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Franklin Henry Gottshall

- May 25, 1992

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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  • Cover of: You can whittle and carve

    First published in 1942 7 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: How to make colonial furniture

    First published in 1971 4 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Design for the craftsman

    First published in 1940 3 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Furniture of pine, poplar, and maple

    First published in 1966 3 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Heirloom Furniture

    First published in 1957 2 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition heirloomfurnitur0000unse
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  • Cover of: How to design and construct period furniture

    First published in 1980 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Making furniture masterpieces: 30 projects with measured drawings

    First published in 1996 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Making useful things of wood.

    First published in 1950 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Period furniture: design and construction.

    First published in 1937 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Reproducing antique furniture

    First published in 1970 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Simple colonial furniture

    First published in 1931 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Wood carving and whittling for everyone

    First published in 1977 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Craftwork in metal, wood, leather, plastics.

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

    First published in 1937 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Making antique furniture reproductions: instructions and measured drawings for 40 classic projects

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

    First published in 1995 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Masterpiece furniture making

    First published in 1979 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Provincial furniture design and construction

    First published in 1983 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Wood Carving and Whittling Made Easy

    First published in 1963 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Woodwork for the beginner.

    First published in 1952 1 edition in 1 language
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Subjects
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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July 18, 2018 Edited by mountainaxe Edited without comment.
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August 31, 2008 Edited by RenameBot fix author name