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Readers Gallery
From Fine Woodworking Issue #173
Greg Arceneaux
This French-Creole style petite armoire (24 in. deep by 36 in. wide by 60 in. tall) is made of cypress. “From 1725 to 1825, this style was indigenous to the Mississippi River Valley,” Arceneaux noted, “and now can only be seen in private collections and museums because there are so few surviving pieces.” The armoire has a Danish-oil and wax finish.
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Frank Hickman
Hickman’s “great chair project” began with a curiosity of what a small production run would be like. Thirteen years and 22 chairs later, Hickman said he has more than satisfied his curiosity, having made 18 of these side chairs (25 in. deep by 18 in. wide by 46 in. tall) and four rockers. Sixteen of the chairs were constructed of walnut, and six of cherry. Hickman used linen seat
covers and finished the chairs with tung oil.
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Barry Daggett
“I had book-matched several pieces of walnut crotch I had in my shop,” Daggett said, “and began playing with the four pieces like a puzzle.” Once he found the right balance among the pieces, Daggett let that configuration inspire the design of this walnut storage cabinet (20 in. deep by 40 in. wide by
32 in. tall). The piece features ebony pulls and is finished with an oil-based varnish and wax. Photo by John Polak
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Craig Barnett
Barnett was commissioned to build this Royal Clock reproduction (18 in. deep by 21 in. wide by
122 in. tall) for a client who had seen the original 30 years ago and had never gotten the chance to build it himself. Based on the Thomas Tompion 1699 original on display at the DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Gallery at Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia, the clock is constructed of solid walnut with walnut burl and crotch veneers. The piece showcases 97 separate castings and 12 milled moldings, each made of a silver bearing alloy plated with pure 24-karat gold. Barnett completed the clock in 1,600 hours. It has a shellac and lacquer finish. |
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