Product Description
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, complete cutting lists, and comprehensive section and detail views, these drawings offer today’s woodworkers a unique opportunity to reproduce the rare furniture line, which has often been photographed but not presented in such detail. Including in… More >>
Shop Drawings for Greene & Greene Furniture: 23 American Arts and Crafts Masterpieces
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#1 by T. Gabriel on April 17, 2010 - 3:42 am
The two previous reviews by “experienced” craftsmen are laughable at the very least.
A book of shop drawings is that. And this one is one of the best. It is not a tome for beginners or for those who do not have the ability to infer and who do not have spatial orientation necessary to derive results from DRAWINGS.
The two previous reviewers must be very unhappy individuals to have to be led by the nose so much.
As to this book. If you truly are a woodworker, this is a fine reference work. Not only that but it also deals somewhat with the philosophy of woodworking. That is always a good touch.
Rating: 4 / 5
#2 by S. Loughin on April 17, 2010 - 4:37 am
This has to be the most beautiful book in the series of Arts & Crafts style shop drawings from Robert Lang, and I have them all. I have to say, almost every piece in this book is one where you have to decide that you are going to devote between 6 months and a year of your life to making. I have not yet made this committment, but I already see how reading this book has influenced some of the details on my other work. Gorgeous color plates of these masterpieces are included and everything is printed on archival quality glossy paper. Drawings are clear and descriptive text is concise and well written. Overall I recommend this to any student of Greene and Green (and Peter and John Hall, the craftsmen who actually built most of these pieces for them!)
Rating: 4 / 5
#3 by G. Szeflinski on April 17, 2010 - 5:13 am
This book is a welcome add to the many showing the arts & crafts furniture designs. The text and drawings are first rate and guide you through the design process. The author certainly has done a complete investigation to put together this fine review of the many arts & crafts furniture era.
Rating: 5 / 5
#4 by Gepetto on April 17, 2010 - 7:38 am
I am a retired old guy who has developed a real love for the Greene & Greene style furniture. I build furniture for family and friends and almost all pieces have some or all of the Greene Brother’s styling. This book has a good narrative about the Greene Brother’s, quality photos, and outstanding detailed plans. If you love Arts & Crafts furniture design, this book must be on your shelf for ready reference.
Rating: 5 / 5
#5 by M. R. Greer on April 17, 2010 - 8:27 am
“Shop Drawings” is little more than it says it is. It would have been nice if it were more but it doesn’t claim to be. If you have a background similar to Mr. Lang’s as I do with drafting, then there is all you need to reproduce the Greene and Greene designs, at least from a dimensional stand point. You will however need to figure out the details on your own or reference some of the magazine articles on reproducing the Greene and Greene furnature. As Mr. Lang states in his book, it’s not a how to guide. It’s still a very good and informative book however and one you will want if you have visions of building some of this unique furnature.
Rating: 4 / 5