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New Blog for Greene & Greene Furniture Fans

Robert W. Lang — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 13:04:18 +0000

I first met Jim Ipekjian in 2005, about a year after I started at Popular Woodworking Magazine. What began as an e-mail taking me to task for some shortcomings in an article I wrote eventually led to an invitation to visit the man who has more hands-on experience with original (and reproduction) Greene & Greene … Read more »

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New: William Ng Video on Greene & Greene Furniture Details

ShopWoodworking.com — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 19:56:03 +0000

We’ve teamed up with extraordinary woodworker (and extraordinary woodworking teacher) William Ng on a new video that explores techniques for creating the details that make Greene & Greene furniture unique. Using jigs and easy-to-understand techniques, William teaches you how to make pillowed breadboards, ebony plugs, inlaid ebony splines and bars and more. And, you’ll learn … Read more »

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ShopWood: Greene & Greene techniques to learn and use

ShopWoodworking.com — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 18:01:31 +0000

If you're a fan of Greene & Greene or heard some, and are intrigued, this book is a great place to enjoy an exenstive view of this approach to woodworking. Read more »

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Greene & Greene Finish

Robert W. Lang — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 19:24:10 +0000

I received an e-mail from a reader the other day, asking about finishes for Greene & Greene furniture. It’s one of those areas where we have some good clues about what was used, but we can’t be certain. There were some variations in color from house to house, as well as variations in wood. These … Read more »

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Not Your Typical Beginner’s Project – Blacker House Chair

Robert W. Lang — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 15:59:30 +0000

If you were to rank woodworking projects by degree of difficulty, chairs would be at the top of the list. They aren’t like boxes or tables with nice square corners and predictable sizes of component parts – everything on a chair is odd. If you were then to rank chairs by degree of difficulty, those … Read more »

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Greene & Greene’s Thorsen House

Robert W. Lang — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:18:27 +0000

When you think of the work of Greene & Greene, you usually think of Pasadena, Calif. Pasadena is home to the Gamble, Blacker and Robinson houses, and there is a fantastic collection of the Greene’s furniture at the Huntington Museum a few miles away. But one of the “ultimate bungalows,” the Thorsen house, is a … Read more »

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Maloof & More Exhibit in California

Robert W. Lang — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 13:56:59 +0000

Like most Ohioans, I don’t need much of an excuse to scheme on making a trip to Southern California, especially at this time of year. It’s not just the fact that the days are getting short; the annual Craftsman Weekend is right around the corner; October 14-16 in Pasadena. For fans of the Arts & … Read more »

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Greene & Greene: A Mystery Table

Article Index — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 15:39:42 +0000

While conducting research for a book, the author encounters a previously unknown table from the workshop of Peter & John Hall. By Darrell Peart Pages: 62-69 From the November 2007 issue #165 Buy this issue now There is no test more demanding on a piece of furniture than that of time and service. The original … Read more »

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Greene & Greene-inspired Storage Chest

Article Index — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 17:30:00 +0000

Classic design elements combine to create a new design. By David Mathias Pages: 36-41 From the April 2008 issue #168 Buy this issue now Seven years ago I made my first piece of Greene & Greene-style furniture, a coffee table of my own design. It contained several elements the Greenes commonly used: cloudlifts and ebony … Read more »

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