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How long does it take to make handcrafted wood furniture?
Handcrafted wooden furniture such as beds, armoires, cabinets, tables and chairs take time to make. Very few true Amish carpenters have a backlog of items waiting to be shipped out. Therefore, once you order it, the piece is begun.
Making a piece of furniture can take anywhere from 4-6 months. Many Amish do not even have the modern power tools, so everything is done the old, and much slower, way. It will, however, last. They believe that since the furniture made in the 1700s is still around today, then the pieces they are making in that same style will survive for hundreds of years, too.
Many people are put off by the price of handcrafted wooden furniture. It can run in the thousands for larger piec...
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