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<p>[QUOTE="James Conrad, post: 359661, member: 5066"]Well yeah, Plain being the key word there. There is an understated elegance to Shaker, they took functionality & plain to a new art form although they did not mean too. Combine that with absolutely flawless woodworking skills and the fact that Shaker is the only known 100% pure! no fooling around! european designs, butt out please! American designed furniture and, i can see it's appeal.</p><p>I only have 1 piece of Shaker, an 1830 Canterbury NH cane seat tilter, strong as iron, light as a feather, gorgeous in it's own way but, not exactly comfy to sit in.</p><p><br /></p><p>1830 Cane Seat Tilter</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]122807[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="James Conrad, post: 359661, member: 5066"]Well yeah, Plain being the key word there. There is an understated elegance to Shaker, they took functionality & plain to a new art form although they did not mean too. Combine that with absolutely flawless woodworking skills and the fact that Shaker is the only known 100% pure! no fooling around! european designs, butt out please! American designed furniture and, i can see it's appeal. I only have 1 piece of Shaker, an 1830 Canterbury NH cane seat tilter, strong as iron, light as a feather, gorgeous in it's own way but, not exactly comfy to sit in. 1830 Cane Seat Tilter [ATTACH=full]122807[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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