Comments on: Stickley Drawers-A Close Look at Details

By: andrew

andrew — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 22:50:57 +0000

LOVE the details ! I’d love to read more! I grew up near Pasadena, CA and so have been to the Greene/Greene house many times. They put Stickley furniture in the kitchen and "working quarters"…. ‘kept the "good stuff" out in the living areas. Love your G&G and Stickley stuff… keep it coming !

By: johnbarrett

johnbarrett — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 13:51:44 +0000

How many of these armchair generals have ever tried to turn a profit doing what we all love to do (i.e., play with wood)? Their work is great, but I have a sneaking suspicion that the Stickley factory was focused on making a profit, not on creating ageless treasures. I hope that you won’t pass this on, but I don’t strive for perfection when I hand cut dovetails either. as long as the joint is tight, a little overlap is why God created sandpaper. Feedback is always useful, but I don’t get the point of that kind of sniping. From what I’ve seen, you do good work. Have fun.

By: Bob Lang

Bob Lang — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 20:35:01 +0000

Look at the angles on the pins, there is a lot of variation there and on the width of the pins. Also, the top tail and pin have quite a crook in the line.

Thanks to all of you for the kind words.

Bob

By: Rick Hoppe

Rick Hoppe — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 22:28:28 +0000

Another excellent article Bob! The little lip used for fitting the drawer is a very interesting detail. How can you tell if these rather uniform dovetails are not machine made without disassembling the drawer?