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Shaker shakers
1 commentFor "whole lotta Shaker" I've made a whole lotta posts, nearly once a day since March 31. Today is the event's last day, so I figure it's okay to close with something silly. I saw this idea in a...
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Shaker style hutch, milk-painted
6 commentsFinished this today. Made a similar one as a Christmas present for one of our kids (posted 4/5) and liked it so much I made this one for us. Unlike the other (which, below the counter, had nine...
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shaker bureau
Shaker high leged bureau made for costumer. Solid oak. The finnishe is oil, Shaker bureau width clean lines and iron hardweare. The mecanical openingmecanisms is designed by myself. The bottom drawer...
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Shaker bench, cherry
3 commentsI made four of these benches for our town's historical museum. They couldn't be simpler to look at, but their joinery presented a challenge. The legs and trestle are joined by interlocking cutouts...
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Shaker tapered-leg dining table, cherry
A very simple table, built for our very small dining room. It was designed for easy disassembly, because that's the only way it could fit through the door.
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Shaker dining table, birdseye maple
13 commentsNinety inches long with a top that's 1 5/16" thick, this table owes its light appearance to the placement of the trestle. Tucked up against the underside of the top, it's largely unseen, allowing the...
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Shaker occasional table, tiger maple
This was my first attempt at turned legs. I started out trying to turn the pummels with a skew chisel, so for insurance I prepared a fifth leg blank. I needed it. The aprons have a crossgrain...
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Shaker child's chair, cherry
Made for our granddaughter's second birthday, the seat height is nine inches, the rear leg height is 19 inches. To darken the cherry, the assembled frame was exposed to direct sunlight for several...
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Shaker style bookcase, tiger maple
1 commentShaker reading was limited to religion texts and practical instruction, so there aren't many Shaker bookcases to follow as examples. This one has an ogee profiled cornise whose side pieces are glued...
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Shaker candlestand, cherry
This Shaker design confused me at first because it looked more Scandavian than Shaker. But the Shaker's were independent thinkers, so I decided it should be no surprise for them to do something...
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Shaker candle sconce, cherry
I've made several of these. A pair makes a nice wedding gift. The original is in the American Museum in Britain, Bath, England. I first saw it in John Kassay's "Book of Shaker Furniture." Made of...
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Shaker two-drawer chest, cherry
This began with John Kassay's great "The Book of Shaker Furniture" and the need for something to fit next to a sofa. Second photo is from the book. I modified proportions to fit the space and added...
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Shaker end tables, birdseye maple
7 commentsBed side tables. The tops are tapered underneath to thin the edges. Birdseye maple is colored with water-based aniline dye and finished with gel varnish, five or six coats rubbed on. Tiny antiqued...
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Shaker dresser, milk-painted
2 commentsBased on a famous piece at the Shaker Museum in Chatham, NY. The original is huge, with two banks of five drawers and a cupboard. This was for an apartment in Brooklyn, hence one bank of drawers...
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Shaker step stool, cherry
A close reproduction of a stool in John Shea's book, "Making Authentic Shaker Furniture." I've made three or four of these and worry about anyone ever standing on the top step. It's a long way up...
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Shaker oval boxes, dyed
Shaker boxes are often colored in somber tones, but the Shakers were passionate people and could be very lively. That's how they got their name. Many of their boxes were brightly colored, so I...
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Shaker side table
5 commentsOne advantage of being a woodworker is making furniture to fit spaces in your house. Which means you're not just designing furniture, you're designing rooms. This sidetable was made for our very...
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Shaker hanging cupboard, cherry
Made for a friend who has too many fishing flies, it has three adjustable shelves inside. Joined at the corners with through dovetails. The door is one piece of 1/2" cherry, and to keep it from...
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Shaker sewing steps
2 commentsI come from a family of knitters, so a few Christmases ago I made these sewing steps. Very small (8"h, 8 1/4"w, 8"d), they're for resting your feet, not for standing on. The stock is just 516"...
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Side Table
1 commentMy wife & I needed a small table to fit between two chairs in the living room and couldn't find exactly what we wanted. So, I adapted a fairly traditional Shaker design to fit our...
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Shaker Candle Stand - spalted cherry
2 commentsThis is a slightly modified shaker candle stand, after the Hancock pattern, made of spalted cherry with an oil and shellac finish. The wood, from a tree in El Dorado County, CA, had been down...
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My first ever woodworking project
3 commentsI walked into an Adult Ed woodworking class with these plans (from Thos Moser). The instructor asked if I had ever done any woodworking. "No" I answered. He gave me an appraising look and said...
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Matched Shaker Nightstands
1 commentThese nightstands were my first real furniture project. They are closely modeled after the work of Becksvoort and the dresser by Mike Pekovich in FWW. All the cherry was from a single log, allowing...
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HOW TO ENTER
The contest is over.
Congratulations to Chuck Griffith, the winner of our Shaker gallery challenge.
