This piece is from the 2014 Northern Woods Show, sponsored by the Minnesota Woodworkers Guild and held in Eden Prairie, Minn. To see other pieces and get more information, go to mnwwg.org (click on the Northern Woods tab).

Woodworker: Ed Neu
This reproduction of an 1876 No. 7 Mt. Lebanon Shaker rocker (32 in. deep by 26 in. wide by 43 in. tall) won Best Traditional Piece. It is one of three in a set made by Neu, all reproduced from drawings by 20th-century cabinetmaker Ejner Handberg. The chair is curly maple with a woven cotton Shaker tape seat. The finish is aniline dye and shellac.