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Cross-Grained Mouldings
Mouldings on oak-framed buildings – and thence joiner-made oak furniture – followed the timber’s grain and were comparatively simple to produce. Then circa 1685, a new breed of specialised furniture maker appeared. Cabinetmakers developed more sophisticated techniques for making and … Continue reading
Posted in Antiques, Furniture Timbers, Techniques
Tagged cabinetmaker, composite mouldings, cornice, cross-grain, cushion moulding, furniture, mouldings, oak, shrinkage, veneer, walnut
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Drawer and Drawer Aperture Decoration
Since man first made tools, utensils and weapons from wood, he has burnt, carved and scraped decoration into it. Even in their simplest form, the rails and stiles of early joiner-made coffers usually exhibit chamfered edges (fig. 1), though more … Continue reading
Posted in Antiques, Drawers, Techniques
Tagged bookmatched, carcase, chamfered edge, cock-beading, coffer, crossbanding, crossgrain, D-moulding, decoration, double-bead moulding, dovetails, drawer construction, drawer fronts, drawer runners, drawers, featherbanding, frame-and-panel, geometrically moulded, joiner, linenfold, lipping, mouldings, quartered, sacrificial edging, side-hung drawers, veneer, walnut
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A William and Mary Simulated Tortoiseshell Chest of Drawers – Part Six
Upon examining early japanned furniture, it becomes apparent why so much testudinally painted furniture was surrendered to japanners and other artists accomplished in chinoiserie. The least convincing simulated tortoiseshell finishes are bedaubed with a repetitive pattern more reminiscent of leopard … Continue reading
Posted in Case Furniture
Tagged blonde, cushion mirror, glazes, mouldings, scarlet, scutes, spirit varnish, tortoiseshell, turtle, William and Mary
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A George II Virginia Walnut Chest of Drawers – Part Three
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
Posted in Case Furniture
Tagged bracket feet, carcase, corner blocks, drawer dividers, lipping, mouldings
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A George III Mahogany Kneehole Desk – Part Four
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
Posted in Case Furniture
Tagged bracket feet, corner blocks, glue blocks, kneehole desk, mahogany, mouldings
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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
Posted in Case Furniture
Tagged blackthorn, drawbored, mouldings, thorns, trenails, veneer, veneer pins
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Making a ‘Mulberry’ Corner Cabinet – Part One
The ‘mulberry‘ bug has burrowed deep under my skin, so to satiate my craving I have decided to create a piece of ‘mulberry’ furniture. I have amassed a substantial collection of eighteenth-century glass and New Hall porcelain which currently occupies … Continue reading
Posted in Case Furniture
Tagged bruscum, corner cabinet, cut steel nails, European ash, hand-cut veneer, molluscum, mouldings, mulberry
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An Ebonised Clock Bracket
Most people familiar with bracket clocks will probably only have ever seen them sitting on tables or mantelpieces, but not surprisingly really, bracket clocks were originally designed to be placed on wall brackets. Like the protective leather cases of carriage … Continue reading
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