Popular Woodworking's Arts and Crafts Furniture Projects: 25 Projects for Every Room in Your Home

I like this book a lot. I'm only part-way through it at the moment but it's already one of my favourite woodworking plans books.The book starts with an introductory chapter covering the history of the Arts and Crafts movement (or at least the American side of it), followed by half a dozen pages describing key Arts and Crafts design elements and techniques.The projects taken from the pages of Popular Woodworking magazine are very well presented, each starting with a beautiful photo of the finished piece, and some interesting snippets of background information about the original piece or the inspiration behind the design. The instructions are comprehensive, the plans are clear, and there are plenty of photos of intermediate steps. A full cut list is included for each project. Imperial measurements are used throughout, but the cut lists include metric conversions.The included bonus CD contains a PDF with a further 10 projects and 10 other articles on techniques and jigs. So with 35 projects in total, it makes this book excellent value. However it's a shame they didn't take the opportunity to include printable versions of the plans from the book, or at least the patterns for the curved parts.As one of the Amazon.com reviewers observed, the selection of projects is quite chair-heavy, including no less than 3 variants of Morris chair. The 25 projects in the book comprise: 3 bookcases; 7 tables of various sorts; 8 chairs and benches; 5 chests and cabinets; a print stand; and a clock. The 10 projects on the bonus CD are a more varied mix, and include: a drinks cabinet; a wall cabinet; a garden bench and table; a couple of bookcases/magazine stands; a hall stand; a waste paper basket; a side table; and a table lamp.

This is a beautiful book. Easy to follow instructions, written by an author that is obviously knowledgeable and passionate about his subject. I was looking for a book with instructions on the Morris chair and this is the book with the best easy to follow and understand.

This book, Popular Woodworking's Arts & Crafts Furniture Projects (2008), is a nice expansion of the PW's previous title, Authentic A & C Furniture Projects (2000). If you're looking for an easy to follow Arts & Crafts furniture book, this one fits the bill pretty well. This title has 26 projects; These projects use modern tools/techniques, great for building A & C furniture to fill your bungalow. Of the 22 projects from the 2000 book, seven projects are included in the 2008 book, nine are on the bonus cd, and six are omitted. Missing projects are: Spindle side table, Octagonal Taboret, Bungalow mailbox, Heirloom cradle, Two Frames, and the Garden storage bench. All the articles include materials lists, construction techniques, and sources for supplies. The bonus disc includes ten articles on techniques, as well as 10 project plans, all are PDFs, so they print well. This book is a worthy addition to the home craftsman's library.

Would rate this as a five except for two things. 1. Although extra material is advertised as available on a bonus CD, I can find no means by which I can obtain or otherwise gain access to this from the Kindle version of the book. 2. The material cut lists for the projects are almost unreadably small in the kindle version. As a lesser issue, I would have liked a few more pictures of some of the complex pieces during assembly.

Very nice book. Nice variety of projects. All color photos. Lots of detail in the drawings and many 'tips and tricks' to help with your projects. A valuable addition to my arts and crafts library.