Clean lines, understated looks -- and a lot of fun to build. Those are just some of the characteristics of the Arts & Crafts style, and some of the reasons we're offering this second in our series of special publications to focus on this subject. Another reason was our readers' overwhelmingly positive response to that first offering. So, here's another full plate of Arts & Crafts projects to sink your teeth into. Whether you're just gettiing started and appreciate the Arts & Crafts simplicity (no marquetry, tricky veneer work or lathe turning in the designs), or have been making mortise and tenon joints since Stickley walked the earth, you'll find something to your taste.

This issue focuses on projects from three of Woodworker's Journal's most popular builders: Mike McGlynn, Rick White and Chris Marshall. Mike's reproductions of projects from the Greene and Greene Brothers brings you in contact with some other great builders from the early 20th century. Chris has a showstopper of a piece in a Wine Cabinet that'll hold 67 bottles of fine vintages that do it justice, while Rick tidies up your home library with a clever modular Barrister's Bookcase. Accent piece make an appearance, too, as do other top builders.

Here's a preview of the project lineup:

• Arts & Crafts End Table
• Greene & Greene Coffee Table
• Arts & Crafts Wall Lamp
• Robie House Chair
• Arts & Crafts Picture Frame
• Prairie Style Lamp
• Craftsman Clock
• Modular Barrister's Bookcase
• Arts & Crafts Wine Cabinet

Also included is a feature on another big name in the Arts & Crafts movement: Gustav Stickley himself. WJ author Joanna Werch Takes gives you an overview of the life, and the philosophies, of the man who could be considered an Arts & Crafts founding father.