I’ve found a buyer for this little Cedar chest of drawers, so it’s time to get started on it.
Late 1800’s. Original knobs with mother of pearl centres. The locks are all there and all work.
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There’s some nice Cedar under all the old stain and dust.
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The original bun feet are missing, and have been replaced with some lovely pine blocks. I’ll turn some new feet and add the foot blocks.
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The top has an old split and has been filled with putty. I’ll have to cut this section out, joint the boards and add a new section at the back to make up for the removed piece.
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The front corners were loose and the seams were filled with putty. They need to be removed and cleaned and made to fit properly. They are just attached with glue blocks.
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The case runners were shot.
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I was able to pry them out of the case, and I’ve made new ones out of Brush Box. They should last a thousand years :U
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The new bun feet have been turned, stained and given a couple of coats of shellac. In this picture they are being tested for fit in a strip of Cedar that will be cut and shaped into foot blocks later.
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I’ve fixed the split in the top and glued in a new section. It just needs to be cleaned now. I’ll nail it on the case before I do this. You can see a couple of sets of holes in the top that I discovered after digging out some putty. It looks like the chest was originally a dutchess, or had a mirror arrangement fitted. It’s probably more useful as a chest (a lot of dutchesses met the same fate).
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The next part is to tweak the drawer runners to fit the case. I also need to add side runners and drawer stops.
Then it's time to polish and wax.
I'll post some more pics when I'm done (unless you tell me to stop :-)
Cheers all,
Stu
Late 1800’s. Original knobs with mother of pearl centres. The locks are all there and all work.
1.jpg2.jpg
There’s some nice Cedar under all the old stain and dust.
14.jpg
The original bun feet are missing, and have been replaced with some lovely pine blocks. I’ll turn some new feet and add the foot blocks.
3.jpg
The top has an old split and has been filled with putty. I’ll have to cut this section out, joint the boards and add a new section at the back to make up for the removed piece.
4.jpg5.jpg
The front corners were loose and the seams were filled with putty. They need to be removed and cleaned and made to fit properly. They are just attached with glue blocks.
6.jpg8.jpg15.jpg
The case runners were shot.
9.jpg10.jpg
I was able to pry them out of the case, and I’ve made new ones out of Brush Box. They should last a thousand years :U
11.jpg12.jpg
The new bun feet have been turned, stained and given a couple of coats of shellac. In this picture they are being tested for fit in a strip of Cedar that will be cut and shaped into foot blocks later.
13.jpg
I’ve fixed the split in the top and glued in a new section. It just needs to be cleaned now. I’ll nail it on the case before I do this. You can see a couple of sets of holes in the top that I discovered after digging out some putty. It looks like the chest was originally a dutchess, or had a mirror arrangement fitted. It’s probably more useful as a chest (a lot of dutchesses met the same fate).
16.jpg
The next part is to tweak the drawer runners to fit the case. I also need to add side runners and drawer stops.
Then it's time to polish and wax.
I'll post some more pics when I'm done (unless you tell me to stop :-)
Cheers all,
Stu
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