The Woodshop Shed

Stickley No 220 Sofa

Furnished content.
(from Lumberjocks.com)


My take on the classic Stickley Sofa. I went by the drawings in “The Great Book of Shop Drawings for Craftsman Furniture” by Robert W. Lang. I only made minor changes to accommodate differences in material. Typically this sofa would have been made entirely out of quarter sawn white oak. I had a pile of reclaimed red oak that came from a church stage that was being demoed. The general contractor knew I built furniture and asked if I wanted it otherwise it was going into the dumpster. Solid Oak boards 1” thick! After pulling out all the nails and running it through the planer it looked great. So the majority of the sofa is built from this Red oak. I didn't have anything thick enough so I used 3/4” red oak veneered plywood mitered to make the four posts. I wanted the quarter sawn look so I used quarter sawn white oak veneered plywood for the center panels. I also picked up some quarter sawn red oak for the rails. For the finish I used Jeff Jewitt's Mission Oak Finish technique. Probably unnecessary on the plain sawn red oak but I wanted to keep everything consistent color wise. I really wanted the quarter sawn parts to pop. For the most part they do pop. I will probably use this method again. My mother sews so she helped me with the cushions. If you ever find yourself wanting/needing to make cushions I would encourage you to look at sailrite.com. They have a youtube channel with a video entitled “30 minute box cushions” very helpful. They also have a calculator on their website that lays out all the cuts and dimensions you need to make your cushions. I am grateful for Robert's book. It was very helpful and has also inspired some future projects. Thanks for looking.

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