What's New
9/24/2009

Now on CD:
TSC Volume 1
TSC Volume 2
TSC Volume 3

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The Cabinetmaker's Guide Series

In 1964, Helen Bennett Dorsett published the first of what would become a 10 book series, The Cabinetmaker's Guide to Dollhouse Furniture: Victorian. Many of the patterns included in that first and second books were based on the furniture in her mother's house in Peabody, Kansas. The Guides provide enough patterns, in a specific style, to fill a two bedroom dollhouse, including a livingroom or parlor, a dining room or a kitchen, and two bedrooms. We have included a full list of the Guide Contents below. All plans and patterns, with the exception of the Half Inch Book, are in inch to the foot (1":1') scale. Each plan includes a bill of materials, so you can order the supplies you need without having to guess.

The Cabinetmaker's Guides

Volume 1: 19th Century Country Furniture
Volume 2: Victorian Furniture (1850-1880)
Volume 3: Jacobean and William & Mary Furniture
Volume 4: Queen Anne Furniture (1720-1755)
Volume 5: Turn-Of-The-Century Oak Furniture (1890-1915)
Volume 6: French Furniture (1715-1870)
Volume 7: Overstuffed Furniture (1875-1950)
Volume 8: Half-Inch Scale Furniture
Volume 9: Basic Federal Furniture (1788-1825)
Volume 10: Shaker Furniture (1790-1850)

Ordering from Dorsett Publications

After going ten rounds with various online options (all of which cost Dorsett Publications and our custormers a small fortune and required far more programming capability than any of us exhibit), we decided to take the simpler and more direct approach. Download the retail order form (pdf file), fill it in, and either email, mail, fax, or phone in your order. We can process credit card purchases onsite and it removes the possibility of online theft of credit information. Please see second page of the retail order form for more information. Due to problems with currency exchange (we are located in the non-population end of Virginia), we ask that all payments be in US funds only. Thank you to those customers who have been patient with our trial and error. (mhd)

Retail Orders

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Volume 1: 19th Century Country Furniture

1.Lamp Shelf
2.Clock Shelf
3.Spice Shelf
4.Wall Shelf
5.Victorian Whatnot
6.Trestle Bench
7.Trestle Table
8.Trestle Lamp Stand
9.Round Parlor Table
10.Drop Leaf Table
11.Kitchen Windsor Side Chairs
12.Transitional Caned-Seat Side Chair
13.Shaker-type Rocker
14.Slab Seat Rocker
15.Upholstered Wing Chair
16.Kitchen Dresser
17.Tin Paneled Pie Safe
18.Dry Sink
19.Cottage Bedroom Dressers
20.Cottage Bedroom Washstands
21.Cottage Spool-turned Sofa
22.Transitional Low-Post Bed
23.Cottage Clock
24.Cottage Panel Bed
25.Franklin Stove

Volume 2: Victorian Furniture (1850-1880)

1.RENAISSANCE BEDROOM FURNITURE

Renaissance Night Stand
Renaissance Dresser
Renaissance Bed
Renaissance Commode

2.COTTAGE BEDROOM FURNITURE

Cottage Waterstand
Cottage Bed
Cottage Dresser
Night Stand

3.ROCOCO PARLOR SET

Lady's Chair
Gent's Chair
Loveseat No. 1
Loveseat No. 2
Side Chair
Parlor Table
Oval Parlor Table
Upholstered Rocker

4.Cottage Slipper Box
5.Scroll-Bracket Corner Whatnot
6.Renaissance Round End Sideboard
7.Transitional Side Chair
8.Dining Table

Volume 3: Jacobean and William & Mary Furniture

SECTION I General Construction Methods and Terms

SECTION II: PLANS

1.Seat Back Side Chair
2.Seat Back Arm Chair
3.Brewster-Type High Chair
4.Carver Side Chair
5.Carver Arm Chair
6.Joined (Or Joint) Stool: Wainscot Chair
7.Cromwellian Chair
8.Slot & Pin Candle Pin: 17th Century Form or Bench
9.17th Century Stretcher Table
10.Trestle Stand: Turned Trestle Stand
11.Turned Cross-Base Candle Stand: Chamfered Cross-Base Candle Stand
12.William & Mary Desk On Frame
13.Six Board Chest
14.Cradle
15.Rail and Stile Blanket Chest
16.William & Mary Blanket Chest: Hudson Valley Hutch Table
17.South Jersey Settle
18.North Shore Dresser
19.Under Eaves Bed
20.Trundle Bed
21.Tester Bed
22.William & Mary Wing Chair

