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Wood Magazine: Arts and Crafts Furniture [Paperback]

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November 28, 2006 Wood Magazine

Simple, beautiful, and handmade: that’s the philosophy behind the Arts & Crafts style. These magnificently fashioned pieces can be costly to buy—but Wood® magazine shows you how to create these elegant chairs, tables, sofas, beds, and other decorative accessories yourself. Here are the magazine’s finest articles on the subject, gathered in one place and abounding with exploded drawings, patterns, plans, and how-to photos. You’ll see how to make the distinctive, sturdy, and visible joinery that defines the Arts & Crafts look; select the right brackets, hardware, and accents; make a quartersawn figure stand out; add the perfect finish; and choose appropriate upholstery.

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Product Details

  • Paperback: 192 pages
  • Publisher: Sterling (November 28, 2006)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1402711743
  • ISBN-13: 978-1402711749
  • Product Dimensions: 10 x 8 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #318,816 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

 

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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars good book for the intermediate woodworker, August 1, 2007
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Although many of the plans in this book are largely derived from Wood Magazine articles (I compared the Morris chair plans), I really appreciate two things they've done to enhance the original articles:

1. The book includes jigs such as a table saw tenon jig that makes it much easier to make Arts and Crafts furniture (with so many mortise and tenon joints). I built this jig before starting the Morris chair and it works well.

2. The combination of the multi-issue plans such as the Morris chair and its companion ottoman and coffee table. While the words are the same, they've reformatted them along with the pictures so it looks like a book rather than a reprint of old articles.

My only quibble is that they didn't use a lay-flat binding, so I have to put something on top of the open page or use a book holder to keep it open. With lay-flat bindings being readily available (e.g., O'Reilly books are a good example), I don't see why they don't use them for project books like this one.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Useful book, August 30, 2008
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I'm very pleased with this book. The projects look good: challenging but not impossible. Illustrations are plentiful and appropriate. Finally, the book is well assembled with high quality paper. It should hold up well to the possible abuses it will encounter in the shop.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best book., February 17, 2012
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I have a collection of Arts and Craft furniture books. Most of them good and some not. This one belongs to the latter category. Good.
The plans are straightforward, there is no BS or waste of time /'filler' pages.

I specially liked the cutting tables which are precise and very time saving. So far I have build the lantern and the clock. The projects were challenging because you have to cut some pieces to quarter of an inch.

The tenoning jig mentioned in this chapter is detailed and cumbersome. I decided not to build it.I find that a simple router tenoning jig does a better job.
This should be a must have book in your collection.

MK
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