Pleasant Hill Shaker Furniture (Popular Woodworking)


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Ann Lee, founder of the Shaker movement, offered this guidance to her followers, “Hands to work and hearts to God”. The furniture of the Pleasant Hill community shows her philosophy brought to life in every piece.
With its beauty and simplicity, Shaker furniture has inspired generations of furniture makers like no other style in the world. This book details the construction and design of some rare and never before seen Shaker furniture created in the village of Pleasant Hill, Kentucky. Painstakingly illustrated with drawings and photos of the furniture, this book reveals the joinery and design secrets that make Shaker furniture timeless. You’ll find full-scale details of the joinery and special details about the furniture as well as a charming history of the village of Pleasant Hill.
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0056JUF1E
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Popular Woodworking Books
Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 20, 2007
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 9.9 MB
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Print length ‏ : ‎ 320 pages
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1440317637
Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Part of series ‏ : ‎ Popular Woodworking
Best Sellers Rank: #1,742,318 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store) #77 in Furniture Design (Kindle Store) #83 in Furniture & Cabinetry #470 in Furniture Design (Books)
Customer Reviews: 4.9 4.9 out of 5 stars 36 ratings var dpAcrHasRegisteredArcLinkClickAction; P.when(‘A’, ‘ready’).execute(function(A) ); P.when(‘A’, ‘cf’).execute(function(A) { A.declarative(‘acrStarsLink-click-metrics’, ‘click’, { “allowLinkDefault” : true }, function(event){ if(window.ue) { ue.count(“acrStarsLinkWithPopoverClickCount”, (ue.count(“acrStarsLinkWithPopoverClickCount”) || 0) + 1); } }); });

Customers say

Customers appreciate the book’s fine depiction of Shaker furniture and its good pictures. They like the design ideas, with one customer noting it provides workable shop drawings.

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