Great Book of Shop Drawings for Craftsman Furniture, Second Edition

Authentic and Fully Detailed Plans for 61 Classic Pieces

By: Robert W. Lang

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Paperback | 1 July 2020 | Edition Number 2

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344 Pages

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Revised

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21.7 x 27.7 x 2.2

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Published: 27th October 2020

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This big book provides complete working shop drawings for 61 classic furniture pieces. The author, a master cabinetmaker, measured original Craftsman antiques to create these detailed plans. With full perspective views, elevations, sections, details, and cutting lists for each project, this revised collection gives today's woodworkers the heart of the Craftsman aesthetic, along with all the information needed for workshop success.

Great Book of Shop Drawings for Craftsman Furniture, Revised Edition is a complete sourcebook of working shop drawings for 61 classic pieces of American furniture. Whether known as Craftsman, Arts & Crafts, or Mission, these sturdy, straightforward and immensely popular designs have graced American homes for more than 100 years. The author, a master cabinetmaker, measured original Craftsman antiques to create these detailed plans. This revised edition is complied from three of his previous books: Shop Drawings for Craftsman Furniture; Shop Drawings for Craftsman Inlays & Hardware; and More Shop Drawings for Craftsman Furniture. Every type of furniture is represented here: from trestle tables, love seats, and nightstands to corner cabinets, rockers, tabourets and more. With perspective views, elevations, sections, details, and cutting lists, this book gives woodworkers the heart of the Craftsman aesthetic, along with all the information needed for workshop success. A bonus section on inlays and hardware offers original designs that add color, lyricism, and a graceful flourish to ever-popular Craftsman furniture.

Industry Reviews

A highly recommended, do-it-yourself guide.

--Midwest Book Review

I've been collecting and building Arts & Crafts furniture for more than a decade, and I've been waiting for a book like this.

--Christopher Schwarz "Popular Woodworking "

If you love American Art & Crafts style furniture, then this is 'the' book you want to get and read.

--Canadian Woodworking & Home Improvement

Lang understands the subtleties of Stickley's groundbreaking designs.

--Woodworker's Journal

One of the 27 books every woodworker should read.

--Fine Woodworking

This collection of drawings for Craftsman furniture is a must-have title if you like the style.

--Popular Mechanics

This is indeed a "great book" that should be considered an essential addition to the library of any woodworker who seeks to understand Craftsman furniture.

--J. Norman Reid "Wood News "

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