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Mission Furniture: How to Make It, Part 2

By H. H. (Henry Haven) Windsor

(3.5 stars) • 10 reviews

Step back in time to learn the art of crafting your own timeless furniture.

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2007-12-25
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Summary

"Mission Furniture: How to Make It, Part 2" by H. H. Windsor is a how-to manual that serves as an entryway into early 20th-century mission-style furniture construction. This member of the Popular Mechanics series methodically takes readers through the creation of various projects, like oak buffets and rocking chairs, offering practical woodworking instructions. Supplemented with detailed images and material lists, it provides the guidance required to build such pieces. It starts by laying out the scope and purpose of the instructions contained within, giving the reader a preview of numerous projects featured, inviting them to prepare with the appropriate materials, dimensions, and methods that will be outlined to make mission-style furniture.

About the Author

Henry Haven Windsor, American writer, magazine editor, and publisher, was the founder and first editor of Popular Mechanics. He was succeeded as editor by his son, Henry Haven Windsor, Jr (1898–1965). Windsor also published Cartoons Magazine from 1912 to 1922. Windsor was born in a log cabin in Mitchell, Iowa, the son of Rev. William D. D. Windsor and Harriet Butler (Holmes) Windsor. He attended Iowa College, graduating in 1884. On June 25, 1889, he married Lina B. Jackson in Marengo, Illinois.

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