By Hound and Eye

Description

By Hound and Eye

by Geo. R Walker & Jim Tolpin

illustrated by Andrea Love

You can download a sample from the book to see artisan geometry in action. If you want to learn more about this series and take the next step in design, just keep reading below.

Discover the basics of traditional design geometry with “By Hound & Eye: A Plain & Easy Guide to Designing Furniture with no Further Trouble.” This hands-on workbook is made for learners at any level. It’s great for woodworkers, designers, and makers. You’ll follow Journeyman and his dog, Snidely, as you learn geometry using only a compass, straightedge, and pencil. The book helps you build practical skills and improve your furniture design with clear lessons and step-by-step exercises.

After you learn each new concept, the workbook walks you through trying the exercise by yourself.

You can complete all the exercises in just one afternoon, and they will help you understand geometry better. The book shows how geometry connects to furniture design in a practical way, so you learn by doing. These hands-on lessons make the ideas easier to remember and show how useful they are in woodworking.

The authors designed the workbook to look and feel like a middle school workbook, and they included lighthearted jokes to make learning clear and fun.

The workbook has 192 pages and comes as a softcover with a strong, sewn-and-glued binding. Like all our products, “By Hound & Eye” is printed in the U.S.

Andrea Love created the illustrations for the workbook, which also go well with the hardbound edition.

Contents

Introduction: From Points to Patterns

Section I: Points and Lines: To the Point and Beyond 1
Section II: Planes: The Shape of Things to Come 41
Section III: Curves: The Sweetest Distance Between Two Points 76
Section IV: Solids: Of Us, By Us, and For Us 122

Jim Tolpin and George Walker are also the authors of “Good Eye,” “By Hand & Eye,” “Euclid’s Door,” and “From Truths to Tools”.

Jim Tolpin

Jim Tolpin is a lifelong woodworker and teacher who has authored books, taught woodworking, and helped start the Port Townsend School of Woodworking.

George Walker

George Walker is a woodworker and author passionate about design, drawing inspiration from nature and history. He has written multiple books and articles.