tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279798286429813172.post2735911867182911549..comments2023-06-07T05:59:38.888-07:00Comments on Wayfarin' Stranger: Grace, beauty, and functionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279798286429813172.post-349348971408536562011-08-29T18:53:24.467-07:002011-08-29T18:53:24.467-07:00One of the most beautiful bits of carpentry I'...One of the most beautiful bits of carpentry I've ever seen!Vicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279798286429813172.post-87788571958266103062011-08-24T18:16:33.396-07:002011-08-24T18:16:33.396-07:00Yes, John, it is. Micajah Burnett built many of th...Yes, John, it is. Micajah Burnett built many of the buildings at Pleasant Hill, and I've been told he had no formal training. He certainly operated well above my skill level!<br />Jenny, I often see "Shaker" items at flea markets that clearly aren't. I don't know how much is dishonesty and how much is simply ignorance. But if you see a big Shaker "bargain," it probably isn't!Wayfarin' Strangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00806995797136803377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279798286429813172.post-28874725910932772912011-08-24T09:27:15.519-07:002011-08-24T09:27:15.519-07:00It's lovely, very organic, like music made in ...It's lovely, very organic, like music made in wood. These days they seem to attach the words 'Shaker-style' to all manner of things that probably aren't.jennyfreckleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12221511824958069710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279798286429813172.post-1271966762484314962011-08-24T01:25:51.351-07:002011-08-24T01:25:51.351-07:00My goodness! That's a complicated piece of car...My goodness! That's a complicated piece of carpentry. And to make two such staircases....John "By Stargoose And Hanglands"https://www.blogger.com/profile/00832873074550725579noreply@blogger.com