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Furniture of Oak may safely be said to rank first in furniture. It is almost if not quite as beautiful as any other kind, and certainly it is by far the most durable. Quartersawed white Oak is best for all round purposes. As a wood for giving play to all the skill of the amateur…

When the tired man comes home from his office ur workshop after his day’s work, there is nothing he likes better than to take the evening paper or a good story and make himself comfortable in a big, roomy Morris Chair. No home is completely furnished unless it includes at least one Morris Chair, and…

Our problem for the Amateur Craftsman this month is a graceful and highly ornamental, as well as practical piece of furniture that will well repay the making. We are indebted for the drawing and half tone to Manual Training Magazine. This writing desk was designed by Mr. E. F. Kranquist of the Northeastern State Normal…

As the days shorten, yet before the chilly blasts of winter drive the Amateur Craftsman indoors, his deft hands may right profitably be directed to the fabrication of an artistic Craftsman lamp post to mark the gateway to his bungalow through the inky blackness of the winter evenings or to cheer the path winding up…

Forms of the pergola are practically without limit. There are thousands of combinations possible, and there are hundreds of uses to which the pergola idea may be put. Artistic shapes and ingenious adaptations of the pergola are limited only by the scope of the imagination.

The porch is the summer living room of the bungalow, and of all the furniture pieces which help to make it cozy and comfortable the favorite is the porch swing and one constructed of wood with thick cushions is the neatest and most inviting of all the various styles and materials.

A smoker’s cabinet is something that every smoker wants. It is a place where he can keep his “makings” and know where they are when he wants them.

The footstool illustrated is intended as a companion piece to the Morris chair given in our last issue and should therefore be of the same wood and finish as the chair.

A Morris chair occupying the place of honor before the hearth is one of the most comfortable chairs in the room and is also one of the most used. The Amateur Craftsman should bear this in mind when making this chair and do the work in the best possible manner, both for looks and strength.…

This month’s problem is a piano bench. In addition to the drawing of the bench, shown in the half tone, an alternative end arrangement is given. The question of height should be referred to the one using the bench. In any case the change will not be enough to spoil the design. The top might…