01-28-2017, 12:18 AM
I have had a few people ask me what I have been building the last year and I promised some pictures. I have actually stepped out of my comfort zone and built two kitchens which I don't have photographs of yet. One of the kitchen's was a reproduction house with nearly 130 linear feet of cabinets through out the house and the second is actually my kitchen which is almost complete. I managed to work in quite a bit of furniture too. A lot I didn't take photos of because they were pieces that I built before but there are a few that are different
This piece is a William and Mary high boy based on one at the Winterthur Museum. The customer wanted it to fit in with his antiques and look old. It is walnut, walnut burl veneer, mahogany and poplar. The finish is shellac with a little grunge added. From a technical standpoint it isn't a really challenging piece but it was fun to build. It isn't a piece that I would build for myself but I do like the proportions.
The original had hand plane marks on the back and inside so I left mine as well as aging the poplar
This piece is a William and Mary high boy based on one at the Winterthur Museum. The customer wanted it to fit in with his antiques and look old. It is walnut, walnut burl veneer, mahogany and poplar. The finish is shellac with a little grunge added. From a technical standpoint it isn't a really challenging piece but it was fun to build. It isn't a piece that I would build for myself but I do like the proportions.
The original had hand plane marks on the back and inside so I left mine as well as aging the poplar