How To Build Shaker Furniture

Thos Moser

This book is written, not for the critic, not for the idle appreciator, but rather, the builder, the maker. It offers a short course on tools and woodworking methods while the designs contained in the book descend from Shaker tradition, which flourished a long time ago, yet has a direct relevance to us. These designs are not copies of antiques, They are not slavish redundancies. They are, rather, an attempt at perpetuating one small aspect of a vision, which fell prey to economic and stylistic pressures 125 years ago. Throughout, attention is given to producing a wide range of furniture using the same building methods used by early shakers and by cabinetmakers of earlier times.

212 pages. 8 x 10-3/4. Soft cover. $17.95. (1977) ISBN 080697267X.