The Mystery Corner Cupboard – Chapter 3

December 07, 2014

Continuing the close examination, there also appeared to be adze marks, which indicated an earlier date, among the near pristine scrub(hand) plane marks overall.

Read More

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.

Read More

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.

Read More