Volume 4: Queen Anne Furniture (1720-1755)

SECTION I: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION Methods and Terms

SECTION II: PLANS

1.Side Chair
2.Parrot Back Chair
3.Arm Chair
4.Newport Slipper Chair
5.Upholstered Wing Chair
6.Upholstered Sofa
7.Tilt Top Table
8.Candle Stand With Wind Shield; Tea Table
9.Sideboard
10.Breakfast Table: Drop-Leaf Gateleg
11.Newport Dining Table: Drop-Leaf Gateleg
12.Highboy
13.Lowboy: Mirror
14.Small Chest Of Drawers
15.Cupboard On Frame
16.Chest On Chest
17.Slant Front Desk
18.Cradle
19.Low Bed
20.Tester Bed

Volume 5: Turn-Of-The-Century Oak Furniture (1890-1915)

SECTION I: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION Methods and Terms

SECTION II: FURNITURE PATTERNS

1. MISSION DINING ROOM SUIT

Mission Dining Room
Mission Dining Chair
Mission Buffet
Mission China Cabinet

2. GOLDEN OAK PARLOR SET

Golden Oak Sofa
Golden Oak Arm Chair
Golden Oak Side Chair

3.Parlor Stand
4.Parlor Table
5.Tabourette
6.Library Table
7.Combination Bookcase & Writing Desk
8.Caned Seat Dining Chair
9.Dining Room Chair
10.Parlor Rocker
11.Parlor Table 12.High Paneled Bed
13.Swell Front Dresser, Large Mirror
14.Swell Front Chiffonier

15.“76 COLONIAL” BED ROOM SET

Roll Top Bedstead
Princess Dresser
Chiffonier
Washstand

Volume 6: French Furniture (1715-1870)

Introduction to Vol. 7: French Furniture

SECTION I: CONSTRUCTION NOTES & BILLS OF MATERIAL

SECTION II: FURNITURE PLANS & PATTERNS

1.Louis XV Side Chair
2.Louis XV Arm Chair (Fauteil)
3.Second Empire Caned Side Chair
4.Louis XVI Open Arm Chair
5.Louis XVI Upholstered Closed Arm Chair (Bergeres)
6.Second Empire Caned Country Settee
7.Louis XV Small Table
8.Louis XV Small Table with Drawer
9.Louis XV Style Night Stand
10.Louis XV Style Three Drawer Stand
11.Second Empire Country Dining Table
12.Louis XV Style Chest (Commode)
13.Painted Louis XV Regency Commode
14.Oak Armoire (c. 1780)
15.18th Century Pine Country Cabinet (Armoire a Deux Corps)
16.Second Empire Buffet and Shelf
17.Louis XV Style Women's Desk
18.Louis XV Daybed
19.Louis XVI Bedstead
20.Louis XV Polish Bed (Lit A La Polonaise)
21.Louis XV Polish Bed Canopy
22.Three Pedestals

Volume 7: Overstuffed Furniture (1875-1950)

PART I: OVERSTUFFED FURNITURE: A GENERAL INTRODUCTION TO CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES

PART II: FURNITURE PLANS & PATTERNS

1.Club Style Waldorf Rocker
2.Lawson Lounge Chair
3.Lawson Lounge Chair (Variation)
4.Lawson Sectional Sofa
5.Lawson Sofa
6.Modern Lounge Chair
7.Tuxedo Love Seat
8.Modern Sectional Sofa
9.Turkish Chair
10.Tufted Lawson Sofa
11.Club Sofa & Chair

Volume 8: Half-Inch Scale Furniture

1.FAMILY ROOM

TV Cabinet & Bookcase
Storage Cabinet
Stereo Cabinet with Chest Base
Bench
Painted Six Board Chest
Shaker Ladderback Chair
Shaker Dining Chair
Shaker Arm Chair
Shaker Rocking Chair
Trestle Table
Shaker Workstand
Upholstered Wing Sofa
Wing Chair

