Product Description

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #171424 in Books
• Published on: 1997-01-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 176 pages

Review
The Furniture Of Gusav Stickley is an in depth selection of the methods, techniques and detailed plans for projects guaranteed to provide the reader with beautiful facsimiles of classic Craftsman furniture. In addition there is a gallery of Craftsman furniture which presents some excellent examples of the Craftsman style. The Furniture Of Gustav Stickley is a unique compendium with over 200 b/w photos and numerous line drawings. -- Midwest Book Review

Customer Reviews

Near Perfect Gustav Stickley Furniture Construction Book
This is It. Great drawings, many useful photos, a wealth of measurements and wood machining advice. So far, only one measurement error has been discovered: the starting length for the board from which the arm pieces are cut for the Morris chair should be 42-1/2 inches, not 37 inches.

The nine projects are authentic Gustav Stickley Craftsman designs, and are not for the novice. Most are for the accomplished intermediate woodworker. If you can find the piece that you are looking to build from the list of nine, then you need look no further.

Here are the nine projects:

Mirror

Screen

Combination Bookcase and Table (Spindle Sides and dividers)

Rocker

Recliner (Drop-arm panel-side Morris Chair)

Settle (panel)

Dining Table (Open-frame, keyed-tenon single stretcher)

Bookcase (captured panel sides, small panes at the top of the doors)

Clock Case (lattice-front grandfather clock)

This is the one "must have" Craftsman furniture book.
I am a serious hobby woodworker. I have spent a lot of money on books on the Arts & Crafts movement. This is by far the best how-to Craftsman furniture book I have come across. I refer to it more than any other resource. If you want to build the real thing, this is the best single resource there is. This is one book I never loan.

John Brock

Great book, however a costly error in some project specs
I purchased this book as a guide to building a version of a Stickley piece of furniture. I have found an error that quickly became very costly in the projects section on the book. The "Morris Chair" project materials list calls for lumber dimension of 37" by 5" by 1" for the arms. Next, the text of the project specifies "From the extra length of the arm provided by the oversize dimension given in the materials list, cut a piece 5 1/2" in length." Well, that is where the problem lies. The FINISHED arm should measure 37" long. We just cut 5 1/2" from that measure, leaving 31 1/2" arm. The materials list should read : 42 1/2" by 5" by 1" . At the prices for Quarter Sawn White Oak these days, you wont want to make the same mistake.