The Amish Furniture Podcast

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The Amish Furniture Podcast

Welcome to The Amish Furniture Podcast, a mini-series for the Amish furniture fan. Whether you're actively shopping for furniture, have Amish made furniture in your home, or are simply curious about the Amish, this is the podcast for you. We'll bring you behind-the-scenes stories about what it's like to work with the Amish, tips about shopping for Amish furniture, and much more. Hosts Beth and Milca bring experience from their work at DutchCrafters, the largest Amish furniture website. This podcast is produced by DutchCrafters Amish Furniture: https://www.dutchcrafters.com/

Episodes

  1. Is Amish Furniture Worth the Price?

    02/17/2021

    Is Amish Furniture Worth the Price?

    What does Amish furniture cost? Is the value worth the price? With the high price tag on Amish furniture, we understand why you'd have these questions about Amish made furniture. And in the final episode of Season 1 of the Amish Furniture Podcast, brought to you by https://www.dutchcrafters.com/, we address them with the help of some new and old friends.  In this episode, Beth and Milca welcome back Shannon and Jim to help answer this question. Then they're joined by Kari-Jo, Marina, and Debra, who all contribute their thoughts and stories on the value of Amish furniture.  The value of Amish furniture goes beyond the initial price; when you order furniture you can feel good about that's customizable, heirloom-quality, and a joy to own, that's a purchase that's worth the price. So listen now to our stories from wood shops, homes, and stores from Beth, Milca, and their guests.  Watch DutchCrafters CEO Jim Miller cut solid wood and particle board furniture in half with a chainsaw: https://www.dutchcrafters.com/video/video/particle-board-vs-solid-wood-furniture/  And read more in these posts from the Timber to Table blog:  Insider Tips for Buying Amish Furniture from DutchCrafters Furniture Specialists: https://www.dutchcrafters.com/blog/insider-tips-for-buying-amish-furniture-from-dutchcrafters-furniture-specialists/  The Benefits of Solid Wood Furniture: https://www.dutchcrafters.com/blog/the-benefits-of-solid-wood-furniture/ What Does Amish Furniture Cost?: https://www.dutchcrafters.com/blog/what-does-amish-furniture-cost/ And please email us your questions or comments at podcast@dutchcrafters.com. Thanks for listening!

    29 min
  2. Amish Businesses Beyond the Farm with Dr. Steven Nolt

    01/27/2021

    Amish Businesses Beyond the Farm with Dr. Steven Nolt

    What makes Amish Businesses so successful? Why have Amish communities left farming for other businesses? And how did Amish entrepreneurs get started in woodworking? For help answering these questions, we turned to Dr. Steven Nolt of the Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies at Elizabethtown College in Pennsylvania. The Amish have a long history of entrepreneurial pursuits, but it wasn't until the 1980s that they started to leave farming behind and focus on alternative businesses. But now the failure rate of Amish businesses in their first 5 years is just 10% compared to 50% among small business startups nationally! Listen to the full episode to understand what makes Amish businesses so successful. Some of the books Nolt has written include “A History of the Amish,” which is in its third edition, and “The Amish: A Concise Introduction.” He notably co-authored “Amish Grace: How Forgiveness Transcended Tragedy” about the Amish schoolhouse shooting in the village of Nickel Mines in Lancaster County. A few other co-authorships include the books, “Amish Micro-Enterprises: Models for Rural Development,” “Amish Enterprise: From Plows to Profits,” and a paper titled “Amish Enterprise: The Collective Power of Ethnic Entrepreneurship” that appeared in the Global Business and Economics Review. More Resources: Learn more about the American Amish population at http://groups.etown.edu/amishstudies/ Dr. Nolt also recommends the publication Plain Communities Business Exchange for a glimpse at the Amish business world. Subscribe or learn more at https://www.plaincommunities.com/ For more reading on the topic, check out Erik Wesner's book Success Made Simple: An Inside Look at Why Amish Businesses Thrive: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/success-made-simple-erik-wesner/1100298464 Or the paper Amish enterprise: the collective power of ethnic entrepreneurship, by Donald Kraybill, Steven Nolt, and Erik Wesner in 2010: https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/5f83/f08e613d01d64378e142537a58e77e0e8f41.pdf This podcast is brought to you by DutchCrafters: https://www.dutchcrafters.com/

