Building Fine Furniture Solid Wood

Oak was the standard for many of america s most beloved mission and craftsman style furniture makers gustav stickley greene and greene and frank lloyd wright.

Building fine furniture solid wood.

Price new from used from hardcover please retry 9 46. Instead it meant building high quality solid wood furniture but skipping all the expensive overhead and marketing of his competitors instead relying on building a reputation by word of mouth. Oak is a sturdy durable wood with coarse texture and prominent rays in the grain. Oak wood may darken slightly over time taking on more amber tones.

Western red cedar as its name implies has a reddish color to it. Building fine furniture from solid wood by sadler ken 1917 sadler kenneth 1945 publication date 1994 topics furniture making amateurs manuals furniture making furniture handbooks manuals etc publisher cincinnati ohio. Handcrafted amish furniture made in the heartland of america. Amish furniture mission and craftsman style fine wood furniture since 1945.

He traveled the country with a sample nightstand in the back of his station wagon building the cresent brand the old fashioned way. Stuart david furniture is a family owned and operated furniture manufacturer and retailer. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. If you see growth rings that match up with the direction of the grain along the face of the wood you are looking at actual solid wood.

The item may be missing the original packaging such as the original box or bag or tags or in the original packaging but not sealed. We have sold handcrafted solid wood american made furniture since 1961. Western red cedar is mostly used for outdoor projects such as furniture decks and building exteriors because it can handle moist environments without rotting. American made solid wood furniture click or dial 1 888 302 2276 for fine amish crafted furniture in contemporary traditional and mission styles.

Building fine furniture from solid wood hardcover february 1 1994 by kenneth sadler author illustrator 4 6 out of 5 stars 4 ratings. This type of wood is relatively soft 1 on a scale of 1 to 4 has a straight grain and has a slightly aromatic smell. 1 make sure it is solid wood. First look at the edges of the wood piece to see the end grain.