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  1. 03-03-2008, 10:14 PM #1
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    Chippendale Style Chest on Chest

    Hi All,
    Thought I'd share a new piece.
    This is an interpretation of a latter Boston area Chippendale piece.
    The inspiration came from Fine Woodworking issue 166 Dec. 2003 pg. 78
    The primary wood is air dried Walnut that I milled myself with a chainsaw.
    Secondary woods are Maple and Spanish Cedar.
    The serpentine drawers are slipped with maple and have spanish cedar sides,back and bottoms.
    The runners and kickers are maple. The beads on the strechers are scratched and the strechers are dovetailed to the case sides.
    The Hardware is from Ball and Ball.
    Thanks for looking,
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  3. 03-03-2008, 10:34 PM #2
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    Fabulous craftsmanship!!! Outstanding.........
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  4. 03-03-2008, 10:36 PM #3
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    WOW! Nicely done!
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  5. 03-03-2008, 11:01 PM #4
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    Fantastic looking piece of furniture.

    Excellent job on the 1/2 blinds...
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  6. 03-03-2008, 11:06 PM #5
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    Excellent work, Gene..

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  7. 03-03-2008, 11:10 PM #6
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    That is an absolutely gorgeous piece of furniture and the craftsmanship is awesome. I'm not sure whether to be inspired or to sell my tools.
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  8. 03-03-2008, 11:23 PM #7
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    Holy smokes that is gorgeous. I got nervous just looking at it. Thinking about how much stress it would take me to achieve something like that. My simple sofa tables are a handful for me since I've been doing woodworking a short time. Beautiful work.
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  9. 03-04-2008, 12:06 AM #8
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    Wow Gene! That's incredible! Eat your heart out Norm! Beautiful piece...
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  10. 03-04-2008, 4:33 AM #9
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    Great piece, Gene. One heck of a large humidor.

    Is the beading 3/16"? Are the vertical beads let into a rebate, or are they also intergal? How did you find the Spanish cedar to work with? I did a bunch of garden benches of it, and for 6 months I smelled cigar box fumes whenever I blew my nose. Given the softness of Sp. cedar, clever idea to slip it with maple. How thick are the drawer sides?

    Very clean work.
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  11. 03-04-2008, 6:10 AM #10
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    Man, that's beautiful! Well done

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    Absolutely beautiful. I don't know what else to say.
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  13. 03-04-2008, 7:12 AM #12
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    Stunning workmanship. WOW.

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  14. 03-04-2008, 7:20 AM #13
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    Beautiful workmanship! I love your choice of Spanish cedar in this project. Now I have a new secondary wood to think about!
    Great job
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  15. 03-04-2008, 9:32 AM #14
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    What a beautiful piece!!! I used to dream of making furniture like that. It seems that every time I woke up I realized that I didn't have the talent or skills needed. It appears that you definitely have both.
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  16. 03-04-2008, 11:11 AM #15
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    Wow!! That is a great looking piece of furniture.
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