*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....

Author Kerry Pierce has devoted years to understanding how Shaker craftsmen built their sturdy, functional and simply beautiful furniture. Working from original Shaker pieces and using historical documents, Pierce has studiously recreated dozens of Shaker masterpieces in these three books. Down to the details of paints and finishes used, as well as an in-depth look at ways to create the seats on iconic Shaker post-and-rung seating, Pierce’s information is dead-on accurate and easy to follow. With some of the furniture pieces the author has adapted the furniture’s original function to better mesh with modern-day life, while still retaining the charm and simplicity of the original Shaker pieces.

If you want to build authentic Shaker furniture, these books provide you with all the details and step-by-step instructions you’ll need....