Shop Drawings for Craftsman Interiors: Cabinets, Moldings & Built-Ins for Every Room in the Home (Shop Drawings series) [Paperback]

Robert W Lang (Author)

Book Description

Series: Shop Drawings series | Publication Date: November 1, 2003

Everyone loves the Craftsman style, serene interiors featuring perfectly proportioned furniture, woodwork and built-ins. Here are complete working shop drawings for Craftsman interiors developed from original Gustav Stickley architectural designs. Introductory texts focus on design, materials, construction, installation, and finishing. Fully dimensioned construction drawings show builders everything they need to reproduce and install these interiors. Featured projects include a perspective view along with elevations, sections, and details.The book includes: moldings and trim: crowns, baseboards, chair rail, door and window casing, picture rail, beams, wainscot; doors and windows: exterior doors, passage doors, doors with lights, French doors, vee-groove and ledger doors, casement windows; kitchens: original cabinets adapted to modern standard dimensions, kitchen dresser, pass-through cabinet, frameless cabinets, kitchen nook; built-ins: china cabinets, sideboard, room divider, bookcases, wall paneling with cabinetry; bed and bath: closet with seat, medicine cabinets, his-and-hers cabinet; fireplace, mantel and stairs: fire surrounds, paneled nooks with seats, fireplace with entertainment center, newels, balusters, and tread-and-riser details.

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About the Author

Robert W Lang is a cabinetmaker and draftsman and author. He is a contributor to 'Fine Woodworking' and 'Popular Woodworking'. He lives in Heath, Ohio.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Cambium Press (November 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1892836165
• ISBN-13: 978-1892836168
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #152,523 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #87 in Books > Crafts, Hobbies & Home > How-to & Home Improvements > Carpentry

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47 of 47 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very detailed book., April 16, 2004

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Daniel Lott (Winnemucca, Nevada USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Shop Drawings for Craftsman Interiors: Cabinets, Moldings & Built-Ins for Every Room in the Home (Shop Drawings series) (Paperback)

This book contains very good drawings of various craftsman details. Everything from front doors to various builtins. The author shows the historic details and how to recreate them with modern construction methods and materials. There are no color photos, but none are need for the type of book it is. I would love to have this author release a book on Craftsman Exteriors!!!!

40 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This reference is indispensible, March 4, 2006

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Sylvia (Corry, PA United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Shop Drawings for Craftsman Interiors: Cabinets, Moldings & Built-Ins for Every Room in the Home (Shop Drawings series) (Paperback)

We own a home built in the Craftsman era, and are currently remodeling / restoring it. I have bought several books about home rehab, Craftsman furniture, etc., and was disappointed with every one of them. Then I purchased this book. The level of detail regarding moldings, for example, is incredible. The complete set of dimensions including radius data for the cove are included. Not only are all the major variants of Craftsman design illustrated and specified, the original drawings for cabinets are shown and then separate, updated drawings that conform to modern kitchen design standards are presented. Anyone who is interested in the architectural details of the Craftsman era should own this book. It is a MUST HAVE!

33 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Projects, March 7, 2005

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White Oak Worker (New Mexico) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Shop Drawings for Craftsman Interiors: Cabinets, Moldings & Built-Ins for Every Room in the Home (Shop Drawings series) (Paperback)

This is a great book for the craftsman wanting to actually build Mission style furniture. While designs for many pieces are not included, the concepts of design and construction can be used to make pretty much any item you can dream up. A craftsman style entertainment center? Stickley would never have dreamed of it. You can combine a few designs and he would be proud of what you conceived.