Easy-to-Make Arts and Crafts Lamps and Shades (Dover Craft Books) [Paperback]

John D. Adams (Author)

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Product Description

Step-by-step guide for 16 projects shows how to turn inexpensive materials into a wide range of attractive, functional objects. Instructions are provided for creating table lamps, a dining room dome, a lantern, the shade for a drop light, newel post lamps, an electric candle sconce, and more.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications; Unabridged Reprint edition (August 10, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0486443558
• ISBN-13: 978-0486443553
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #202,895 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars good book if you have a base in wood working, February 1, 2006

By	M. crichlow "m. lorrae" (Quebec Canada) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Easy-to-Make Arts and Crafts Lamps and Shades (Dover Craft Books) (Paperback)

I like this book as reference for lamps in the arts and craft style however if you are looking for lots of step by step instructions you are out of luck. if you are looking for a good reference book and can visualise a project based on a few black and white drawing and some instruction then this book is for you.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a wonderful surprise!, August 24, 2007

By	Thomas Hanson "Wood Worm" (SLC, Utah, US) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Easy-to-Make Arts and Crafts Lamps and Shades (Dover Craft Books) (Paperback)

I work in both wood and metals and was expecting a basic volume of metalsmithing techniques. To my surprise, this book can be used in metalsmithing (example: dimensional layout drawings awayla), but it focuses on the use of colored paper (instead of mica or stained glass) and cardboard (instead of metals) Although it explores a medium I ordinarily use to design and make mock-ups, the drawings can easily be used in the metal shop using solder or riviting as a fastener instead of glue and tape and mica or glass in the place of paper.

Please note: These are vintage lighting designs put together by Popular Mechanics during the Arts & Crafts era and I would recommend it to anyone interested in this period of design and technique. Although some of the designs are a little 'dumpy', it would take little time or effort to change them to your liking. This book is a steal!

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Way over my head!, September 3, 2007

By	Robert Easley (NE, Illinois) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Easy-to-Make Arts and Crafts Lamps and Shades (Dover Craft Books) (Paperback)

This book didn't peak my interest in Shade making.....I was hoping to find a simple wood plan and all the ones I liked seemed way over my skill level.