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Monthly Archives: June 2008
Oxbow chest part 7
In this installment I’m going to work primarily on the ogee feet but I had better remove those clamps I had on the base molding from the last segment. With the clamps off the case, it really starts to look like … Continue reading
Posted in Projects - step by step
Tagged bureau, cherry, dovetail, how to make a chest, how-to build a chest, oxbow
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The top five books for those who take period furniture seriously
In my best David Letterman voice…
Posted in General information
Tagged books, period furniture, reference material, scholarship
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Father’s day
Well, here we are, another Father’s Day. I know you’re expecting another post on the oxbow series or the next step in the connoisseurship but that’s not where my head is today.
Oxbow part 6 – Revenge of the dovetail
I knew when I wrote the post for the sixth installment of my oxbow build that SOMEONE would ask about the molding dovetail reference. Well, Glen Huey get’s the gold star for being the first one to ask the question.
Posted in Projects - step by step
Tagged bureau, cherry, dovetail, how to make a chest, how-to build a chest, oxbow
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Oxbow chest part 6
To recap what’s been done so far, the case is dovetailed together with the drawer blade fitted. I’ve cut out and assembled my ogee feet but they look more like straight bracket feet at this point. Today, I’m going to … Continue reading
Posted in Projects - step by step
Tagged bureau, cherry, dovetail, how to make a chest, how-to build a chest, oxbow
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Dovetail saws
Ok, everyone…blame daddy-O for my first ever tool review. He requested that I offer my opinion on some of the saws linked on the Rookster’s blog . Well, this started me on a quest. I didn’t just want to give you … Continue reading
The ground work
Today I’m going to start a whole new project. The education of the masses on what makes one piece of furniture better than another. Sure, we woodworkers would probably look at the construction techniques or the refinement of the carving … Continue reading
Posted in Connoisseurship
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Oxbow chest part 5
In this week’s installment, I’m going be working on the ogee feet. As a quick recap, last time I got all the blades dovetailed into the case. My next step is to disassemble the dry fitted case, scrape all the … Continue reading
Posted in Projects - step by step
Tagged bureau, cherry, dovetail, how to make a chest, how-to build a chest, oxbow
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