Considered among the highest achievements of the American arts and crafts movement, Greene &amp; Greene furniture was custom-built for specific interior spaces, and many of the pieces still remain in their original locations. This manual, written by a nationally recognized furniture maker, provides intermediate and advanced woodworkers with well illustrated, step-by-step instructions for classic Greene &amp; Greene details, including ebony plugs, cloud lifts, leg indents, brackets, and pulls. A discussion of the design philosophy of the period accompanies how-to chapters, and photographs of contemporary Greene-inspired furniture provide ideas for projects. Biographical sketches are included for Charles and Henry Greene, Peter and John Hall (who built most of the furniture), and competing furniture maker Gustav Stickley.

Greene & Greene: Design Elements for the Workshop

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Peart, Darrell

Crafts & Hobbies

Linden Publishing

Timeless Designs and Trusted Techniques from Woodworking's Top Experts
Creating furniture in the legendary Craftsman style—attractive, functional pieces with the clean lines and the trademark joinery—is easier than ever with this collection of 17 classic projects from the editors at Woodworker's Journal, (the most trusted name in the woodworking community.) Culled from the magazine's deep archives, these projects are perfect for woodworkers of any skill level; from those newly introduced to the popular Craftsman style to the advanced aficionados looking for more challenging designs.
Among the projects featured are a slatted bookcase, side and armchairs, tall stools, a wine cupboard, and much more. And, true to the Woodworker's Journal mission of both inspiring and informing, each project is accompanied by full-color images, detailed plans, expert instructions, and helpful tips to ensure your finished piece is of the highest quality and an instant classic.

Craftsman Furniture Projects: Timeless Designs and Trusted Techniques from Woodworking's Top Experts (Fox Chapel Publishing) (Best of Woodworker's Journal)

Newman, Sandra

White, Rick

English, John

Marshall, Chris

Woodworker's Journal

Inman, Chris

Becker, Brad

McGlynn, Mike

Ebler, Joseph

Fox Chapel Publishing

Legendary architects and designers Charles and Henry Greene created a uniquely American style in the Arts &amp; Crafts tradition, and this book combines a detailed understanding of their design aesthetic with specific shop instructions for re-creating their works. Filled with step-by-step instructions, extensive illustrations, and full-color photographs, the book features several full projects for making replica Greene &amp; Greene furniture complete with authentic details such as ebony plugs and splines, waterfall legs, and curved drawer pulls. Showing today’s woodworkers precisely how the Greenes achieved their unique designs, In the Style of Greene &amp; Greene also includes valuable advice on incorporating Arts &amp; Crafts elements into new designs.

In the Greene & Greene Style: Projects and Details for the Woodworker

Antiques & Collectibles

Darrell Peart is a custom furnituremaker located in Seattle, Washington. He is one of the leading authorities on Greene & Greene and lectures about design, woodworking and the history of the Greene brothers. He is the author of Greene & Greene: Design Elements for the Workshop and In the Greene & Greene Style. He has been in woodworking for over fifty years. In his latest book Peart discusses the furnituremaker and what it takes to be successful in the field. He touches on The Makers Movement, the commitment to your craft, in this case furnituremaking, and the acquisition of technical skill. However, the main thesis of the book is how to produce work that is original in nature. To produce adequate work is to follow the rules, obtain some technical skills, and work at your craft. To excel and create art that is infused with emotion and is original in nature, one has to have intuition and inspiration. This book is primarily a text on how to create and design. It is not a rule based book but rather an exploration of the methods the author has used during his long career to forge a very successful custom furniture business and produce art of lasting value. draws upon William Varnum's book, Industrial Arts Design. However, he stresses that this is just a starting point and that these equations and rules can not create originally inspired art. Intellect, intuition, and inspiration are all discussed in relation to art and craft. There is a thorough discussion of how Greene & Greene approached design and many examples are used to demonstrate their design brilliance. From there Peart moves on to demonstrate how you can enhance your own design and craftsmanship abilities by a process of what he calls "Design DNA" . Design DNA is a framework for asking the right questions and these questions may differ from person to person but the actual process is discussed at length. There is also a discussion on how to avoid the pitfalls of poor design.

The Artisan Furnituremaker: A Creative Survival Guide

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