I’m always being asked about trim designs by potential clients. I have been too lazy to put together a portfolio, which would not be comprehensive anyway. So I have been looking for a book of trim designs, simple and to the point, of various combinations. I would think that this would be a good seller but to date I’ve not found one anywhere. The best I’ve come up with is from the various millwork supliers in there catalogs, but they only have 4-5 at most.
Any ideas. Idealy it would be a colection of line drawings and some photos.
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http://www.windsorone.com/moldings/classic/default.asp
have you looked in taunton's bookstore?
The problem with most trim/finish carpentry books is that they focus on instalation, and have less in terms of design and few samples. What I need is 40 to 50 different caseing combos, what diferent rails look like and some various wanescoat styles. Throw in some picture rail, chair rail. and closet combos maybe some celing treatments and that's it. No long explinations of miter vs. coping of 101 ways to put up crown. Hope fully keep the price under 10$ so when I give it to some one to take home I'm not out much when I loss it.
Did you check the link in my other post? It has some good stuff, but not 40 or 50. Maybe some of the other suppliers have something similiar.I agree about most of the books but I know I've seen one that just had styles in it. Just can't remember where I saw it. <G>Over the years I've made up my own sample boards or had the clients find things they liked in mags.
Barry E-Remodeler
The elements of style. About 75$ when I saw it a few years back. Has detail of several types of arch. detail line drawings and proportiions. Pretty good pictures IIRC. Don't let them sell the writing book of the same name. That book is listed in the link on another message in this post.
Edited 1/21/2007 11:20 am ET by catfish
huh?There's only one link in this thread so far. No books listed there that I see?
Barry E-Remodeler
its actually the bibliography at the end of one page, its in the link on the page "about Windsor Mill and Mouldings
Edited 1/21/2007 1:03 pm ET by catfish
In the Windsor One link?I couldn't find it, but searching through there, I did see that Gary Katz gets a few mentions.His site might be a resource for the OP also
Barry E-Remodeler
far left bottom, About windsor mils and mouldings; bottom of the page; 3 sources used in article http://http://www.windsorone.com/moldings/abou/default.asp
Edited 1/21/2007 1:27 pm ET by catfish
I don't know what happened to your link.But it is preceeded by a link to Taunton. Also the T is missing in ABOUT.http://www.windsorone.com/moldings/about/default.asp"The following resources were used in part for this website:
Calloway, Stephen and Cromley, Elizabeth. The Elements of Style. Simon and Schuster, 1991.
McAlester, Virginia & Lee, A Field Guide to American Houses. Alfred A. Knopf, 1996.
Hull, Brent, Hull Historical Molding Catalog. 2002".
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A-holes. Hey every group has to have one. And I have been elected to be the one. I should make that my tagline.
I'm not real good at this kind of thing, at least someones watching(besides big brother)
thanks
Barry E-Remodeler