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OK OK, So It is complete except the fan carvings which I have been fretting over… I have never done fan or shell carving before, and have been practicing, I'm ready to make the jump to the real thing…
So this Highboy is from multiple designs…by Dennis Preston, with modifications to some of the joinery influenced by many others (Randall O'Donnell, Vandal,Norm Abram,others). Made from Cherry for the primary, and poplar for secondary. All the H/B dovetails cut by hand. The legs were my first attempt at Queen Anne style legs. Took two months making half a dozen practice legs, before I started the real ones. I don't have lathe so the pad feet were done by hand. For the finish, I tried Charles Neil's Blotch control which seemed to work really well, Lockwood Antique Cherry water based dye, and (sorry to all the purists), 6 coats of a wipe-on poly. Drawers are finished with shellac only. Half-mortise lock, pulls and escutcheons are from Horton-Brasses.. All in all not perfect…but very happy the way it came out…

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Absolutely beautiful! You did an amazing job. I look forward to seeing the shell carvings added to it.
 

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Thanks Bob, Hoping to get them carved, finished, and installed by Thanksgiving. Will post again. Thanks again for the kind words.
 

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Philk, you done very good. Looking forward to your future posts. Thanks for sharing and enjoy all the new storage space. Beautiful.
 

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Outstanding job Philk. Nice crisp looking dove tails, finish looks killer, what's not to like. Well done.
 

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Beautiful work, this is one stunning piece of furniture. Don't be afraid of the carving, what's the worst that could happen?, if you don't like what you've done, start again. Just lost a small piece of cherry, and there's more where that came from.
That's the beauty of woodworking, always something new to try.
Are you putting drawers behind the carved panels? Love the cherry, my favorite wood.
 

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If I understand your question correctly, no the actual drawer fronts will be carved, the drawer parts are all dovetailed and the fronts ready for carving.
 

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Beautiful! I did a 1750 highboy for my daughter I also used Cherry as a primary and Popular as the secondary. I also used dye with a Lacquer finish they are a joy to do and you have done a beautiful job. The trick to the fan carving is the layout once you have a full size symmetrical layout and a "V" tool you are off and running. I drew a scale fan print and transferred it to my Cherry blanks and carved and sanded away. Enjoy the grand finish on this family Heirloom.
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Gorgeous work! I can't wait to see it with the fans.
 

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Not perfect ? From these pictures, if it isn't perfect what the hell is ? Get those carvings installed man, congratulations on a beautiful reproduction of a masterpiece. Thanks for the post !
 
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