Shop Drawings for Greene & Greene Furniture - by Robert Lang (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>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.<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>Projects include... Blacker Medicine Cabinet Blacker Hall Seat Blacker Night Table Bolton Chair Bolton Hall Table Bolton Plant Stand Bush Curio Cabinet Freeman Ford Serving Table Gamble Bed Gamble Bookcase Gamble Chiffonier Gamble Entry Table Gamble Kitchen Cabinets Gamble Kitchen Table Gamble Morror Charles Greene Sideboard Robvinson Dining Table Robinson Side and Arm Chair Thorsen Serving Table Thorsen Plant Stand Tichenor Bedroom Chest Townsend Occasional Tables 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, with comprehensive section and detail views, these drawings offer today's woodworkers a long-awaited opportunity to reproduce these furniture masterpieces, which have often been photographed but never before presented in such detail. Introductory chapters explain who were the Greene brothers and how they created their extraordinary furniture and houses in Southern California at the turn of the last century. Technical chapters cover suitable woods and finishes and provide solid information on how to make such characteristic Greene & Greene details as proud plugs and splines, breadboard ends, and cloud lifts. Robert W. Lang is senior editor at Popular Woodwroking magazine and the author of Bob Lan's The Complete Kitchen Cabinetmaker, MORE Shop Drawings for Craftsman Furniture, Shop Drawings for Craftsman Furniture, Shop Drawings for Craftsman Inlays and Hardware, and Shop Drawings for Craftsman Interiors. He lives in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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