Shaker boxes

For woodworkers looking to learn the art of bending wood with steam or hot water, traditional Shaker box construction is a great place to start. The required tools—a trough of […]

The following video shows my process of creating the first stage of making a #5 Shaker Oval Box. I tried various Warehouse plug-ins for bending components. However, I was not…

Joshua Farnsworth's recent visit to the Chair Maker's workshop at the Hancock Shaker Village. See the amazing historical Shaker chairs. This is part 2 of my Hancock Shaker Tour.

The Shaker tradition of simplicity in design continues to hold sway in Hampton, New Brunswick where Brent Rourke makes traditionally inspired oval boxes.

Master the basics, and you’ll be building these iconic boxes in bunches.

Get inspired with old-world American Shaker style, which goes beyond utility for a pure perfection that stands the test of time.

my family has been in love with Shaker Boxes for as long as I can remember my mother collected my sister and her husband collect I collect most of mine are a wood stain finish maybe 8 or so are painted hmmm...my stash is a few dozen or so I've even given a few away to said sister and husband LeHay's Shaker Boxes it's wonderful to see them being used with needlework all the above images are LeHay's my BIL has always planned on making Shaker Boxes he's finishing up a cedar lined closet now…

We had a wonderful one day course in Romsey learning how to make two sizes of traditional Shaker Box’s from the master craftsman Murray Marks.

This site features the work of Vermont craftsman Carl Newton - maker of fine wooden Shaker and Norwegian style bentwood boxes, trays, carriers, and related items.

Is there a word for boxes that are exquisitely handcrafted and have curves rather than sharp 90-degree angles? If there is, I can't think of it, so for now