In harmony with the Shaker spirit, this book emphasizes simplicity, precision, and utility. "Measured Drawings of Shaker Furniture and Woodenware" along with "Shop Drawings of Shaker Furniture and Woodenware, Volumes 1, 2 & 3" is represented by over 100,000 copies in print and nearly twenty years of service to cabinetmakers and antiques collectors worldwide. These highly respected books have established themselves as an authoritative source. Carefully detailed, time-tested guides to building Shaker Furniture and woodenware. Includes careful advice on the selection and drying of wood and provides accurate scale drawings of such sought-after Shaker items as: Apothecary cupboard, cupboard chest, chest of drawers, work counter, tailoresses' counter, sewing desk, sewing stand, workstand, candlestands, trestle table, drop leaf table, washstands, wood-boxes, chairs, revolving stool, high chair, stool, footstool, settee, wall clock, mirror, lap desk, sewing accessories, dippers, chair finials, knobs and pulls, oval boxes and carriers.
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ISBN UPC: |
9780936399201 |
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Format: |
Book |
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Cover: |
Softcover |
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Author: |
Ejner Handberg |
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Copyright: |
1980 |
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Length: |
80 pages |