Stickley Dining Table 622 Reproduction

Stickley Dining Table 622 Reproduction
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I finally finished it! Three years later. My version of the Stickley no. 622 Dining Table. Quartersawn Oak.

More pics at Flickr or Lumberjocks.

Finish Inspector

Finish Inspector
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I finished the dining table "finish". The boss came out to inspect.

We will put it together today!

A Great Arts and Crafts Woodworking Blog.

treefrogfurniture.blogspot.com

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I had been running into posts from this blog while researching fuming and arts and crafts finishing techniques.
Since I have been using Google Reader I decided to subscribe.

I am reading all of the entries.
This blog is as good as any book on Arts and Crafts furniture.

Beginning with a trip to the Stickley museum, he writes about style, construction, the designers, techniques. Quite well researched and clear too.

I am not a fan of the light text on black background, which is probably why I never wanted to read the site, but in Google Reader I view it as black on white.

Check it out. Something for anyone interested in Arts and Crafts furniture or woodworking.

Get it done with Zoho-Projects for Free.

Zoho-Projects
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For those of you house restoration geeks who are also computer geeks. (You know you are...Hint ....you are reading a blog right now.)

Zoho is an online documents package similar to google docs, but offering a useful project management software. The free version allows only one project.

Here is how I use it:

1. Create milestones for the different sections of my house. Example: Kitchen to be finished by August 24.

2. Add tasks with their own to do dates to the milestone list: Cabinet doors.

3. Add sub tasks to the the task.: Stain, Hang, Install Hardware.

You can view all of your tasks on a calendar, set up the program to email you when tasks are overdue, and view your to-do's anywhere you have web access.

The pay version allows you to have multiple users. Then you can assign others tasks. If you are restoring a bungalow you are probably a control freak and won't need this feature. Just walk that lonely road.

http://projects.zoho.com

Mission Furniture: How to Build It.

Hall Chair
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If you have never checked it out.. This book is in public domain and can be found on many e-book sites. http://books.google.com/books?id=q1lC8JaCUGcC&pg=PA111&dq=mission+furniture+hall+chair&ei=ywZtSLO6LoLqsQPL3Yi2Bg&client=safari&sig=ACfU3U0dylHcBh79HazRMUzUnaufTJOnNQ

I completed a sketchup of one of the projects.

Hipsters Wanted.... Lake at Walnut

Standard Pacific Homes - New Homes in Pasadena at Lake at Walnut - Community
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This is funny. Sorry Hipsters

If you have actually been to this location, it is miles of asphalt with a view of the Ralph's parking lot on one side and the 210 on the other.

Boutiques? (Does the 99 cent store count?)

Saunter to the news stand? Nobody saunters on Lake. It's Hell hot.

Little Journey's

Little Journey's
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I finally finished the Little Journeys Bookstand!

This project is from Shop Drawings for Craftsman Furniture by Robert Lange. I have much more about its construction detailed in my blog .

The finish ended up being fumed followed by tinted shellac and dark wax. I like it.

This project looks simple, but has a ton of handwork including the 16 through mortises.

A few pics

A shot of the top in the sun.

Close up on the tusks and through tenons. All handwork.

Looking up at the figure eight clips.

And now a look at the books. The piece was originally made by Elbert Hubbard to display a set of books called Little Journeys. I bought a set on e-bay and they have really cool covers and spines. They include titles like Little Journeys to the Homes of ….. Famous Women or English Authors