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Title: Making Authentic Shaker Furniture: With Measured Drawings of Museum Classics (Furniture Making) by John Gerald Shea, John G. Shea ISBN: 0-486-27003-3 Publisher: Dover Publications Pub. Date: 01 July, 1992 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Shakers & Their Furniture Described By An Informed Author!
Comment: John Shea's "Measured Drawings of Museum Classics" is itself a classic. It is not just a book about furniture; he carefully includes enough information on the Shakers, their history and their religion to give the reader an appreciation and understanding of the people and their passion for piety, humility, industry and kindness. It was these virtues that gave birth to their beautiful classical simple and elegant furniture -- which has been admired by "the world's people" for two hundred years.
During his preparation to write his book, John visited several Shaker communities and museums. At Sabbathday Lake and Canterbury, he was fortunate to meet the surviving members of the Shakers including Mildred Barker and Gertrude Soule, both of whom have now passed away. Written in 1971, it includes pictures of Shaker buildings, woodenware and furniture from five of the Shaker communities and ten museums.
I have owned my copy for several years. I recently bought copies to give to two friends for Christmas, both experienced woodworkers, who indicated a desire to build furniture. It is inexpensive and completely in black and white but it contains pictures and measured drawings of 87 Shaker furniture and woodenware. In addition, it has pictures of hundreds of other shaker items and a wealth of information about the people and their communities.
He includes adequate step-by-step instructions of the assembly and finishing of three simple projects - a candle stand, a step stool and a bench. The instructions for cutting dovetails for the step stool is particularly helpful to a new furniture student.
Of all the books about the Shakers and their furniture, this is probably the best low cost, balanced introduction to the Shakers, their way of life and their furniture.
Rating: 5
Summary: Impressed
Comment: I was impressed by the detail of the Shaker way of life. I was looking for ideas and drawings,and I found out that the Shakers were very resourceful and inventive. This is a must read if you want to make Shaker furniture.
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Title: Measured Drawings of Shaker Furniture and Woodenware by Ejner Handberg ISBN: 0936399201 Publisher: Berkshire House Publishers Pub. Date: 01 May, 1992 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: In the Shaker Style: Building Furniture Inspired by the Shaker Tradition by Fine Woodworking, Tim Schreiner ISBN: 1561583960 Publisher: Taunton Press Pub. Date: 14 February, 2001 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Shop Drawings of Shaker Furniture & Woodenware, Volume 2 by Ejner Handberg ISBN: 093639918X Publisher: Berkshire House Publishers Pub. Date: 01 October, 1991 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: The Book of Shaker Furniture by John Kassay ISBN: 0870232754 Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press Pub. Date: 01 June, 1980 List Price(USD): $60.00 |
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Title: Masterpieces of Shaker Furniture: A Book of Shaker Furniture by Edward Deming Andrews, Faith Andrews ISBN: 0486407241 Publisher: Dover Publications Pub. Date: 01 November, 1999 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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