Popular Post Hammer5573 Posted March 6, 2022 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 6, 2022 I've always been interested in building Federal style projects; however, recently I've been watching David Boeff's videos on YouTube. He is a master cabinet maker who specializes in making 18th century furniture. He does an outstanding job of explaining his work processes and got me interested in attempting to build something in a Chippendale style. The 4-drawer chest that I'm building is an amalgamation of many of David's previous projects. I began the process by making full scale drawings and reading books on period style and processes (something that I never took the time to do in the past). I'm using cherry for the case and poplar for the carcass. It uses dovetail joinery for the casework. The drawer blades are joined using shouldered sliding dovetails. One of the unique features of Chippendale is that the cock-bead moulding is part of the drawer blades above and below and inserted as separate pieces on the sides (see photos below). Cock beading on Federal pieces is attached to the perimeter of the drawer. \ David Boeff does an excellent job in describing how to make the Ogee footings. I'' be happy to explain the process that I used in making them if your interested. This is what the project looked like when I did the initial assembly. I'll describe subsequent steps with my next posting. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammer5573 Posted March 6, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2022 (Addendum to above) I apologize for the poor editing of the posting above. I'm having difficulty using this format to insert photos and to do text wrapping. I'm open to any/all suggestions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted March 6, 2022 Report Share Posted March 6, 2022 Beautiful piece!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjeff70 Posted March 6, 2022 Report Share Posted March 6, 2022 Where did you get the measured drawing/inspiration for your full size drawing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammer5573 Posted March 6, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2022 On 3/6/2022 at 2:51 PM, sjeff70 said: Where did you get the measured drawing/inspiration for your full size drawing? I was able to get bits and pieces from the books listed below; however, watching David Boeff's videos gave me a lot of ideas. By the way, the books listed can be difficult to obtain. Try Amazon first. "Masterpieces of Furniture" by Verna Cook Salomonsky "Making Period Furniture" by Fine Woodworking "Measured Drawings of 18th Century American Furniture" by Eljner Handberg 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted March 6, 2022 Report Share Posted March 6, 2022 On 3/6/2022 at 2:23 PM, Hammer5573 said: ... watching David Boeff's videos gave me a lot of ideas. ... His channel is great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronn W Posted March 6, 2022 Report Share Posted March 6, 2022 Nicely done, sir. I also like Federal period furniture. It fun to take idesa and then build your own design. The dovetail for the shelf to leg is a neat joint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted March 6, 2022 Report Share Posted March 6, 2022 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted March 7, 2022 Report Share Posted March 7, 2022 This is awesome looking. All the detail that goes into this style of pieces is just astonishing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted March 7, 2022 Report Share Posted March 7, 2022 20 hours ago, Hammer5573 said: (Addendum to above) I apologize for the poor editing of the posting above. I'm having difficulty using this format to insert photos and to do text wrapping. I'm open to any/all suggestions. I always put a "carriage return" after every picture. That way every picture and any text starts on a new line. Nice work on the chest. Are you going hand or power tool? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammer5573 Posted March 7, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2022 On 3/7/2022 at 8:59 AM, Mark J said: Are you going hand or power tool? I'm using both. My hand planes are really getting a workout. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom King Posted March 8, 2022 Report Share Posted March 8, 2022 On 3/6/2022 at 3:23 PM, Hammer5573 said: I was able to get bits and pieces from the books listed below; however, watching David Boeff's videos gave me a lot of ideas. By the way, the books listed can be difficult to obtain. Try Amazon first. "Masterpieces of Furniture" by Verna Cook Salomonsky "Making Period Furniture" by Fine Woodworking "Measured Drawings of 18th Century American Furniture" by Eljner Handberg I just searched for each of those on ebay, and right now, there are plenty of them for sale. I already have them, or would have filled a blank. I just copied and pasted each of your lines into the search box on ebay. I don't know how many books I bought off ebay last year, but the year before the number was 154. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammer5573 Posted March 8, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2022 On 3/7/2022 at 7:09 PM, Tom King said: I just searched for each of those on ebay, and right now, there are plenty of them for sale. I didn't think to look for these books on Ebay. 154 books last year.......WOW....! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Hammer5573 Posted March 12, 2022 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted March 12, 2022 UPDATE I’ve got the quarter columns, the top and the upper drawer completed. I’m waiting for my new bandsaw to be delivered so I can finish cutting the rest of the drawer fronts. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom King Posted March 12, 2022 Report Share Posted March 12, 2022 WOW!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted March 12, 2022 Report Share Posted March 12, 2022 That is very impressive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted March 12, 2022 Report Share Posted March 12, 2022 What Tom and Ross said! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted March 12, 2022 Report Share Posted March 12, 2022 That is something! great job!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronn W Posted March 14, 2022 Report Share Posted March 14, 2022 That top is going to really pop when finished. Beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammer5573 Posted March 27, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2022 I’m considering installing a single Chippendale style drop bale drawer pull in the center of each drawer on this project. I’ve never installed one of these on a curved drawer front. The radius is 1 13/16: 15”. Has anybody done this before..? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronn W Posted March 27, 2022 Report Share Posted March 27, 2022 I did a quick search - Take a look at this video: https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=chippendale+drawer+pulls+on+curved+drawer&&view=detail&mid=8D6424EE789EF074061A8D6424EE789EF074061A&&FORM=VRDGAR&ru=%2Fvideos%2Fsearch%3Fq%3Dchippendale%2Bdrawer%2Bpulls%2Bon%2Bcurved%2Bdrawer%26FORM%3DHDRSC3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammer5573 Posted March 27, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2022 I didn’t even think of checking David Boeff’s channel (duh). Thanks Ronn..! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Hammer5573 Posted April 3, 2022 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted April 3, 2022 (Finished..!) I really like to work with cherry; however, I don’t like the brownish-yellow color that it turns after I French polish it. I’m putting it in a sunny area to promote the aging color change. Does anybody have any ideas to speed up this process? 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted April 3, 2022 Report Share Posted April 3, 2022 Too late after finish, but treating the wood with a strong base, like lie or ammonia, will impart a deep rich color. I've use lye before, takes about 3 applications to get a really even color, initially a deep brick red. After it ages a couple of months, it is the deep reddish brown of a centuries-old antique. I recall testing with ammonia, but can't recall the exact shading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammer5573 Posted April 3, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2022 On 4/3/2022 at 4:58 PM, wtnhighlander said: " treating the wood with a strong base, like lie or ammonia, will impart a deep rich color. How do you apply the base? Will it cause streaking if it's not applied properly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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