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A George II Walnut Serpentine Chest – Part Six

Posted on 21st March 2017 by Jack Plane

Eighteenth-century bow and serpentine drawer fronts were constructed in one of two ways: The most basic method was to simply saw the sweeping shape out of the solid (fig. 1). The other technique (to minimise distortion and ultimately, poor fit) … Continue reading →

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A George II Ash Bureau – Part Seven

Posted on 4th October 2013 by Jack Plane

I have omitted the construction of the drawers on this job as I have covered virtually identical work in depth in previous mid-century chests of drawers. Suffice to say their construction adhered to the period norm. The fronts of the … Continue reading →

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Constructing a Mid-Eighteenth-Century Drawer

Posted on 22nd July 2012 by Jack Plane

Drawers went through several evolutionary phases (more on them, perhaps, in a later post) before arriving at this apotheosis, circa 1725, and continuing with just two changes (a mid-century 90° rotation of the drawer bottoms and a minor change to the … Continue reading →

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