    32 min
  3. How Amish Furniture is Made

    01/20/2021

    How Amish Furniture is Made

    Buying Amish furniture is very different from buying furniture in a big box store. There’s a lot more involved in the building of the furniture, and customers are offered a lot more options than what you’d find in store. Exactly how does it work? What goes into the building of Amish furniture that makes it so special? That’s what we’re covering on today’s episode:  How Amish Furniture is Made. When you've decided on your options and finally place your order, that's when the Building Process begins! Typically when you buy Amish furniture online it not pre-fabricated and sitting in a warehouse waiting for your order. It’s made when you order and that’s why you will see countless numbers of options to choose from for one piece of furniture. Check out the Amish Ziglar Pedestal Dining Table for just one example: https://www.dutchcrafters.com/Amish-Ziglar-Dining-Table/p/53226. Once you've placed your order, it's in the woodworkers' hands as they process your order, begin crafting your furniture pieces, assemble the furniture, finish it, and hand it off for delivery! It can feel like a long wait, but considering all that goes into a new piece of custom, solid wood furniture, it's impressive that they get it done as quickly as they do! Want to learn more? You heard about Windsor chair construction in this episode. Learn much more in The Windsor Chair blog series, starting with part 1: https://www.dutchcrafters.com/blog/windsor-chair-series-types-features/ See some of this process in Beth's blog posts, My First Walk Through an Amish Woodshop: https://www.dutchcrafters.com/blog/walk-through-an-amish-woodshop/ and Highlights from Ohio Amish Country: https://www.dutchcrafters.com/blog/highlights-ohio-amish-country/ And, watch a woodshop tour video in The Millcraft Tour: https://www.dutchcrafters.com/video/video/inside-millcraft-tour-an-amish-furniture-shop/

    21 min
  4. Insider Tips: Shopping for Amish Furniture

    11/04/2020

    Insider Tips: Shopping for Amish Furniture

    Ever wondered whether you're asking the right questions? Whether you're being taken advantage of by a manipulative salesperson? With Amish furniture, you no longer have to stay in the dark because we're giving you the insider perspective on shopping for Amish furniture. In Episode 3 of The Amish Furniture Podcast, Milca and Beth welcome Shannon to the show. Shannon is a Furniture Specialist at DutchCrafters, where she helps shoppers custom order Amish Furniture every day.  These Insider Tips include recommendations on ordering stain samples, how to approach customizing, and the value of doing your own research. A simple Google search might help with your decisions, but DutchCrafters also provides over 400 blog posts at https://www.dutchcrafters.com/blog/ and nearly 200 videos at https://www.dutchcrafters.com/video/ to help you find what you're looking for. Prefer to read your Insider Tips rather than listen to them? Read more here: https://www.dutchcrafters.com/blog/insider-tips-for-buying-amish-furniture-from-dutchcrafters-furniture-specialists/ The Build Time video Milca mentioned at 14:45 can be found here: https://www.dutchcrafters.com/video/video/dutchcrafters-amish-furniture-build-time-infographic-animation/ At 20:15, Beth discussed the importance of measuring your home for your furniture and highlighted DutchCrafters' Furniture Delivery Tips & Tricks video: https://www.dutchcrafters.com/video/video/furniture-delivery-tips-tricks/  You can learn more related to Beth's tip about customizing at https://www.dutchcrafters.com/blog/custom-furniture-what-does-that-mean/

    32 min
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Welcome to The Amish Furniture Podcast, a mini-series for the Amish furniture fan. Whether you're actively shopping for furniture, have Amish made furniture in your home, or are simply curious about the Amish, this is the podcast for you. We'll bring you behind-the-scenes stories about what it's like to work with the Amish, tips about shopping for Amish furniture, and much more. Hosts Beth and Milca bring experience from their work at DutchCrafters, the largest Amish furniture website. This podcast is produced by DutchCrafters Amish Furniture: https://www.dutchcrafters.com/

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