My 18th Century Pennsylvania Secretary

[Andrew Betschman]

I made this piece back in the fall 2006 and finished it in spring 2007. I hope you enjoy the pictures.

[John Keeton]

Beautiful work!! Great grain match, and I love the burls. Excellent craftsmanship.

Not sure where in your house this is located, but it needs to be showcased. Very nice.

[Bob Glenn]

Andrew, I'm jealous. How long did it take to make? I'm thinking this may be my next big project. Did you use plans, if so where did you get them. Any advise to us duffers aspiring to make one of these? A truly great piece!

[lou sansone]

excellent work

looks very similar to the one I just finished

http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=128838



best wishes

lou

[Jerry Olexa]

OUTSTANDING attention to detail, etc....Nicely done!!!

[gary Zimmel]

That is one very nice piece of furniture.
Great attention to the details...
Excellent work Andrew.

[John Michaels]

Amazing work!! The walnut is spectacular. The attention to detail is top notch. This is truly an heirloom that will probably be around in 200 years.

[David Gendron]

Wow it is sure inspiering!
Thank you

[Ed Gibbons]

I wish I could do work this good. Great job!

[John Thompson]

Great attention to the many hours of detail work necessary to do a carcass piece of this proportion.

Excellent...

[Mike McCann]

wow that is outstanding.

[Mike Zilis]

Gorgeous! The only thing more beautiful than the materials you used was the skill you brought to them.

-Mike

[John Timberlake]

Great work. Love the overall workmanship and the wood grain. More detail pictures if you have them.

[Darrell Bottoms]

Beautiful! Great work on this piece of art Andrew.

[Andrew Betschman]

Links to the plans: http://www.finewoodworking.com/ProjectsAndDesign/ProjectsAndDesignPDF.aspx?id=2770
http://http://www.finewoodworking.com/ProjectsAndDesign/ProjectsAndDesignPDF.aspx?id=2791 (http://http//www.finewoodworking.com/ProjectsAndDesign/ProjectsAndDesignPDF.aspx?id=2791)http://www.finewoodworking.com/ProjectsAndDesign/ProjectsAndDesignPDF.aspx?id=2783

The finish is tug oil and grange Shellac. If anyone is to make this you will need two of the same trim routers(Bosch,Makita,porter-cable,Dewalt,etc). To make the v grove and dados.

[John Daugherty]

WOW! That's great!

[Cody Colston]

That's a really nice piece. Beautiful work, thanks for showing.