Projects and Plans
Top Ten Arts and Crafts Projects
A collection of project plans including bookcases, tables, chairs, and shelves plus finish recommendations
Clean lines and honest joinery draw woodworkers to the Arts and Crafts style. Browse our collection of projects and accompanying videos below.
When it’s time to apply a finish, there are a variety of options: fuming with ammonia, Nancy Hiller’s five-step formula, or Jeff Jewitt’s recipe using pigment stains and dyes. For general information on the style, read Quintessential Arts and Crafts.
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A Classic Case Floating-tenon joinery and curly cherry update a traditional Arts and Crafts design by Gregory Paolini |
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Arts and Crafts Side Table Versatile design is quick to build, but rewards precise joinery by Kelly J. Dunton Finish recipe: Fumed Finish Video: Fuming With Ammonia |
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A Portable Book Rack Use a router template for perfect results by Gregory Paolini Video extra: Cut Through-Mortises with a Router |
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Arts and Crafts Side Chair With templates for curves and joinery, you can make a roomful of chairs by Kevin Rodel Video extra: Making an Arts and Crafts Chair |
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Coffee Table Puts Joinery on Display Harmonious details will work in tables of many sizes by Kevin Rodel |
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Arts & Crafts Wall Shelf Hollow, quartersawn columns and traditional inlay elevate an easy project by Nancy R. Hiller Finish recipe: Original Arts and Crafts Finish |
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A Woodworker’s Kitchen Save money and show off your craftsmanship by Scott Gibson Video extra: Touring a Woodworker’s Kitchen |
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Build a Greene and Greene Side Table Pinned and plugged joints add beauty and strength by Gary Rogowski |
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Craftsman-Style Comfort in a Morris Chair Mortise-and-tenon joinery looks good and makes it last by Gene Lehnert |
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Arts and Crafts Bed Router templates help create smooth curves and tight joinery by Gary Rogowski |
Fine Woodworking Recommended Products
Drafting Tools
Add a hole guide to this kit, and you'll have the tools you need to work out your designs with scale drawings.
Circle Guide
If you like to draw your designs on paper, you'll find the simple circle guide to be very helpful.
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