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Franklin Henry Gottshall

A highly respected and well known woodworking writer and educator who died in 1992 at the age of 89 in his home town of Boyertown, PA. Gottshall was the author of 16 superior books on woodworking. He taught at high school and college levels for 35 years and also found time to contribute more than 150 articles to various woodworking magazines.

Gottshall earned an associate’s degree from Rochester Institute of Technology and a bachelors degree from the former Stout State University in Wisconsin. He was named to Who’s Who in the East in 1963 and appeared in Men of Achievement in 1974.

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Born 1902
Died May 25, 1992

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  • Cover of: You can whittle and carve
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    First published in 1942 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: How to make colonial furniture
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    First published in 1971 — 4 editions
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    First published in 1940 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Furniture of pine, poplar, and maple

    First published in 1966 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: How to design and construct period furniture

    First published in 1980 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Making furniture masterpieces: 30 projects with measured drawings

    First published in 1996 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Making useful things of wood

    First published in 1950 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Period furniture: design and construction

    First published in 1937 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Reproducing antique furniture

    First published in 1970 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Simple colonial furniture

    First published in 1931 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Wood carving and whittling for everyone

    First published in 1977 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Heirloom furniture.
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    Cover of edition heirloomfurnitur00gott First published in 1957 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Reproducing Antique Furniture

    First published in 1985 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Craftwork in metal, wood, leather, plastics.

    First published in 1954 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: How to Design Period Furniture

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  • Cover of: Making antique furniture reproductions: instructions and measured drawings for 40 classic projects

    First published in 1994 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Making Early American and country furniture

    First published in 1995 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Masterpiece furniture making
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    First published in 1979 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Provincial furniture design and construction
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    First published in 1983 — 1 edition
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Born 1902
Died May 25, 1992

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Furniture making, Amateurs' manuals, Furniture, Furniture design, Cabinetwork, Colonial Furniture, Handicraft, Reproduction, Collectors and collecting, Furniture making, amateurs' manuals, Furniture, Colonial, Technique, Wood-carving, Woodwork, Decoration and ornament, Decorative arts, Wood carving, Woodwork (Manual training)

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  • OLID: OL444417A

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Alternative names

  • Franklin Henry Gottshall
  • Franklin H Gottshall
  • Franklin Gottshall

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July 18, 2018 Edited by mountainaxe1 Edited without comment.
July 18, 2018 Edited by mountainaxe1 Added new photo
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January 3, 2014 Edited by LeadSongDog Edited without comment.
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import