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Picture This LXXXI

Posted on 23rd March 2016 by Jack Plane

The rather nice mahogany chest of drawers in figure 1 is lot 313 in Bonhams’ The Scottish Sale in Edinburgh on the 13th of April 2016. Fig. 1. George III six-drawer chest, circa 1765. (Bonhams) The chest is possibly by … Continue reading →

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A George II Ash Bureau – Part Four

Posted on 11th September 2013 by Jack Plane

I planed a simple ovolo moulding along the edge of a 3/4″ thick ash board and sawed it off at 1-1/4″ wide. The bureau’s base board is 3/4″ thick which necessitated 1/2″ thick packers (fig. 1) to be added to … Continue reading →

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Picture This XIV

Posted on 25th July 2013 by Jack Plane

I recently came across an unusual chest of drawers (fig. 1). The second thing that caught my eye was the unnatural wear to the bottom edges of the bracket feet: It looked like the corner blocks were missing and the … Continue reading →

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A George II Virginia Walnut Chest of Drawers – Part Three

Posted on 23rd June 2012 by Jack Plane

Yesterday provided a brief respite from the seemingly incessant rain we’ve been experiencing recently, so I hurried out and removed the tarpaulin from the carcase. The sun even came out for a spell which saw the temperature soar to a … Continue reading →

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A George III Mahogany Kneehole Desk – Part Four

Posted on 22nd April 2012 by Jack Plane

The base mouldings on kneehole desks are invariably quite pronounced, adding bold lines to the ins and outs of the pedestals and kneehole. I stuck the moulding in a couple of suitable lengths of mahogany and then glued and nailed … Continue reading →

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