Monthly Archives: March 2011
A George I Walnut Side Table – Part Three
I rummaged through my collection of furniture patterns that I built up from extant antiques over the years looking for a cabriole leg pattern suitable for this table. I found two fitting examples, but one was missing its ear, so … Continue reading
A George I Walnut Side Table – Part Two
I would normally begin such a table by preparing the legs and then the carcase (well actually I have; they’re well underway – more on that in a later post), but behind-the-scenes chatter and some premature sharing of images prompts … Continue reading
A George I Walnut Side Table – Part One
Despite not really having much room in the house for yet another table; from the moment I clapped eyes on this handsome little side table, I couldn’t resist having a go at making one. Its diminutive proportions (29-1/2″ [75 cm] … Continue reading
The Lowboys
No, not an eighteenth-century cittern-playing group, but a group nonetheless, that includes certain small turned-, cabriole- and square-legged tables with up to five drawers. The term ‘lowboy’ appears in usage towards the end of the nineteenth century and has been … Continue reading
Pegs and 'Tails 