Building Classic Arts & Crafts Furniture: Shop Drawings for 33 Traditional Charles Limbert Projects

Follow his work at 1910craftsman.. He can often be found working on his Craftsman bungalow or building furniture for it. Michael Crow is an amateur woodworker with a special interest in the inspired minimalism of Shaker and Arts and Crafts furniture

Inside this book you'll find:200 drawings with exploded views, elevations and details for projects to fit every room in your house.A bill of materials and explanatory note for each piece.Advice on wood selection, hardware sources and construction and finishing techniques.A historical overview of Limbert's life and work. Both the Old Faithful Inn in Yellowstone National Park and the Mission Inn in Riverside, California, feature his work. And today, his original pieces bring thousands of dollars at auction.Now, for the first time, author Michael Crow has carefully detailed 33 of Charles Limbert's finest designs so you can build this beautiful furniture yourself. His beautiful pieces combined curves, splayed sides and negative space with the more common straight lines of Arts & Crafts furniture, producing designs that were highly prized. If you're looking for something fresh in Arts & Crafts design, you'll find it--and more--in the Limbert designs here.. Arts & Crafts style with a surprising twist!Charles Limbert wa

"Lambert's designs are more delicate that Stickley's, and I" according to bubba. Lambert's designs are more delicate that Stickley's, and I prefer them. This book is well put together, and I found it very helpful as I designed a comtemporary Craftsman-style hall table for a client who wanted a lighter and airier look than more traditional Stickley designs.. Decent drawings and easy to follow plans Decent drawings and easy to follow plans. However, the dimensions are said to have been extrapolated from known dimensions using catalogs and auction photo's rather than from measuring actual pieces of original furniture. I have been using this method for determining dimensions for year. Arts andCrafts Furniture Nice drawings and information.

About the AuthorMichael Crow is an amateur woodworker with a special interest in the inspired minimalism of Shaker and Arts and Crafts furniture. He can often be found working on his Craftsman bungalow or building furniture for it. Follow his work at 1910craftsman.