2. KITCHEN

Floor Cabinet: Basic Unit
Wall Cabinet: Basic Unit
Wall Cabinet: Half Unit
26” Wide Floor Unit
Floor Cabinet: Corner Unit
Wall: Corner Unit
Built-In Sink
Dishwasher
Refrigerator
Built-In Stove & Oven
Stove Hood

3.DINING ROOM

Empire Sideboard
Gondola Chair, Empire
China Cupboard
Empire Pedestal Dining Table

4. LIVING ROOM

Drop Front Victorian Desk
Pedestal Center Table
Oval Coffee Table
Trestle Table (Cottage)
Consol Table & Mirror
Rococo Lady's Chair
Rococo Gent's Chair
Rococo Side Chair
Rococo Sofa
Lounge Chair
Crescent Sofa

5.EMPIRE BEDROOM

Empire Chest
Lamp Stand
Shaving Mirror
Dressing Table
Dressing Bench
Louis XVI Arm Chair
Sleigh Bed
Empire Lounge

6.VICTORIAN COTTAGE BEDROOM

Panel Bed
Commode
Dresser
Lamp Stand
Balloon Back Chair

7. BEDROOM, NEW ENGLAND PAINTED

Cannonball Bed 2.
Four Drawer Chest & Mirror
Night Stand
Fireside Wing Chair
Washstand
Blanket Chest

8. BATHROOM

Bathtub
Stool
Cabinet Sink

Volume 9: Basic Federal Furniture (1788-1825)

CONSTRUCTION: GENERAL INFORMATION

1.Reading & Using The Plans
2.Sources
3.Construction Notes

PLANS & PATTERNS

1.Occasional Table with double-elliptic tilt top
2.Occasional Table with square top and canted corners
3.Square Work Table
4.Sheraton Chamber or Dressing Table with ring turned legs
5.Corner Basin Stand
6.Hepplewhite Gate Leg Dining Table
7.Pembroke or Breakfast Table with ovolo corners
8.Square Work Table with ovolo corners
9.Hepplewhite Dining-Room Side Chair
10.Hepplewhite Dining-Room Arm Chair
11.Hepplewhite Winged Easy Chair
12.Martha Washington Armchair (or Lolling Chair)
13.Traditional Easy Chair
14.Small Transitional Sofa
15.Square Sofa
16.Bow Front Four-Drawer Chest
17.Inlaid Cherry Chest of Drawers
18.Small Walnut Inlay Hunt Board
19.Low Post Bed
20.Summer-Winter High Post Bed

Volume 10: Shaker Furniture (1790-1850)

I: CONSTRUCTION METHODS AND NOTES

1.General Construction Methods
2.Construction Notes & Bills of Material

II: ELEVATION DRAWINGS

1.Child's Six Board Chest
2.Child's Small Footed Chest
3.One Drawer Blanket Chest
4.Two Drawer Blanket Chest
5.Small Case of Drawers
6.Three Step Stool
7.Two Step Stool
8.Carpeted Foot Bench
9.Dining and Meeting House Bench
10.Keyed-Tenon Short Bench
11.Kitchen Bench/Table with Drawers
12.Three Slat Chair
13.Two Slat Dining Chair
14.New Lebanon Arm Chair
15.New Lebanon Rocking Chair
16.Small Trestle Table
17.Community Dining Table
18.Six Square Dining Table
19.Sister's Shop Table
20.Stretcher-Based Drop-Leaf Table
21.Low Work Table
22.Rimmed Top Stand
23.Adjustable Candle Stand
24.Round Candlestand
25.Workstand with Cyma Legs
26.Sewing Stand
27.Small Sewing Chest
28.Sewing Desk
29.Drop-Leaf Sewing Table
30.Swivel Sewing Stool
31.School Desk
32.School Bench
33.School Hanging Book Rack or Shelf
34.High Cupboard/Chest
35.Washstand
36.Trustee's Desk
37.Low Bed
38.Bed