My Trip To Amish Country
Submitted by admin on Wed, 01/11/2012 - 14:17Good Morning everyone, hope your day has started out well today. I will be heading out on my first trip to Ohio to visit and work with the Amish in a few weeks. I am very excited about dealing directly with them, it will be a great adventure for me even though I have been in the furniture industry most of my life. I thought you might want to tag along on my trip thru my BLOG with me whether we are connected thru family, friends, work or FACEBOOK…. or you just happen to be crazy enough to read, whatever the case might be!
I thought it might also help if we go thru a brief history about the art of handcrafted furniture making the Amish way. Amish furniture first gained attention in the 1920s, when early American folk art was "discovered", and dealers and historians placed great value upon the beauty and quality of the pieces. Many different styles of Amish furniture emerged.
Great attention paid to the details of the wood in the furniture-making process. Each piece of wood is hand-selected to match the specific furniture in mind. Attention is paid to the grain of the wood, both in gluing pieces together and in achieving the desired look of the finished piece. Amish furniture is also valued for its sustainability. The Amish woodworkers pride themselves in their work and view their products as both a pieces of art and furnishings to be used and lived in for generations.
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- The styles and how this craft is passed down thru the generations.
- What is the average education level that most Amish children receive?
Source: Wikipedia
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