Reply by a1Jim

I second Bondo’s take on it there are some exceptions to what the shakers labeled Plain.
There are a couple good books out there about shaker furniture
http://product.half.ebay.com/In-the-Shaker-Style-Building-Furniture-Inspired-by-the-Shaker-Tradition-by-Taunton-Press-Incorporated-Staff-and-Fine-Woodworking-Magazine-Staff-2001-Paperback/1829017&tg=info

http://product.half.ebay.com/How-to-Build-Shaker-Furniture-The-Complete-Updated-and-Improved-Classic-by-Tom-Moser-2011-Paperback/103178357&tg=info

And my Favorite

http://product.half.ebay.com/The-Shaker-Legacy-Perspectives-on-an-Enduring-Furniture-Style-by-Christian-Becksvoort-1998-Hardcover/229609&tg=info

wow what bargain prices

-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/