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What Is The Amish Furniture Making Technique?

cvrtHand-crafted Amish wood furniture is famous for its beauty as well as its durability. The high quality of Amish-made furniture is a result of their traditional hand-crafting techniques and refusal to take any shortcuts in the crafting process.

If you have ever wanted to learn more about the Amish way of crafting wood furniture, here are some key features of their technique.

The Workshop

An Amish wood crafting workshop runs entirely off of hydraulic, pneumatic and hand-powered energy instead of electricity. Large pulley and belt systems are used to power saws and drills efficiently, creating the same degree of control that you would see in an electrical system. (more…)