In
the Craftsman Style
Building
Furniture Inspired by the Arts & Crafts Tradition
by Fine Woodworking
Softcover
215 x 275mm
170pp
Published by The Taunton Press, Connecticut, USA.
R.R.P.$39.90
ISBN 978-1-56158-398-0
Building a Chair, Arts-and-Crafts
Style
Coffee
Table
Bookcase
Makes Waves
Hefty Sofa Table
Arts-and-Crafts Sideboard
Blanket Chest with Legs
Craftsman Wall Cabinet
End Table
Pear Mantel Clock
Mantel with a Mission
Extract from back cover of book:
Attractive, adaptable, and built to last, Craftsman furniture is one of the most popular styles today. Collected from the pages of the most authoritative voice in woodworking, Fine Woodorking magazine, In the Craftsman Style reveals the techniques of more than 20 artisan furniture-makers. Instructions for over 10 projects are featured, from bookcases to chairs. Detailed illustrations and photographs accompany each project. In addition, you'll see how this adaptable style which includes Mission, Craftsman, Greene and Greene, and Stickley can be applied to a variety of furniture. In tbe Craftsman Style is an essential resource for anyone who appreciates the Craftsman style.
Includes:
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Complete instructions for building a wall cabinet, chest, bookcase, sideboard,
sofa table and more
- Design inspiration for hall tables, beds, chairs and
a tall-boy chest
- Techniques for building a wide range of Craftsman furniture,
including Stickley, Greene and Greene, and Mission
Photos: Colour
Units of Measurement: Imperial
Contents
Introduction
Part
One:
Style & Design
Origins
of Arts and Crafts
by Annette Carruthers
Arts
and Crafts Reborn
by Kevin P. Rodel
Building
in the Language of Greene and Greene
by Thomas Hugh Stangeland
Thoroughly
Modern Morris
by Barbara Mayer
Part
Two:
Projects & Techniques
Building
a Chair, Arts-and-Crafts Style
by Rex
Alexander
Coffee
Table Is Spare and Sturdy
by Lars
Mikkelsen
Bookcase
Makes Waves
by C. Michael Vogt
Stickley
Done Lightly
by Rex
Alexander
Hefty
Sofa Table with a Delicate Touch
by Eric Keil
Building
an Arts-and-Crafts Sideboard (Part I)
by Gary Rogowski
Building
an Arts-and-Crafts Sideboard (Part II)
by Gary Rogowski
Building
an Arts-and-Crafts Sideboard (Part III)
by Gary Rogowski
A
Blanket Chest with Legs
by John McAkvey
Craftsman
Wall Cabinet
by Ian Ingesoll
Making
an End Table
by Stephen Lamont
Pear
Mantel Clock
by Mario Rodriguez
A
Mantel with a Mission
by Mario Rodriguez
Stickley-Style
Legs
by Patrick Nelson
Fuming
with Ammonia
by Kevin P. Rodel
Part
Three:
Inspiration
Morris
Chair
by Dave Sigman
Stickley
Prairie Settle
by B. A. Harrington
Cabinet
for a Wall
by Matthew Kirby
Marble
Top Accents Oak Sideboard
by Gary J. W Spykman
Cherry
Sideboard with American and British Bloodlines
by Kevin P. Rodel
Tall-Boy
Chest
by Robert E. Brown
Updated
Mission Hall Table
by Richard
LeBlanc
Wenge
Trestle Table
by Scott Schmidt
A
Craftsman's Bed
by Rich
Preiss
Contributors
Credits
Metric
Equivalence Chart
Index