The Mystery Corner Cupboard – Chapter 2

November 30, 2014

The piece was made up of 2 cabinets, one on top of the other. The top case had shelves and 2 glass doors (which hinted at refinement). The bottom cabinet had one working drawer plus 2 faux drawers, and 2 doors.

The Mystery Corner Cupboard

November 25, 2014

Somewhere in the Philadelphia area, near the close of the Revolutionary War, in the heady early days of the United States of America, a cabinetmaker was commissioned to make a Mahogany corner cupboard in the style of Thomas Chippendale.

By the Skin of the Teeth

October 29, 2013

The 1920’s sideboard and table restoration was a compound cruncher. All work had to be done by Thursday night, Oct. 3 at the absolute latest, ’cause I was leaving Friday morning for a 12-hour auto trip to St. Augustine, Florida for a friend’s wedding on Saturday. Also on Saturday, the owner was coming to the shop to pick the pieces up for delivery to New York on Sunday for an important function up there, AAAAAAAAAA.

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