Projects From Our Readers
“Spirits Cabinet”
Brooke Smith, Columbus, Ohio
Smith used cherry, poplar and granite to craft this 38" x 24" x 60" cabinet designed for storing and serving liquor. He used shellac and wax for the finish.
Smith used cherry, poplar and granite to craft this 38" x 24" x 60" cabinet designed for storing and serving liquor. He used shellac and wax for the finish.
Cherry Jewelry Case
Leon Schierer, McKean, Pa.
Schierer built this 16½"-tall jewelry case for his wife using cherry, curly maple and maple. Open doors show ample storage for necklaces, and the top opens to reveal a hidden tray. Several dovetails allow for seasonal changes, and drawer box corners feature locking rabbet joints.
Schierer built this 16½"-tall jewelry case for his wife using cherry, curly maple and maple. Open doors show ample storage for necklaces, and the top opens to reveal a hidden tray. Several dovetails allow for seasonal changes, and drawer box corners feature locking rabbet joints.
Charleston Chest
Fred Lee Stanley, Abingdon, Va.
The Society of American Period Furniture Makers awarded the 2006 Cartouche Award to Fred Stanley for lifetime achievement in crafting mahogany masterpieces of 18th- and early 19th-century furniture such as this piece from the pages of “Southern Furniture 1680-1830.”
The Society of American Period Furniture Makers awarded the 2006 Cartouche Award to Fred Stanley for lifetime achievement in crafting mahogany masterpieces of 18th- and early 19th-century furniture such as this piece from the pages of “Southern Furniture 1680-1830.”
“Sleigh Runner I”
Allen Alexopulos, Annapolis, Md.
Alexopulos uncovered a delightful curved pattern while turning this piece of sassafrass. The resulting natural-edge open form stands 4¾" high, with a
1 5/8"-diameter base and rim measurements of 10½" x 7¾". The finish is tung oil.
Alexopulos uncovered a delightful curved pattern while turning this piece of sassafrass. The resulting natural-edge open form stands 4¾" high, with a
1 5/8"-diameter base and rim measurements of 10½" x 7¾". The finish is tung oil.
Turtleback Chair
Christopher Campbell, Portland, Maine
Campbell designed this reversible chair, and Brian Lazarus of Portland fabricated it from plywood and polypropylene. It changes from a formal seat (optional back) to a rocker when flipped over. The chair is part of “Getting Personal: Maine Architects Design Furniture” on display at the Messler Gallery, Center for Furniture Craftsmanship in Rockport, Maine, through Nov. 20.
Campbell designed this reversible chair, and Brian Lazarus of Portland fabricated it from plywood and polypropylene. It changes from a formal seat (optional back) to a rocker when flipped over. The chair is part of “Getting Personal: Maine Architects Design Furniture” on display at the Messler Gallery, Center for Furniture Craftsmanship in Rockport, Maine, through Nov. 20.