Shop Drawings for Greene & Greene Furniture: 23 American Arts and Crafts Masterpieces (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781892836298)

23 Projects for Every Room in the Home Working shop drawings for authentic reproductions of rare, classic furniture Greene & Greene furniture, widely recognized as the finest expression of the American Arts & Crafts movement, is presented here for the first time as working shop drawings. Featuring accurate front, side, and top views in addition to comprehensive section and detail views, these drawings offer today's enthusiastic woodworkers a unique opportunity to reproduce this rare furniture line, which has often been photographed but not presented in such detail. Including introductory chapters on both the Greenes and the Halls, an extensive discussion covers suitable woods and finishes and provides solid technical information on how to make such characteristic Greene & Greene details as proud ebony plugs and splines, breadboard ends, and cloud lifts.

Author: Robert Lang
ISBN-10: 1892836297
ISBN-13: 9781892836298
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
Language: English
Published: 02/01/2007
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.56lbs
Size: 10.84h x 8.54w x 0.54d