Greene & Greene: Design Elements for the Workshop

Very well-written book, including some very useful tips for those interested in making some greene-and-greene inspired works. I found the pages discussing making of the plugs of particular interest. I had to modify the procedure a little to use with equipment I have and was able to produce quality plugs. I'm planning a greene-and-greene dresser and will, I'm sure, be referring to the book for ideas during construction.

An outstanding book which combines history with practical techniques for creating your own G&G style furniture. Peart is truly an outstanding craftsman and now an author/historian. Excellent photos and ideas...and some plans.This is an update of my review....and I wish 6 or 7 stars were possible. The reason is that I just finished a Greene & Greene TV cabinet where I used several of Darrell Peart's techniques and the results were unbelievable perfection but yet made two tasks which I always dreaded as "easy as pie". Here is more detail.Peart's sections on "Machining the Breadboard Joint" and "The Ebony Spline" taught me how to perform these tasks to perfection. I have done quite a few Greene & Greene pieces of furniture over the past 8 years but I always dreaded these two challenges because of the breadboard ends being proud to the top. After reading and then trying Peart's techniques (which were very well written and illustrate), I asked "Why didn't I think of this?"For any woodworker who loves Arts & Crafts, Craftsman, and Greene & Greene styles, Peart's book is a MUST for your workshop and will teach you exactly how to perform woodworking tasks needed in these style with ease and perfection.I thank Darrell for taking the time to publish this book.

The book provides a nice background on the Greene brothers and the Hall brothers (the ones that brought the Greene designs to fruition). What follows is a description of their major projects as well an excellent description of their design elements and the process of how these were used in their furniture. If you are planning on building any Greene & Greene style furniture, this is the book to buy. Darrell Peart has done an excellent job putting this book together. His understanding and skill at designing and building furniture in the Greene and Greene style are par exellence. You can see examples of his work at (...)If you are interested in viewing another book showing not only furniture designed by Greene and Greene, I highly recommend 'Greene and Greene Furniture, Poems of Wood and Light' by David Mathias. This does not cover the building of furniture, but shows many examples of furniture as well as the houses the design elements of several of their houses.

I have built Arts and Crafts style furniture for many years and have always loved the Greene and Greene style. This book gives some history and background on the style but it's real value is in the very detailed explanations of how to execute the details Greene and Greene. It's practical and well written. Where jigs are necessary they are described and photographed in detail. I have now purchased the plans for the author's bedside table and plan on making that when I get the half dozen pieces I am working on now finished. A fun book even if you never build anything.

To be fair, I am new to buying ebooks and I expected this book to be full color since that was how the cover was represented. Of course, the Kindle is grayscale so I should have known. For those of us using full color devices such as the iPad, Amazon should offer a color version. To be sure, this book would be far more enjoyable and visually informative with full color, hi res photos. Lesson learned.

If you are a fan of this movement then you should have this in your library! Very detailed descriptions and insights.The author does a fantastic job showing key details in the Greene's amazing furniture. I found the chapter on Mr. Peartsown woodworking to be very informative and stimulating.This is one of those rare woodworking and design books that I find myself reading and looking thru just for the sheer enjoyment of it.The photos are impressive! Very nice.

My friend who is an amateur, but quite good, woodworker really likes this book. It is his second Greene & Greene woodworking book and he says both are really helpful and inspiring.

If you are into woodworking and the Greene and Greene style, this is a great book on learning how to make some of the elements of Greene and Greene. I have made sever items using this book since I received it and everything has turned out like the picture in the book. Looking forward to get his second book coming out later this year.

This is a great book if you are at all interested in some of Greene and Greene design elements and their construction. Instruction for making these details is well explained.

Ce livre décrit certains éléments architecturaux clefs du design Greene&Greene, mais aussi l'histoire de ces deux frères afin de replacer dans le contexte de l'époque leur évolution. L'auteur est réellement fasciné par leur travail et de nombreuses photos en couleur peuvent donner des idées pour ceux qui travaillent le bois. Quelques techniques pour reproduire ces éléments sont décrites. Cet ouvrage est à compléter avec l'autre livre du même auteur pour avoir plus de détails sur la reproduction du design Greene&Greene.

Ein sehr zu empfehlendes Buch für jeden der sich mit dem Thema Tischlern / Holzwerken befasst. Gute Beschreibungen und tolle Bilder

I had seen Greene and Greene furniture in magazines and wanted to learn more about it and get more ideas. This book met my expectations. The first few chapters cover some background and history on the Greenes, then the author identifies some of the key elements of their style, shows examples and describes how to build them. The photos are good and gave me lots of new ideas for projects.