-by-step instructions, you can easily master this age-old technique and create rustic willow furniture for your home, porch, yard, and garden. You'll find these and many more functional and attractive projects in Making Bent Willow Furniture: -- Chair -- Quilt ladder -- Plant stand -- Hanging baskets -- Childrens' table and chair -- Loveseat or porch swing -- Bed headboard -- Mirror frames -- Log cabin planter box -- Wheelbarrow plant stand

About the Author
Brenda Cameron is a science writer/editor and webmaster. She has a degree in industrial engineering and English from Perdue University.

Brian Cameron is a licensed aircraft mechanic and journeyman carpenter and craftsman.

Customer Reviews

Great resource for do-it-yourselfers!
Making Bent Willow Furniture has terrific projects and is very easy to follow. The illustrations and step-by-step instructions made it easy to build the chair on the front cover during a weekend family camping trip. I'd recommend this book to anyone who likes to complete building projects in the same decade they started them!