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Making Authentic Shaker Furniture: With Measured Drawings of Museum Classics (Dover Woodworking)

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This splendid book describes and illustrates in detail how the Shakers designed, built, and finished their furniture and household articles. With its detailed text as well as over 250 photographs and measured drawings for over 80 classic pieces, it offers woodworkers and furniture enthusiasts a practical guide to the essentials of replicating a broad range of designs long admired for their sturdy practicality and their spare, elegant beauty. The book first chronicles and describes the Shaker movement and the Shaker way of living, worshiping, and working. It then explores the Shaker approach to furniture design (from chests and chairs to boxes and baskets), construction (including all joinery techniques), and finishing (including recipes for finishes). Three important sections of the book depict dozens of classic Shaker designs, complete with measured drawings. The designs include Shaker "smallcraft" such as a cutting board, scoop, candle sconce, peg-leg footstool and towel rack; more substantial "utility designs" such as a dough bin, cradle, dry sink, butcher block, and bonnet box; and furniture classics such as a Harvard trestle table, maple chair, lap desk, sewing chest, rocking chair, bed, settee and chest of drawers — each in its own distinctive way defining the simple, practical grace of Shaker design. Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dover Publications; New edition (May 5, 1992)


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Paperback ‏ : ‎ 224 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0486270033


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 36


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.24 x 0.55 x 10.91 inches


Best Sellers Rank: #525,461 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #42 in Antique & Collectible Furniture (Books) #613 in Woodworking Projects (Books) #968 in Industrial Manufacturing Systems


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Top Amazon Reviews

    • Excellent reference book
Very informative of Shaker settlements , life style and population. Great history reference. Loaded with detailed plans and measurements for shaker furniture.
Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2023 by Stephanie Craig
    • Shakin' And Makin'
Book was very informative. Covered the history of the Shakers and provided excellent pictures of antique furniture constructed by them. The measured drawings will be helpful when building some of the furniture in the book. Book arrived in a timely manner and was all I expected.
Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2010 by Allan J.
    • Worth the read and the price.
This was first printed in 1971, the currently marketed version by Dover Press was printed in 1992. I have the paperback version, the pages have slightly yellowed since 1992, the printing is very characteristic of how books of this type were done in the 1970s. There’s nothing wrong with that. About half the book is background on the Shakers, information unchanged since the 1800s, so it’s not dated. The measured drawings are adequately detailed for a modern woodworker to use, even in the age of Sketch-Up, though the drawings are less distinct and less glitzy. I bought this after a YouTube recommendation from Tom McLaughlin in a Fine Woodworking video. It was a good recommendation. He was making a dresser modeled from a measured drawing in this book. I bought the book exclusively to get that measured drawing, but I found the narrative portion of the book interesting as well, and other measured drawings in it prospectively useful for future projects. This book is well worth the price. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2023 by Soloviajero
    • I am replacing my library.
I am replacing my library of woodworking books that I gave away to my children and friends. As I near retirement I want to take up the production of Shaker furniture as my life's work. This book was helpful in the past and I know it will help me on my way to a new career of furniture building.
Reviewed in the United States on September 22, 2013 by Louis M. Kazimer, Jr.
    • Okay, not great
Expected more general instruction on design and technique. Instead, the book is just a set of plans to make specific items. If that's what you are looking for, this is fine. If not, keep looking.
Reviewed in the United States on June 28, 2021 by Farm Gal in NH
    • Shaker background was interesting
Gave a bit of background into the Shakers, which was very interesting and informative. Good read.
Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2020 by Daniel
    • Very interesting book and it has given me ideas for ...
Very interesting book and it has given me ideas for a few projects that require simplicy and functionality in a classic way.
Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2016 by Amazon Customer
    • ok
i bought this to build Furniture from and give me some idea to use.. but never did but steal have it
Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2023 by pipeweld60

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