Maine Yankee's Projects

High points of the highboy

03/25/08

07:46:42 pm, by mainemin

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Categories: Furniture, One-room Cabinet w/Drawer

High points of the highboy

The highboy is rather like a chest-on-chest with cabriole legs under it. Well, not quite, but it reminds me of that. So, we bring the bottom part together, then the top, after which we join the two. The fit was not that great with the lower part. And some warping was evident, likely due to the age and conditions in which it was stored, I suppose.

Once again, I am carving the feet into ball and claw. It is hard to get the detail set properly in the soft wood. The fibers tend to come apart when the file is applied.

Both parts required extensive clamping to get them to properly align while the glue dried.

Even the top piece, being glued in the picture above, was not a perfect fit. I suspect that this kit was stored in a damp place.

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Comment from: steve [Visitor]

hey colin... well it is obvious that these kits take a lot of expertise and good use of the clamps... it's looking good.
steve

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