Classical Style - FineWoodworking

Valley of Virginia side table

October 1, 2009

This is a reproduction of a walnut table of unknown origins. The original was probably built by a farmer. The inlay pattern was developed in the late 18th century by cabinet…

Bow Front Chest with conforming top

September 30, 2009

The Bow Front Chest was two years in the making, one year for my wife to decide what she wanted in the foyer, and another year to build on the…

Bow Front Chest with a conforming top

September 30, 2009

The Bow Front Chest was two years in the making, one year for my wife to decide what she wanted in the foyer, and another year to build on the…

Coffee table set

September 30, 2009

Walnut coffee table set i built for my parents as a gift. I used walnut and cherry.The legs are laminated because of the high cost of thick walnut here. This…

Seymour Federal Dressing Chest with Mirror

September 29, 2009

After the piece in the 2003 exhibit at the Peabody Essex Musem, Salem, MA - "Luxury and Innovation: The Furniture Masterworks of John and Thomas Seymour". African mahogany, birds-eye maple,…

Federal Gentleman’s Dressing Table

September 28, 2009

Various elements of the Federal Period are interpreted in this Gentleman’s Dressing Table of my own design. The reeded bobbin detail in the legs and the prominent shaded fan challenge...

Serpetine Chest of drawers

September 27, 2009

I cut veneers from a crotch of Cuban mahogany, and filled the voids with epoxy (black lines). The feet are wedged to give the flared look. Poplar is the seconadary…

Cherry Gaming Table

September 22, 2009

Based on the work of John Goddard, Newport RI

Boston Bombe Chest

September 22, 2009

The chest's case sides and drawer fronts were hand shaped from a solid 12/4 board of African Mahogany, 24" wide and 12' long. Secondary parts are made of poplar, hard…