Shaker Furniture – 12 Timeless Woodworking Projects

From the Built to Last series, this book contains 12 Shaker projects to suit all levels of woodworking skills. It's an all-around education for anyone interested in developing their historic knowledge of handcrafted building as well as their manual abilities, complete with fully illustrated step-by-step instructions.

Projects include a rocking chair, drop-leaf table, meeting house bench, wall clock, step stool, trestle table, Enfield side chair and pegboard. Once you know the basics of how to build the simpler designs, you will be able to advance to more intricate pieces. You'll be able to practice lathe work, bending slats and even weaving. The pie safe features traditional patterns for tin panels; a thorough explanation of various tin punch tools is provided to help you along and increase your understanding of the Shaker style.

Softcover, 144 pages, 2010.