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Quartersawn White Oak
A method of sawing parallel to the oak’s medullary rays, this type of cut yields boards with ray flake and gives oak amazing strength, making it less likely to crack, check or warp.

Side-hung and Center-guided Drawers
No plastic parts to break, no metal to rust and scratch: just honest to goodness hand craftsmanship. The center guide keeps drawers from skewing sideways while side suspension keeps drawers level when heavily loaded. Stickley drawers never scrape the bottom, and open and close with ease forever.

Quadralinear Posts
Quadralinear posts are crafted of four quartersawn solid white oak boards that are mitered and glued around a center post. This technique results in strong solid wood construction and the beauty of ray flake on all four sides.

Tenons
A signature element of Stickley construction is tenons- boards whose ends have been cut for insertion into a mortise. A blind tenon is concealed within the mortise, while a through tenon (shown above) projects beyond the depth of the mortise.

Keyed Tenons
A distinctive Mission construction method, a keyed tenon projects beyond the mortise in the side of the piece and is slotted with a wedge shaped block. These three parts (the side, the tenon and the key) come together in perfect harmony so that the piece does not crack.

Tongue and Groove Joints
This woodworking technique ensures accurate board alignment and gives individually matched boards the appearance of one solid piece of wood. This joint does not crack or split.

Blind Dovetailed Cross Rails
When you open a drawer with dovetails, you know you have found good furniture. But what about dovetails in places you cannot see? Stickley dovetails the cross rails to strengthen cases from side to side with this no fail self-locking joint, which, due to aesthetics, is hidden from view on Mission designs.

Resawn & Book Matched Door Panels
By splitting boards down the center and then opening them up like a book, an identical grain pattern is revealed. This labor intensive process assures beautifully matched grain panels on all pieces, as opposed to randomly matched boards.

Bed Rail Construction
For a good night’s sleep every night, the side rails of all Stickley beds are mortised and tenoned into the posts, while the ends of the rails feature panhead screws secured into an iron casting – all to ensure that the bed will not wobble or rock.

Placing of Glass with Quarter Rounds
Instead of using a single sheet of glass on bookcases, Stickley pieces include individual panes of glass that are secured with wood quarter rounds that are mitered to fit perfectly in place, making the inside of each door as handsome as the outside.

Ship Lap Planking
A method of layering boards over each other, each board is sanded, finished and applied one at a time to the backs of Stickley bookcases to add character and beauty to a piece.

A talented craftsman proudly signs his initials on every Stickley piece.

38 – Limestone
A refreshingly clear and natural finish that highlights the intrinsic beauty of white oak. Reminiscent of the crystal waters of Limestone Creek, which borders the original Stickley factory.

35 – Fayetteville
A light brown finish that brings warmth to a room. Named for the village outside Syracuse, New York where the original L. & J.G. Stickley factory still stands.

54 – Aurora without distressing
This medium brown finish is further enhanced by an antique glaze application. It is named for East Aurora, New York, the home of Roycroft furniture.

32 – Onondaga
This finish derives its name from the Onondaga Shops, L. & J.G. Stickley’s first line of Arts & Crafts furniture, located in Onondaga County – the home of Stickley since 1900.

31 – Centennial
A slightly antiqued finish developed originally for the Grove Park Inn hall clock. Its rich patina enhances every piece in the Mission Collection.

52 – Aurora with distressing
This medium brown finish is further enhanced by an antique glaze application and physical distressing. It is named for East Aurora, New York, the home of Roycroft furniture.

53 – Oak Park
An antiqued and physically distressed finish that has a rich patina and burnishing effect on the edges. It derives its name from the Chicago suburb that was the home of architect Frank Lloyd Wright.

58 – Sanibel
This antiqued and distressed light oak finish has a relaxed cottage feel, reminiscent of coastal homes.

71 – Driftwood
A low luster medium brown weathered finish that is both antiqued and distressed.

718 – Morris Plains
The natural color of cherry is celebrated on this stainless finish allowing the cherry to sparkle and age on its own with a waxed lacquer and low sheen. This finish option is named for Gustav Stickley’s summer home in New Jersey.

91N – Bristol
A honey brown stain with no distressing that is hand rubbed to a medium sheen.

713 – Central Valley
Named for the summer home of the Audi family, Central Valley is a warm red brown stain of aniline dye and waxed lacquer.

3 – Aged Old Mansion
A light cherry finish with a medium sheen and lacquer top coat, the Aged Old Mansion finish simulates cherry that is several years old.

11 – Madison
This lightly antiqued finish of waxed lacquer with a low sheen gives the soft brown patina of a country heirloom.

27 – Cornwall
A lacquer finish that is hand rubbed to a medium sheen with warm, reddish brown color antiqued with highlights and strikeouts.

92N – Windsor
Cherry brown stain rubbed to a medium sheen with no distressing.

20 – Hazelnut without distressing
A rich, mellow, medium brown with a low sheen, no distressing and gentle burnishing throughout.

14 – Saratoga
Dark reddish brown finish of lacquer hand rubbed to a medium sheen that still shows the crisp cherry grain.

93N – Oxford
Deep walnut brown stain with a medium sheen.

18 – Mocha
A chocolate dark brown of consistent tone that diminishes grain variation and has a low sheen.

91L – Bristol, Lightly Aged
Honey brown stain with glaze and light distressing.

91H – Bristol, Heavily Distressed
Honey brown stain with glaze and heavy distressing.

92L – Windsor, Lightly Aged
Cherry brown stain with light aged appearance using light distressing and glaze to highlight the distressing.

92H – Windsor, Heavily Distressed
Cherry brown stain with heavy distressing with glaze to highlight the distressing.

93L – Oxford, Lightly Aged
A walnut brown stain with light aged appearance using light distressing with glaze to highlight the distressing.

93H – Oxford, Heavily Distressed
A walnut brown stain with heavy distressing with glaze to highlight the distressing.

62 – Ebony Antique
A painted cherry finish with modest antiquing and distressing with a low sheen.