Engineering:Shaker-style pantry box
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Short description: Round bentwood box made by hand
The Shaker-style pantry box is a round bentwood box made by hand. Such boxes are "associated with Shaker folklife because they express the utility and uniformity valued in Shaker culture."[1][2][3][4][5]
Description
Shaker boxes were traditionally finished with milk paint made from milk casein, tinted with earth pigments. Milk paint is incredibly durable, lasting hundreds of years when used indoors.[6]
Shakers cease actual production
The concept continues to be meticulously honored by modern woodworkers, who are aware of the difficult process involved.[7][8][9]
See also
- Steam bending
- Joseph Wolfinger, maker of round wooden cheese boxes.
- Bentwood boxes.
References
- ↑ Bronner, Simon J (2015). Encyclopedia of American Folklife. Routledge. pp. 1115–1116. ISBN 978-1317471950. https://books.google.com/books?id=FvjqBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA1115.
- ↑ Steege, Gwen (1990). Simple Gifts / 25 Authentic Shaker Craft Projects. Pownal, Vermont: Storey Communications. pp. 1, 2. ISBN 0882665812.
- ↑ "Shaker Boxes". Kate Taylor Creative Woodworking. http://www.wooden-box-maker.com/Shaker-boxes.html.
- ↑ Miller, M. Stephen (2010). Inspired Innovations. UPNE. p. 77–79. ISBN 978-1584658504. https://www.google.com/books/edition/Inspired_Innovations/3DI_xYBqKbwC?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA77.
- ↑ "Tidbits about Shakers". Brent Rourke. http://www.shakerboxesnb.com/shakers.php.
- ↑ "A brief history of milk paint". The Old Fashioned Milk Paint Co., Inc.. http://www.milkpaint.com/about_history.html.
- ↑ Handberg 2007, p. 49.
- ↑ Tilson, David J.. "Making Shaker Oval Boxes Second Revision". The Woodworking Reference Library. http://www.davidtilson.com/library/projects/shaker_boxes.html.
- ↑ Wilson, John (August 2003). "Building Shaker Oval Boxes". Popular Woodworking (Shaker Oval Box) (135): 32–41. http://www.shakerovalbox.com/articles/building/. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
Sources
- Handberg, Ejner P. (2007). Shop Drawings of Shaker Furniture. 3 (1st ed.). Countryman Press. ISBN 978-0881507775.
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