Shop Drawings of Shaker Furniture and Woodenware: Measured Drawings, Vol. 3

Book Description
Clocks, sewing tables, footstools, mirrors, desks, shelves, racks, and more.


From the Back Cover
Carefully detailed, time-tested guides to building Shaker furniture and woodenware "Ejner Handberg had an eye for some of the best of Shaker design. Both beginning and longtime admirers of Shaker work will find pleasure and instruction in these simple, straightforward pages." -June Sprigg, prolific author of Shaker subjects and formerly Curator of Collections, Hancock Shaker Village, Massachusetts In harmony with the Shaker spirit, the three volumes of Shop Drawings of Shaker Furniture and Woodenware emphasize simplicity, precision and utility. With 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. No furniture makers, antique lovers, libraries or museums should be without them. Shop Drawings of Shaker Furniture and Woodenware, Vols. 1, 2, 3 The three volumes provide accurate scale drawings of such sought-after Shaker items as: BedBlanket ChestCandlestand Chest of DrawersDining TableDrop-leaf Tables High Cupboard ChestsLanternMt. Lebanon Chairs Oval BoxesOval top tableRevolving stool Round pedestal tableSchool deskSettee Sewing tableShaker stoveStep stool Storage benchTall Case ClockTowel racks Trestle tablesWall clockWall cupboard Knobs, drawer pulls, and Wall-pegs Volumes 2 and 3 provide photographs of many Shaker pieces. Ejner Handberg (1902-1985) was born in Denmark, emigrated to America, and for many years was a cabinetmaker in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, where he helped design and build Norman Rockwell's studio.


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