Choosing Materials for Making Shaker Style Furniture

Chris Marshall discusses the process he used to choose the lumber and sheet goods for crafting a Shaker-inspired cabinet. He endeavored to create a piece that was economical, sturdy and finished well.
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[@williamcavanagh8982]

A big fan of Amish, Mennonite and Shaker woodworking and culture...thanks for a great video!

[@jeffhildreth9244]

20 plus years making "Shaker" furniture. I often used poplar.
Your inspired cabinet looks great.
It is a fallacy that Shakers commonly used milk paint on furniture.

[@frederickwatson557]

A very well explained project. Thanks for your efforts. I subscribe, have the plans and my wife likes it too. I'll be making one soon.

[@glencrandall7051]

Very well done. Thank you for sharing, Have a great day and stay safe.🙂🙂

[@bigsparky65]

Very nice choice wood. I use a lot of popular wood for my projects.

[@fredparsons5134]

Im actually wanting to build a taller shaker cabinet just like this. I really like the color scheme you’ve chosen here. Also curious if 1/2” birch plywood would be durable for the sides on a cabinet similar to this one.

[@maxwellmc9734]

Nice 👍👍