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shaker hall table
Hall table, in Red Beech with Purpleheart detailing, and Cocobolo drawer bottom. www.kenheraty.co.nz
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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 Clock
1 commentThis is a modified Norm Abram design with an 8 day mechanical pendulum movement. Made from solid walnut with a simple danish oil finish.
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Red Oak Shaker Baby Cradle
1 commentI obtained a book entitled The American Shakers and Their Furniture, copyright 1971, published by John G. Shea. When our first grandchild was on his way, I decided to make a family heirloom to...
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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
5 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
Three 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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Cherry Sideboard
1 commentThis sideboard is 66" long by 39" tall by 18" deep. It is finished with lacquer except the top which has varnish. The drawers are made with handcut dovetails. The cherry is...
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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 bureau
Bureau built in shakerstyle. The drawer has a secret opening button. When you open the desk the sliders will come outh by themself in a mechanical function. Tjerand Gjerde Tjerand Fine...
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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 Sewing Desk
1 commentReproduction of 1870-1880 Shaker Sewing Desk by Elder Henry Green of Alfred, Maine. This desk took 3 months to build, entered in the 2008 Florida State Fair Fine Furniture Competition, won first...
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Shaker style entertainment center
1 commentShakers 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
Shaker 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 cabinet
I recently made this for a client, for their dining room. I found some nice 16" wide cherry, for the carcass, and doors.
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The contest is over.
Congratulations to Chuck Griffith, the winner of our Shaker gallery challenge.
