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Great Book of Shop Drawings for Craftsman Furniture, Revised & Expanded Second Edition

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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.

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Pages 344
Publish Date 2017-09-26
Size 8.5" x 11.0" x 1.02"
Author Robert W. Lang

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Midwest Book Review
A highly recommended, do-it-yourself guide.
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Canadian Woodworking & Home Improvement
If you love American Art & Crafts style furniture, then this is 'the' book you want to get and read.
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Popular Woodworking
I've been collecting and building Arts & Crafts furniture for more than a decade, and I've been waiting for a book like this.
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Woodworker's Journal
Lang understands the subtleties of Stickley's groundbreaking designs.
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Midwest Book Review
Now in a revised and expanded second edition, "Great Book of Shop Drawings for Craftsman Furniture" provides complete working shop drawings for 61 classic furniture pieces. The author, Robert W. Lange, is a master cabinetmaker, and draws upon 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. Profusely illustrated from cover to cover, "Great Book of Shop Drawings for Craftsman Furniture" is thoroughly 'user friendly' in organization and presentation, making it an enduringly popular addition to personal, professional, community, and academic library Woodworking collections.
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Fine Woodworking
One of the 27 books every woodworker should read.
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Popular Mechanics
This collection of drawings for Craftsman furniture is a must-have title if you like the style.
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Wood News
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.

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About the Author

Robert W. Lang was executive editor of Popular Woodworking magazine for 10 years, a contributor to Fine Woodworking, and author of several woodworking books. He studied industrial design at The Ohio State University, and his experience includes building custom furniture and cabinets as well as managing and engineering large architectural millwork projects. He currently edits American Period Furniture, the annual journal of the Society of American Period Furniture Makers, and Pins & Tails, the SAPFM quarterly.

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