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Miniature Blanket Chest
The original of this miniature blanket chest is at Pleasant Hill. Made of cherry with a poplar bottom, all of the dovetails on the chest and plinth are hand cut. Finish is gel varnish.
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Shaker Dining Table
1 commentI made this Shaker table for our kitchen last year. All edges are radiused so as to contribute to the look and feel of never ending curves. They also add to the feeling of lightness I really like...
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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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Three Shaker end tables with shelf, cherry
1 commentThree tapered-leg end tables, each sized and proportioned to fit a space. The shelves have breadboard ends to avoid seasonal wood movement issues. Tables two and three were darkened by exposure to...
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Shaker oval boxes and other furniture
Everything made is of Shaker inspired design. I have made many Shaker pieces over the years. Oval boxes are made of various domestic and exotic woods.
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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 Style Bookcase
When I first sketched this book case, it had a classic Shaker form although it is not precisely like any Shaker item I have ever seen. The clean lines, nice proportions, and small...
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Shaker style entertainment center
2 commentsShakers certainly didn't have entertainment centers, so this one is at best "Shaker-ish." It's based on the observation that opening two-door entertainment centers often reveals a big mess inside ...
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Shaker oval boxes, cherry
I learned to make oval boxes at Canterbury Shaker Village in New Hampshire, and I've made well more than 100 of them in various forms. This would not have been possible without John Wilson of...
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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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Yin and Yang Inspired Shaker Oval Box
1 commentInspired from the thoughts of Yin and Yang. This box is double fingered with 2 the woods joined together and top and bottom having opposite woods as well. Black Walnut and Bird's Eye Maple
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Shaker Candle Stand
Cherry Shaker Candle Stand with the "spider leg" design. The leg design is "elegantly simple." My favorite.
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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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HOW TO ENTER
The contest is over.
Congratulations to Chuck Griffith, the winner of our Shaker gallery challenge.
