| Project by Thomas MacDonald | posted 346 days ago | 624 views | 0 times favorited | 6 comments |  |
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This breakfront was inspired by one built around 1810 (builder unknown) constructed out of solid mahogany. The sides, bottom and top are dovetailed together for superior strength. The middle supports are fastened with dovetails on the bottom through tenons with wedges at the top. The legs have matching graduated bellflowers and stringing and the spade feet are cut out from a solid leg blank. The doors are solid 1/4 sawn clear pine counter veneered with mahogany, face veneered with an exceptional crotch mahogany veneer, and boasts two book-matched left and right doors. The ovals are inside hand made black and white banding. The drawers are built out of solid mahogany counter and veneered with the same crotch wood book-matched out with maple stringing solid pine sides and bottoms. The top drawer oval is made from a piece of book-matched veneer surrounded by the same black and white banding.
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mtnwild
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posted 346 days ago
WOW, you and most of the others , is the reason I love this site. Beautiful, thanks, really enjoy seeing your work.
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Vinman
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posted 346 days ago
Mighty Impressive. This one is definitely a grand slam.
Vince
Woodhacker
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posted 346 days ago
Thomas, I just visited your website. You are a truly gifted craftsman.
This is beautiful…thank you for posting it.
-- Martin, Kansas
Thomas MacDonald
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posted 345 days ago
thanks guys…i gotta tell ya….i love this piece…i really struggled with the learning curve of federal work on the side board which i built first ….so when it came to the breakfront i was more confident and able to express myself through the veneering of the drawer fronts and doors in a way that was new to me…with solid you are really confined to what the material gives you ..i will post some better pictures asap…
thanks again!.
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thiel
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posted 106 days ago
I’m pretty sure this is a piece that is in a museum near my house. AMAZING. Both the original and the repro!
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Todd A. Clippinger
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posted 106 days ago
Waaaaay out of my league;)
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