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No Time for Timepieces?
When it comes to antique furniture, most devotees will concede to having a favourite genre, but none I have spoken to express a profound dislike for any. It’s therefore somewhat surprising that one of England’s most famous and highly accomplished … Continue reading
A George III Mahogany Cabinet-on-Chest – Part Seven
I was determined to use appropriate veneer for the cabinet’s door panels; viz. full width, reasonably thick (un-jointed 13″ [330mm] span, greater than 3/64″ [2mm] thick), Swietenia macrophylla mahogany as would have been used on the original doors. It proved … Continue reading
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Tagged cock-beading, hammer veneering, mahogany, moulding, Thomas Sheraton
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Making a Campaign Table – Part One
This is a somewhat duplicitous title as not only is the subject of the post a compact folding table of a genre that accompanied many British officers on military campaigns during the latter decades of the eighteenth-century, but my wife … Continue reading
Posted in Tables
Tagged British Army, campaign, Empire, frog's-back moulding, knock-down, padauk, Thomas Sheraton
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Making a Gout Stool – Part Two
Progress on the stool is woefully slow I’m afraid; I have too many fingers in too many pies at present. I did manage to cut the stool’s legs and frame parts to size and mark out the mortises and tenons … Continue reading
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