Shaker oval boxes book

John wilson has authored several books on making wood tools and shaker oval boxes. For over thirty years we have been introducing people to shaker oval boxes by giving handson workshops in box making and supplying box makers with the wood, hardware, tools and instructional materials needed for box construction. These are published by home shop books and availible in autographed copy, sent post paid direct. They are also available as ebooks in pdf, epub and mobi format. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Making shaker boxes, full video lehays shaker boxes. Shaker oval boxes volume 2, author, john wilson shaker oval box books sold at highland woodworking. Following a brief introduction to making shaker oval boxes is an extensive. Of course, the obscure or extraordinary is best taken down during a phone conversation.

Shaker oval boxes vol i, a craftsmans guide to original, derivative and diverse forms of the ova box, 2014, home shop books. For over thirty years john wilson has been showing people how to make shaker oval boxes. An interpreter at the hancock shaker village museum, jerry grant, shared techniques and tips. Please call 5175435325 mf 9 5 est your order will be shipped with an invoice for you to pay with your personal check or money order once you open your package. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Books are hardback and in full color with drawings and instructions. Classes are held here and around the country that give handson experience in this traditional craft. The first is the start point, where the end of the band is placed when beginning the bending process. Join facebook to connect with eduard ciobanu and others you may know. Oval boxes shaker mercantile at hancock shaker village. Intrigued by the book s measured drawings of shaker oval boxes, he found construction very challenging.

They include all the box bands, boards, copper tacks, wood pegs, and patterns needed to make each project. In the case of shaker boxes, the former is simply a wooden oval form slightly smaller than the finished oval shape, the same height as the height of the box, having two alignment marks on its top. Debbie jarrett talks about her sawdust folk art and bob schultz discusses his shaker box construction with host kay bennecoff on this episode of your berks c. We offer bands and tops and bottoms for a wide range of sizes and styles of boxes, carriers and trays starting from. His books are a visual treat, beautifully designed and printed with color images throughout, heavy coated paper, smythesewn binding, head and tail bands, and. These careful drawings from the book of shaker furniture, john kassay, page 20. This volume is the handson, howto side of things, and includes not only beautiful photographs, but also drawings so you can actually build from the book. Stunning photos of seventy examples of the beat wood box introduces you to the traditional craft practiced by shaker craftsman and those who follow their example today. The wood, hardware, tools and instructional materials needed for box making. At about the same time john met a woodworker, joel kammeraad, who was making shaker oval boxes and agreed to teach the process to that class.