Tabla de contenidos para Craftsman Furniture 2025 en Woodsmith

Special tools deserve a special place. At least, that’s how I feel about some of my favorite hand tools. Whether it’s the bevel gauge that belonged to my grandfather, a brand new precision square, or my best set of chisels, it’s reassuring to know they won’t get knocked around or damaged. And that they’re within easy reach when I reach for them and need to use them. TOOL CHEST. That’s why I built this craftsman tool chest that you see in the photo above. It protects and organizes my best hand tools. But what I like just as much is its traditional appearance — as comfortable as the look and feel of a tool that’s polished with use. SOLID WOOD. One thing that adds to this look is its solid…

A hallway storage bench that also offers a place to hang coats is a practical and good-looking solution to entryway clutter. And this high-back bench is sure to get lots of admiring looks in any location. It’s also a great project to give your shop skills a workout. Both the bench and the upper assembly use frame and panel construction with stub tenon and groove joinery. The choice of wood also contributes to the classic look. I used riftsawn oak for the frames and plywood panels. Both of these are pretty easy to find at most lumber suppliers. We’ve also included an option for building a simplified bench. Either way, this piece is sure to be a welcome addition to any home. CONSTRUCTION DETAILS OVERALL DIMENSIONS: 36" W x 71"…

Once you take a relaxing sit in the Morris chair, I can almost guarantee that you’ll want to add this matching ottoman. But the best thing about this project is that it can easily stand on its own. With or without the chair, it’s a great piece to build and also one to enjoy afterward. GETTING STARTED. When you take a look at the exploded drawing below, you’ll see that this project is just “nuts and bolts” joinery. First, you’ll build the two end assemblies, then connect them with side rails and stretchers. THE LEGS. The best place to start is with the four, solid legs. You can begin by cutting the legs (A) to size from 1¾"-thick stock. Next in line is the mortises — three in each leg.…

Making a box offers a good break from typical woodworking. Boxes require a small investment in materials — often from your scrap bin. And in a short time, you have a great-looking keepsake. However, a box isn’t short on woodworking challenges. In fact, a box invites close inspection. So it pays to focus on the details. As a woodworker, the benefit is that the scale makes taking on a new technique a lot more manageable. That’s certainly the case with this box. METAL INLAY. The inlaid top is what draws your attention. I used thin metal pieces to make up the pattern. As you can see, the metal provides a unique look. Before getting to the inlay, you need to build the box. This Craftsman-style box has plenty of details.…

Craftsman-style furniture is always easy to recognize. That’s because it’s based on well established design philosophy. In a nutshell, the basic principles are that furniture should be simple in design, highly practical, and built to pass down from generation to generation. And one look is all you need to tell that the classic library table in the photo above hits the mark. The Craftsman heritage of our table is unmistakable. It starts with a solidly built frame that supports a beefy top. The square, gently eased edges create clean, crisp lines. The minimal amount of aesthetic detail is added by the appearance of through-tenon joinery and the gracefully shaped corbels atached beneath the upper rails. But here, form follows function. This table is meant to fulfill a purpose and the…

When we featured the gentleman’s dresser in Woodsmith No. 219 (shown above and available on Woodsmithplans.com), we had a feeling that it might be a popular project with our readers. But we had no idea just how popular it would be. So after numerous requests, we designed this Craftsman-style bed to match the dresser. TRADITIONAL JOINERY. Much like the dresser, the joinery used on the bed is easily manageable in your shop using basic power tools. The headboard and footboard have stiles and rails that are held together with mortise and tenon joinery. Solid panels are captured in shallow grooves in the stiles and rails. And in keeping with the design of the dresser, we mimicked the square openings in the doors in the headboard. KNOCK-DOWN ASSEMBLY. Of course, moving…

Some of my favorite memories are of playing darts in an English pub. But trying to import that experience into an American setting can be a challenge. First, you need an authentic board. After that, a classic cabinet to house the board and scoreboard can lend your game room a bit of the authentic pub atmosphere. The cabinet shown above fills the bill. And you can choose a wood that complements your other furniture, as well. (I used quartersawn white oak to match my other Craftsman-style furniture at home.) As for the woodworking, it couldn’t be simpler. The basic cabinet relies on tongue and dado joinery, reinforced by the decorative corner brackets. The frame and panel doors are also pretty straightforward to build. For the scoreboards, I used a chalkboard…

At first glance, there are a few things that make this small book rack really stand out. First, the decorative openings on the ends catch your eye. Then the joinery grabs your attention. Finally, the quartersawn white oak gives it a classic, solid look. There are only three main parts to this project — a shelf and two ends. When building a small project, I tend to be particular with the details. So I enhanced the design with gently curved ends that include an arc on the bottom. As for the joinery, the shelf looks like it’s connected to the ends with through tenons. But these “tenons” hold a secret. They’re actually plugs over screws that connect the shelf to the ends. The square openings are mirrored in the plugs.…