There have been many variations on this basic theme, some more harmonious than others. For mine, I referenced the one from Hancock Shaker Village that appeared in the 1986 Whitney exhibition in New York and its close relative at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. I also leaned on drawings from John Kassay’s Book of Shaker Furniture (U. Mass., 1980), my adaptation included here. Thanks also to Mario Rodriguez (FWW #173, 12/04) for jig design and advice about joining the legs to the post. The cherry was darkened by exposure to direct sunlight, enhanced by a first coat of Minwax Antique Oil Finish, a good penetrator. This was followed by a mixture of tung oil, boiled linseed oil and urethane, several coats rubbed on with 0000 steel wool. Legs taper in thickness, getting thinner toward the floor. This can be done with a planer, but I used a hand plane which is probably just as easy and definitely a lot more fun.
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