Hi Folks,
This past weekend I went to an antique shop to see a secretarie that was made by a local craftsman. In addition I found several other interesting items that I thought I’d share with you folks.
Secretarie made from ash, I believe.
Victorian settee and rocking chair.
Carved table.
Serving table/tray. Really liked this piece and had never seen one like it before. It’s the same one in the front of settee and chair above.
Here is a view of the tabletop with the serving tray removed. It’s bookmatched veneer and am not sure what wood it’s made from.
Tools
Gutter Plane
Here’s a really old Shavehorse
Here’s a folding Mitre Box made by JH McCarthy in New York, many moons ago. Note the upscale saw that came with it all tucked into the wooden box.
Bob @ Kidderville Acres
A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!
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I saw something in your photos that FG might want !!
The cast iron falafel maker ;-)
Edit: That should read cast iron Kerfluffle maker ;-)
Work Safe, Count to 10 when your done for the day !!
Bruce S.
Edited 4/7/2008 3:34 pm ET by BruceS
Bruse,
In our neck of the woods we called that a waffle maker and boy did it ever make great waffles with crispy toes. However, one was the limit because my mother would swear like a banshee every time the fat dripped in the fire, too much batter and raw in the middle, it would not come off the form...but when it was right, it was the greatest.
It is kind of an inside joke in Knots, But upon thinking I may have not used Forestgirls favorite word after all.
Yes, I knew what it was a waffle maker. Nearly got a twin to that one for my Wife as a Christmas present, But got her a big cast bundt pan instead for making giant meat loafs. Living in maple syrup country, waffles, pancakes,french toast and fried cornmeal mush are standard fare.Work Safe, Count to 10 when your done for the day !!
Bruce S.
Bob,
very interesting table. Looks an awful lot like one my Grandmother brought over from Russia/Poland in 1913. Dad always said they were Polish, but after he died I found the papers from Ellis Island which list them as from Russia. I am leaning towards Russian, but I will never know for sure. Dad just made it into America, Grandma went into labor on the boat ride to shore and dad was born in New Jersey!
This table has no rounding of the legs at all, and rudimentary carving and piercing on the outside. the center of the table is recessed with a much more detailed, but still simple bas-relief eagle.
The finish is ruined as you can see, really dont know why I havent done anything about that. My sister had it first and it had a hard life, I have been more protective but not restorative - I have to think about why. This table is in the best memories of my Grandma, putting a blanket over it to make a tent, reading by flashlight till I fell asleep, just listening to grandma tell me stories- problem was she did not speak much english so I didnt know what she said, but she was talking to me, and that made me feel good (could have been complaining about the neighbors for all I knew!).
Also the glass is held in by a dried reed, bent and tacked in place - dont think I have ever heard of that technique but it would be simpler than some of the small tacking strips I see in articles - safer to make too!
Thanks for the memories.
Hope you like this one, any questions, just ask.
Mike
Can anyone tell me what style you would consider the Carved table and the Serving Tray/Table to be? The Antique dealer called them Victorian............ I'm not sure what style they are. Looks like lots of Rococco and Lataxe's frou frou to me. I know that's not a style.
Regards,
Bob @ Kidderville Acres
A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!
"Can anyone tell me what style you would consider the Carved table and the Serving Tray/Table to be?"
Early Frou-frou.
-Steve
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