This archive contains posts about Craftsman Furniture, aka Mission Furniture, Stickley Furniture, or Arts & Crafts Period furniture. This topic includes specifics about construction, design, finishing and the history of the period. This archive goes back a dozen years so there is a lot of content written by Robert W. Lang, author of Shop Drawings for Craftsman Furniture.
All of the furniture seen in the photos below are reproductions made by Bob Lang
Value of Craftsman Furniture
In January 1902, Gustav Stickley suggested to readers of The Craftsman that they should examine…
Prairie Settle-FAQ and FQA
The L. & J.G. Stickley No. 220 Prairie Settle is one of the bestselling plans…
Gustav Stickley Finishing Article
Arts & Crafts furniture finishes, especially the “proper” finish for quartersawn white oak are not…
Why I Wrote Shop Drawings for Craftsman Furniture
I never set out to be a writer. I’m a cabinetmaker first and foremost and…