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A Neat Piano Bench
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…
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A Dining Room Buffet
The amateur craftsman has for his skill this month a buffet. The design is simple and should cause no trouble for any one reasonably skilled in the use of tools. It is built of quarter sawed oak with mortise and tenon joints; the mortise and tenons were used in the original, but there is nothing…
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Rolltop Desk (vol 2 no 11)
A roll top desk is unquestionably a useful piece of furniture for the home. The desk shown in halftone and in detail in the working drawing is very easy to make. If the instructions are carried out faithfully, and if the right amount of energy is set forth to get good fits in the joints,…
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Morris Rocker (vol 2 no 10)
The Morris chair was a staple of Mission and Craftsman furniture. This rocker features quarter sawn oak and a thick, comfortable leather seat.
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Library Lamp (vol 2 no 9)
This oak or walnut lamp with copper shade, would make a nice addition to the Library Table (vol 2 no 5)
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Mission Music Cabinet (vol 2 no 7)
This mission style music cabinet follows a theme in the middle of the second year of Bungalow Magazine, with quarter sawn oak built in the Mission style.
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Mission Arm Chair (vol 2 no 6)
This mission style arm chair would be perfect for the Library Table (vol 2 no 5) or as a standalone piece.
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Library Table (vol 2 no 5)
The table here illustrated is made of oak, quarter sawed, excepting the legs, which are of three inch plain oak. The difficulty of securing good dry oak over two inches, may make it advisable, as in this case, to build up the leg in box form from narrower pieces.
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Bungalow Magazine
Bungalow Magazine was a Craftsman era architecture and home journal published in Seattle, WA from 1912 to 1918. It is an excellent reference for the “Seattle Bungalow” style, early 20th century building and decor trends, and what was then stated of the art technology. A recurring feature that this site was created to showcase is…
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