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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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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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A George III Mahogany Cabinet-on-Chest – Part Six

Posted on 14th October 2011 by Jack Plane

Glue blocks were positioned round the periphery of the cabinet top to positively locate the cornice (fig. 1). Fig. 1. Cornice locating blocks. With all the cornice mouldings worked and glued to the cornice frame, I rubbed split corner blocks … Continue reading →

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