American Style Shaker, Mission & Country Projects

American Style Shaker, Mission & Country Projects is a practical woodworking collection organized around three classic American furniture styles. This digital edition is provided as a PDF, and after purchase you can download the full 130-page book instantly.

This project book contains plans and instructions for building Shaker, Mission, and Country furniture. It includes detailed drawings, exploded views, cutting diagrams, shop tips, and techniques for joinery and finishing.

Book Overview

American Style Shaker, Mission & Country Projects is divided into three sections: Shaker Projects, Mission Projects, and Country Projects. The Shaker section includes a step stool, hall table, rocking chair, and Shaker-style footstool. The Mission section features a hall clothes tree, oak sofa table, glass-top coffee table, and cherry bookcase. The Country section includes a coat and glove rack, bench, jelly cupboard, and dovetail chest.

Throughout the book, builders will encounter techniques such as hand-cut dovetails, through mortise and tenon joinery, leg tapering, routing tenons on dowels, making dowels, and weaving a Shaker seat with traditional webbing.

What You’ll Discover Inside

• Step-by-step instructions for a Shaker step stool with hand-cut dovetails and an optional country-style version with butt joints.
• Plans for a Shaker hall table with tapered legs and a locked rabbet joint.
• Guidance for making your own dowels, routing tenons, notching round stock, and weaving a Shaker seat.
• Mission-style projects including a hall clothes tree, oak sofa table, glass-top coffee table, and cherry bookcase.
• Country projects such as a coat and glove rack, storage bench, jelly cupboard, and dovetail chest.
• Exploded views, cutting diagrams, and shop tips for accurate woodworking.

Why This Book Matters

Shaker, Mission, and Country furniture represents important American design traditions. This book helps woodworkers understand the proportions, joinery, and details that give each style its character. It also preserves practical skills such as hand-cut dovetails and Shaker seat weaving.

Book Details

Device Compatibility

This is a digital download, so no physical item will be shipped. You will have access to the PDF after purchase. It can be read on desktop computers, laptops, tablets, and mobile devices using PDF-compatible reading apps, including Kindle apps.

FAQ

How do I receive the book after purchase? The PDF is available for instant download once your purchase is complete.

Will a printed copy be shipped? No, this listing is for a digital PDF only.

Which devices are supported? The PDF works with desktop, laptop, tablet, and mobile reading apps that support PDF files.

Add American Style Shaker, Mission & Country Projects to your digital woodworking library and begin your next furniture project with clear, practical plans.