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DVD: "Building the Hancock Shaker Candle Stand with Will Myers" (2-Discs)

DVD: "Building the Hancock Shaker Candle Stand with Will Myers" (2-Discs)

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Join Will Myers to learn how to make a lovely reproduction of the famous Shaker Candle Stand from the Hancock Shaker Village.  

*$3 flat rate shipping to U.S.A. International shipping estimated during checkout. Can't wait for Shipping? Order our HD Digital Version!

Full Description

Many woodworkers have tried to build a true reproduction of this famous Hancock Shaker Candle Stand. Will Myers finally measured the original table and refined a simple lesson to help woodworkers of most levels build this beautiful piece of furniture. Not only does Will teach how to build the table, but he also teaches how to use historic hand tools along the way. Filmed on location at the Hancock Shaker Village in Pittsfield, Massachusetts and in Joshua Farnsworth’s Wood And Shop Traditional Woodworking School in Earlysville, Virginia, this video helps woodworkers of all skill levels build this charming candle stand table.

With 4+ hours (244 minutes) of instruction, you’ll be able to create a lovely piece of Shaker furniture and learn many valuable traditional skills along the way.

Video Features

> Shaker Candle Stand 2-Disc DVD Set (or you can purchase the digital version, which is great for international customers)
> Ships to USA (free), Canada, UK, Europe, Australia, & New Zealand (make sure your DVD player plays American discs).
> Step-by-step detailed instructions
> Geared toward beginner hand tool woodworkers
> 4 Hours of detailed instruction
> Filmed at Joshua Farnsworth’s Wood and Shop Traditional Woodworking School.

Skills Taught

> The history of the Shakers and their quality furniture
> How to use spokeshaves, hand saws, hand planes, chisels, and many more hand tools
> How to select & prepare appropriate wood for table making
> How to use a lathe and turning tools to turn spindles
> How to make a sliding dovetail joint & sliding dovetail marker
> How to elegantly shape the table legs with hand saws & spokeshaves
> How to make a forged-style metal spider for the spindle
> How to scrape, sand & finish the table

Video Format

This DVD video comes in 720p resolution. If you want a 1080p High Definition (HD) version of this video, buy the digital version.

Bonus Resources

This DVD comes with plans and a cut list. You must insert the disc into a DVD rom drive on a computer to access the PDF files.

About the Presenter

Will Myers is an expert furniture maker from North Carolina, who specializes in building reproduction furniture with historical hand tools. Will is featured in the best-selling DVD “Building the Portable Moravian Workbench with Will Myers” and on the PBS TV show “The Woodwright’s Shop”. He also teaches woodworking classes at Roy Underhill’s “Woodwright’s School” and the “Wood And Shop Traditional Woodworking School”.

Shipping & Returns

$3 flat rate shipping to U.S.A. International shipping estimated during checkout.

This DVD will be shipped via USPS, and tracking will be provided after it ships (1-3 business days to leave our facility). Shipment times, after leaving our facility, should arrive in 2-5 days for U.S.A. addresses. International shipments vary by destination.

Can’t wait for shipping? Buy the Digital Streaming / Download Version in our online store.

Contact us if your item arrives defective or damaged in some way, and we'll make it right.

If you provide the incorrect address and the shipment is lost, you will need to place a new order. If the merchandise is returned to us, we will reship the merchandise to the corrected address for the actual shipping cost.

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