Product Description

Authentic Arts & Crafts Furniture is a "filled-to-the-gills" book. All woodworkers, from beginners through advanced master craftsman, will find something special in this beautifully crafted, well-designed, thoughtfully organized book. Twenty great projects taken from the files of Popular Woodworking, the skill-building project magazine for practical woodworkers, include candlestick holders, a spiral staircase table, a queen-sized bed and a desktop book rack and are relatively easy to build from inexpensive woods. Readers will find clear instruction, great photos and accurate full-color technical art, enabling them to both produce gorgeous pieces and learn exciting new skills. There's a pleasing mix of techniques, woods and designs with broad appeal.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #594946 in Books
• Published on: 2000-11
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 128 pages

From Booklist
With its straightforward lines and rich finish, arts-and-crafts furniture nestles well into any design style. Yet that is not its only appeal. Hordes of collectors, beginning in the 1970s, snatched up every signed and nonsigned period piece at auctions, flea markets, and antique stores. So, with ever-escalating prices, what is an admirer to do? Obviously, the editors of Popular Woodwork ing^B are convinced that any crafter, even those with minimal skills, can successfully complete one of the 20-odd^B projects. Introduced by historical notes and excellent instructions on mortise and tenon construction (square pegs fitting into square holes), each of the patterns, from a Morris chair to a Greene & Greene patio table, includes encouraging details such as plenty of pictures and text as well as information about saving money on lumber and aging steel hardware with gun blue, among other topics. A well-planned and well-executed crafts book. Suggested reading appended. Barbara Jacobs
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