
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.
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No Longer a Pile of Loose Pieces
September 04, 2013
Today I took the last steps to make sure that all the repaired and prepared pieces fit together well.
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Notes On Restoring The 1880s Gingerbread Rocking Chair
August 10, 2013
At first the chair seemed solid. But there was some flex…then I noticed the nail heads…then the splits/cracks in the seat at the joints. Okay, it had to come apart. The owner said yes, do it really right.
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