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Queen Anne Coffee Table
Queen Anne Inspired Coffee Table. Made from re-sawed 2 x 6 Mahogany Boards. Offset Turned legs, Mortise and Tenon joinery. I added a small drawer for coasters.





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Re: UPDATE: Book Giveaway: Carving 18th Century American Furniture Elements by Tony Kubalak
Looks like a great resource.
posted: 7:01 am on February 14thThanks
Re: UPDATE: Book Giveaway: Traditional Projects from the New Best of Fine Woodworking
Traditional is what I like!
posted: 7:35 am on September 28thRe: UPDATE: Book Giveaway: How to Make Picture Frames, from American Woodworker
I have some pictures that need frames this book would be a big help. Thanks
posted: 12:22 pm on July 11thRe: UPDATE: Book Giveaway: How to Choose and Use Bench Planes and Scrapers by John English
Looks like a great read,
posted: 9:36 am on May 10thThanks
Re: BOOK GIVEAWAY: 500 Tables (Updated with winner)
Hum, I really miss Norm and all his routers.
posted: 6:15 pm on May 6thRe: UPDATE: Book Giveaway: The Chairmaker's Workshop by Drew Langsner
I would love a copy, Thanks
posted: 1:00 pm on February 28thRe: UPDATE: Book Giveaway: Civil War Woodworking by A.J. Hamler
Woodworking and History my 2 favorite things, would love a copy..
posted: 4:42 pm on February 21stRe: UPDATE: Book Giveaway: Windsor Chairmaking by James Mursell
I've built a couple of Windors with Mike Dunbar, it would be nice to compare techniques from this book.
posted: 6:34 pm on February 9thRe: UPDATE: Book Giveaway: Make Your Own Walking Sticks by Charles Self
I've been wanting to build my favorite Uncle a walking stick, this book would help get me motivated.
posted: 7:05 am on January 25thThanks
Re: UPDATE: Book Giveaway: The Wood Finisher's Handbook by Sam Allen
Great Book!!
posted: 1:46 pm on January 10thRe: UPDATED: Giveaway and Poll: The Most Requested Woodworking Gifts of 2009
Sure hope you sent my wish list to Santa, that's a mighty fine list of give aways!!
posted: 5:49 pm on December 16thRe: UPDATED: Giveaway and Poll: The Most Requested Woodworking Gifts of 2009
Hope you sent my wish list to Santa !
posted: 8:54 pm on December 15thRe: UPDATED: Giveaway and Poll: The Most Requested Woodworking Gifts of 2009
Hope you sent my wish list to Santa!!
posted: 8:53 pm on December 15thThose are some great give aways!!
Re: UPDATED: Giveaway and Poll: The Most Requested Woodworking Gifts of 2009
Hope you sent my wish list to Santa!!!
posted: 8:47 pm on December 15thGreat Prizes, I could use any of them.
Re: UPDATED: What Tools Are on Your Holiday Wish List?
I've been very good this year...
posted: 2:09 pm on December 2ndLN Dovetail saw
LN Low Angle Smoothing Plane
LN Scraping Plane (not sure which one)
LN 3/8, 1/2 and 3/4inch Bevel Edge Chisels
Actually going to check them all out at their event in Boxborough on Friday.
Re: UPDATED: What Tools Are on Your Holiday Wish List?
I've been very good this year...
posted: 1:47 pm on December 2ndLN Dovetail saw
LN Low Angle Smoothing Plane
LN Scraping Plane (not sure which one)
LN 3/8, 1/2 and 3/4inch Bevel Edge Chisels
Actually going to check them all out at their event in Boxborough on Friday.
Re: UPDATE: Book Giveaway: New Masters of the Wooden Box by Oscar P. Fitzgerald
Looks like a great book, count me in..
posted: 2:49 pm on October 4thRe: UPDATE: Book Giveaway: American Furniture 2003, Edited by Luke Beckerdite
Great Book !!
posted: 7:22 am on September 14thRe: UPDATE: Book Giveaway: The Encyclopedia of Wood
Would love a copy, thanks
posted: 8:43 pm on August 23rdRe: What is this Tool?
Congratulations to Mike.
posted: 9:35 pm on August 10thIt is not my intent to dispute Mike being the first to answer the question correctly and I apologize if it seems I am splitting hairs but this may be a matter of semantics and keeping history correct. There was a difference between a carriage-maker and a coach-maker, and a coach maker would have used that type of plane.
“American Woodworking Tools” by Paul Kebabian and Dudley Witney
Chapter 7 deals with Wheelwrights and Carriage Makers.
“The Term carriage was frequently used to identify vehicles for carrying people, including the coach, buggy, surrey, phaeton, and other styles.
The Trades, however, distinguished between the carriage-maker, who constructed the wheeled undercarriage, and the coach-maker, who built the coach body attached to, or suspended above the undercarriage. A parallel may be drawn between the relationship of the house carpenter and joiner and that of the carriage-maker and coach-maker: in each case the latter performed more exacting work then the former and used a considerably greater variety of hand tools.”
Then it goes on to explain the difference between the tools used in coach-making and regular joinery is the design of the planes. Coach-makers planes having short soles because all the surfaces worked were shaped in curves of varying degrees. The Coach- Makers Rabbet plane was used on the front and center pillars of the frame to form the recess for the hinged door.
Thanks
Mark
Re: What is this Tool?
A coach makers Rabbet Plane,
posted: 6:59 pm on August 7thA coach maker built the wooden parts (frames,floors, moldings)of coaches, carriages, buggies, railway carriages etc.
Re: UPDATE: Book Giveaway: Encyclopedia of Woodworking by Alan and Gill Bridgewater
Never to many books in the library.. thanks
posted: 7:36 am on July 20thRe: UPDATE: Book Giveaway: Great Book of Wooden Toys, by Norm Marshall
Would love a copy... Thanks
posted: 3:37 pm on June 21stRe: UPDATE: Book Giveaway: Woodworker's Guide to Veneering & Inlay by Jonathan Benson.
I like it !!
posted: 6:29 pm on May 31stRe: UPDATE: Book Giveaway: Traditional American Rooms
It would be great if I could type..I would "Love" a copy
posted: 3:28 pm on May 24thRe: UPDATE: Book Giveaway: Traditional American Rooms
Would Lovw a copy..
posted: 3:27 pm on May 24thThanks
Mark
Re: UPDATE: Book Giveaway: Choosing & Using Hand Tools
Never can have to many woodworking books!!
posted: 9:33 am on May 18thRe: UPDATE: Unlocking the Secrets of Traditional Design
Would Love a copy..Thanks
posted: 8:35 am on May 12thRe: UPDATE: Book Giveaway: Early American Country Furniture
I would love a copy. Thanks..
posted: 8:37 am on May 4th