Traditional Fumed Finish for White Oak
A simple approach to this classic finishing technique. Finishing options abound in the woodworking world, however with Arts & Crafts style pieces, you need to get the finish right to complete [...]
Arts & Crafts Bookcase
Dramatic details showcase leaded glass and English style. Foreward: Nancy Hiller (1959-2022) Nancy Hiller was a trailblazing writer and furniture maker who lived fully in two worlds. That of a [...]
Arts & Crafts Sideboard
This Harris Lebus classic is a tour-de-force of the English aesthetic. When we think of the origins of the Arts & Crafts movement in England toward the end of the 19th century, we tend to [...]
Design Influences Throughout the Years
We all have our influences, whether we’re aware of them or not–those people and works that make an impression so powerful they shape our own designs. I have strong memories of mine. [...]
Ruskin’s Moral Elements of Gothic: A Foundation of the Arts and Crafts Movement
Kudos to all who accepted last week’s challenge to match features of my recently completed dining table commission with the list of John Ruskin’s “moral elements of [...]
Further Insights into Harris Lebus Sideboard
The November 2017 issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine features a reproduction of a sideboard made in 1903 by the English furniture manufacturing company Harris Lebus. I built this sideboard [...]
A Chair Worth Crossing the Atlantic – English Arts and Crafts Furniture
A recent post about my visit to The Wilson (formerly known as the Cheltenham Museum) last winter sparked special interest in a chair designed by architect Charles Frances Annesley Voysey [...]
Decorative Gouging: A Traditional English Arts & Crafts Technique
Many pieces of English Arts and Crafts furniture, especially those of the Cotswolds school, feature a cheerful detail known as decorative gouging. It’s a simple technique and amenable to [...]