Franklin Henry Gottshall
b. 1902 – d. 1992 · 13 books
Biography
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.
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.
Books by Franklin Henry Gottshall
Making Early American and country furniture
Making antique furniture reproductions
Provincial furniture design and construction
How to design and construct period furniture
Masterpiece furniture making
Wood carving and whittling for everyone
How to Make Colonial Furniture
Reproducing Antique Furniture
Reproducing Antique Furniture
Furniture of pine, poplar, and maple
Heirloom Furniture
Craftwork in metal, wood, leat
Craftwork in metal, wood, leather, plastics
Woodwork for the beginner
Woodwork for the beginner
Design for the craftsman