Monthly Archives: January 2012
Cutting Corners
Most individuals, observing the mouldings of the broken arched cabinet cornice and longcase clock hood below could be forgiven for thinking “What handsome/hideous mouldings” without realising the technicalities involved with the mitring of the arches and flanking straight mouldings. To … Continue reading
Many Happy Returns…
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born on this day in January 1756… and died on the fifth of December 1791.
No Time for Timepieces?
When it comes to antique furniture, most devotees will concede to having a favourite genre, but none I have spoken to express a profound dislike for any. It’s therefore somewhat surprising that one of England’s most famous and highly accomplished … Continue reading
A Thorny Subject
While making the William and Mary Walnut Chest of Drawers, a reader enquired about the method I used to lay thick and oft unyielding veneers and I replied that, where appropriate, I invariably resort to pinning them down in the … Continue reading
A George II Elm Corner Cupboard – Part Five
The door is suspended on H-hinges which, because they are surface-mounted (as opposed to the more usual butt hinges whose plain leaves are concealed between the door edge and carcase), have decoratively shaped edges. The hinges are also unique in … Continue reading
Just Deserts
My better half received a great little book for Christmas, Wobble, by Rachael Lane, which contains thirty-five tantalising jelly recipes. Inspired by some of the delicacies, the choicest sheet gelatine was sought, but being the Christmas holidays, only powdered gelatine … Continue reading
