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Pleasant Hill Shaker Furniture (Popular Woodworking) | 
| Author: Kerry Pierce
Publisher: Popular Woodworking Books
Category: Book
List Price: $30.00
Buy New: $19.80
You Save: $10.20 (34%)
Rating:  3 reviews
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 176
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.4
Dimensions (in): 12.1 x 9.3 x 1
ISBN: 1558707956
Dewey Decimal Number: 749.0882898
EAN: 9781558707955
ASIN: 1558707956
Publication Date: April 3, 2007
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
*Pleasant Hill Shaker furniture is second to none in it's design and beauty *The featured technical illustrations are works of art that will instruct and inspire the reader like nothing they've seen before *Contains previously unknown facts about Shaker furniture and the Shaker way of life 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. Readers will 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. Put simply, this is a beautiful book--the exquisite measured drawings and nostalgic photography make it a perfect coffee-table book and an inspiration for woodworkers.
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| Customer Reviews:
Excellent Work January 10, 2008
M. Klusman (Southeastern Indiana)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I've just recently begun studying Shaker furniture and I am very pleased with this book. It covers a wide range of pieces from the Pleasant Hill community and it provides some good background on each piece. The photographs accompanying each piece are also excellent. I highly recommend this book if you are interested in learning about Shaker furniture.
Great gift for a woodworker July 14, 2007
Steve Kelly (Cranbury, NJ United States)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This is a good book with amazing photos. The background story is very informative.
Shaker furntiture has always appealled to me and seeing the pieces in a traditional setting is an extra.
I would recommend this book.
Pleasant Hill Shake Furniture May 24, 2007
Richard L. Dort (Plymouth, Maine)
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
I have read the book through twice now and it just keeps getting better and better. I have read extensivly of the eastern settlements but knew very little about the western groups. I enjoyed seeing the differences as well as the similarities in the way of life and the furniture. The book was a nice balance of how life was day to day and the furniture they created. This is the second book I am aware of written by an experienced woodworker so the insights are of more interest than the usual picture/history book we see so many of. The other is by Chris Becksvoort, which I have equally enjoyed.
I also enjoyed the drawings by Kerry's brother. I think those added greatly to the book. I know when I look at an old piece of woodworking I am some time before I can see the structure in the design. The drawings help me to see this much cleared and sooner.
All in all, I highly reccomend this book be added to the libraries of the serious funiture builder or collector as well as those interested in history. It gives an overall view of what was going on in that part of the country at that time and how the Shakers reacted to it.
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