Mission Furniture: How to Make It, Part 3

In 1912, a craftsman could walk into their workshop with this book and walk out with a Morris chair, a roll-top desk, or a mission sideboard. This is not nostalgia. It is the real thing: detailed plans drafted by men who actually built this furniture during the Arts and Crafts heyday, when mission style defined American homes. Nearly 100 projects await, from the grand (extension dining tables, wardrobes, bedsteads) to the practical (sewing boxes, waste-paper baskets, plant stands). Each comes with measured drawings and clear instructions written for hands that knew the weight of a plane. Special sections unravel the secrets of the trade: how to stain oak to match the period, how to cut precise tenons, how to bend wood without breaking it. Whether you are a woodworker hunting for authentic period plans, a miniaturist needing accurate scaled drawings, or simply someone who wants to understand what American craftsmanship looked like before it became a specialty, this book is the artifact itself.