Darkened oak always has a better appearance when fumed with ammonia. This process is rather a difficult one, as it requires an airtight case, but the description herewith given may...
For the mission plant stand shown in the illustration secure the following list of quarter-sawed white-oak stock, cut and finished to size: 1 top, 3/4 by 15-1/2 by 15-1/2 in., S-2-...
A side chair of simple design and construction is here given. The great difficulty with most chair designs is that the back is generally designed narrower than the front, thus nece...
Side Chair of Dining-Room Set A companion piece to the chair with arms and the sideboard is the side chair illustrated herewith. It should be made of the same kind of wood and fini...
The accompanying sketch shows the details of a card table that can be folded up and carried about or stored away when not in use. We would advise making two tables at the same time...
This beautiful piece of mission furniture can be made by anyone who has a few good tools and knows how to use them. The cost is very moderate and if you are convenient to a mill a...
When making the fern stand shown in the accompanying sketch use quarter-sawed oak if possible, as this wood is the most suitable for finishing in the different mission stains. Cons...
The accompanying cut shows a magazine rack that will find favor with many amateur wood-workers on account of its simplicity in design and its rich, massive appearance when properly...
This convenient and useful table will be much appreciated by any woman. It has two drawers for sewing material, and two drop leaves to spread the work upon. The following list of m...
The accompanying sketch and detail drawing show a design of a bedside stand. This is a very desirable piece of furniture and is simple and easy to make. Quarter-sawed oak is the be...
The attractive and useful piece of mission furniture shown in the accompanying illustration is made of quarter-sawed oak. Considerable labor can be saved in its construction if the...
The arm chair here described and illustrated is intended to be one of the set of diners made after the design of the side chair described on another page. The same general directio...
The screen shown in the accompanying illustration is made of burlap and plain-sawed oak. The stock list follows: 2 posts, 1-1/2 by 1-1/2 by 40 in., S-4-S. 2 base pieces, 3 by 3 by...
This desk of mission style is a little more complicated than some of the other pieces of mission furniture that have been described, but anyone who has a fair knowledge of tools wi...
Secure from the planing mill the following pieces and have them planed and sandpapered on two surfaces: For the top, one piece 7/8 in. thick and 17 in. square. For the legs, four p...
A rather unique sewing box, and one that is quite as convenient as unique, is shown in the illustration. The material is walnut and ash. The posts are walnut and the slats and top...
Umbrella Stand Detail of Umbrella Stand The umbrella stand shown in the accompanying illustration will be found quite appropriate for the hall or reception room that is furnished i...
Finished Buffet Details of Buffet The accompanying sketch and detail drawing show a design of a buffet wherein refinement of outline and harmony of details are conspicuously regard...
Very cheap but useful and attractive book shelves are shown in the accompanying drawing. The vertical strips, A, may be 3/4 in. by 2 in. and are screwed to four shelves, B, each cu...
The table shown in the accompanying sketch is especially appropriate for the den; it might be used in any other part of the house as well. It may be built of plain-sawed red oak, o...
Armchair of the Dining-Room Set This armchair will look well if made of plain-sawed oak. Quarter-sawed oak might be used, or black walnut if desired. The stock bill specifies the v...
The arm chair, the picture and drawing of which is given herewith is a companion piece to the rocker described on another page. With the exception of the back-legs the stock bill w...
The process for making bent wood for furniture parts is the same as for any other kind of bent-wood work. The pieces should be made close to the size, with only enough material lef...
Electricity and gas are not always accessible in suburban or country homes and the regular type of a mission lamp would be of little use. The illustration shows an ordinary round w...
Plain-Oak Cellarette Pedestal The illustration shows a unique article for the den. It serves as a pedestal and has one side which opens on hinges allowing the inside to be used as...
A substantial piece of mission furniture which may be used as a tabouret or plant stand as well as a blacking case, in which there is a receptacle for brushes, blacking and a shoe...
The footstool shown in the illustration can be made from any kind of wood, but when it is intended to be finished in mission style, quarter-sawed oak will produce the best effect....
[11] Dresser Made of Quarter-Sawed Oak A design of a princess dresser that is well proportioned and of pleasing appearance is shown in the accompanying sketch and detail drawing. T...
Complete Porch Swing The porch swing shown in the illustration can be made of southern pine at a very moderate cost. It should be suspended by rustless black chains and eyebolts pa...
When putting a wax finish on oak or any open-grained wood, the wax will often show white streaks in the pores of the wood. These streaks cannot be removed by rubbing or brushing. P...