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American Furniture Design Co. January 22, 2012

The number 1 selling workshop bench in America!
Save money on the workbench combo today!

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THE ACORN WORKBENCH
with vice hardware

SAVE ALMOST $55.00 ON OUR SPECIAL COMBINATION PACKAGE

Over 30,000 copies of this workbench plan have been sold in the past two years. Scott Landis in his Taunton Book, The Workbench Book, said that this was the very best American Designed bench on the market.... Purchase the hardware kit and the plan is supplied FREE. UPS shipping charges are about $55.00 for the vise kits, but we will ship the COMBO Package FREE in the continental  USA!!!!!  For shipping to Alaska, Hawaii, Canada and other countries please call for shipping cost....

 

 

MISSION BED & NIGHTSTANDS

This queen-sized bed is an outstanding project that fits very well in most homes today. The Art's & Crafts style is reflected in the head and foot boards and sets a modern theme of this classic design.  The bed is constructed of mortise and tenon joinery and the all they are pined in place with cherry pegs. The corbels on the legs lend a striking touch of style to the bed. 

 

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MISSION BUFFET

To complement the dining set we designed the Mission Buffet. There is a great deal of storage behind each of the doors, which has a single glass shelf on each side. The six drawers have half blind dovetails and the small center door has an oak inlay in the center. This has proven to be one of our more popular designs and is easily constructed from white oak solid material and a sheet of 1/4" & 3/4" oak plywood.
Size: 44 high by 52" wide and 19 1/2" wide.
Skill level Intermediate 

 


 

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Mission Entertainment Center


This unit with the locking wooden key inserts in the doors is distinctive of the Mission Style. The Center will accommodate most 32" televisions and VCR's. The TV is located on a pull-out tray that is mounted on a swivel. The bottom drawers can be used to store videotapes, CD's, clothing or blankets.
Size 68" high by 42" wide and 23" deep
 


 

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HOOSIER KITCHEN CABINET

We are pleased to announce that this plan is done with the assistance of Kennedy Hardware. They offer a complete hardware kit for this authentic Hoosier Kitchen Cabinet. Cabinets like this set the standard for kitchen across America for almost 80 years. Today they are collectors pieces. This design is a exact reproduction of a piece made by The Hoosier Manufacturing Company in Indiana.
Size: 72" high by 40" wide and 24" deep.
Skill level Beginner/Intermediate
 


 

MISSION CONTEMPORARY DINING TABLE

This Mission Contemporary Dining table was part of a major commission that AFD did in 2008.  The dining table opens to110" with 3-12" leaves.  The top is inlayed with cherry butterfly keys and it will seat 10 in comfort and 12 using the ends.  The table is 48" wide.
Size: 30" high 48" wide and 110" with leaves 
 Skill Level: Advanced
   
 

MISSION CONTEMPORARY DINING CHAIRS

The side and captain's chairs are on the same plan. The mortise and tenon joinery will assure you of a chair that will last for a life time.   This is and advanced project that requires steam bending the back slats.  Our well detailed instructions show jigs and fixtures to make a production run of 8 chairs.
Size: 48 1/2" high by 17" wide and 17" deep.
Skill Level: Advanced
 

We recommend the American Furniture Butterfly Inlay Template Kit for making the keys, Part #AFD9503 for $65.95 with a sale Price of $59.65, includes Whiteside router bit and guide bushing!

 

SCRAPER BLADE HOLDER

No more hot fingers! This holder eliminates burned and tired fingers from intensive blade use. This is a great tool and used by everyone in our shop. It is made to fit all standard blades and it has a wood threaded knob to set the curvature.

 

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PAX Shaped Cabinet Scraper Set

HARDENED CURVED SCRAPER SET

This set of three scrapers will handle a wide range of scraping jobs in your shop. This set comes with a rectangular scraper which fits our tool, scraper holder.
 

 


 

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WIN A GRIZZLY BANDSAW: We are pleased to announce the thirteenth year of our Furniture Design Contest. We will award a Grizzly Bandsaw to the woodworker who creates the best piece of furniture from an American Furniture Design Plan. The Grizzly Bandsaw is rated by American Woodworker Magazine in a recent comparison of Bandsaw's, as their "Best Buy".  You may also submit designs of your own. You will need to supply two color photos of your piece, a front view and a side view along with a description of the materials that you used. Your photos will not be returned. We plan to have 3 finalists and from them we will award the Bandsaw on December 15, just in time for Christmas 2012.

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