| Project by merlin | posted 666 days ago | 454 views | 0 times favorited | 13 comments |  |
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This French Canadian reproduction armoire took me all of last summer to complete. I used eastern white pine throughout and finished the armoire in milk paint and linseed oil. The original piece is in a museum in Quebec City and is considered to be an excellent North American example of the French Louis XV style. I followed the original techniques using wooden pegs and mortise and tenon construction. The carcass is based on the European post and rail construction methods. For example, the gables are made of 5 floating panels. The doors have organic shapes with “sticking” (using the router) on all stiles and rails. There’s alot of simple chip carving involved to achieve the conches, sea shells and guilloche (rope pattern). I enjoyed the challenge and learned much in the process.
-- Gary, Montreal, Canada, www.merlinwood.com
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dennis mitchell
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posted 666 days ago
Great looking project. Very interesting. So interesting I would really like to see more photos!
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mrtrim
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posted 666 days ago
very nice piece !
cajunpen
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posted 666 days ago
Wow, that is quite an accomplishment – you should be proud of yourself. I really like the attention to detail.
-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/
Tomcat1066
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posted 666 days ago
Very nice!
-- "Give me your poor tools, your tired steel, your huddled masses of rust." Yep, I ripped off the Statue of Liberty. That's how I roll!
MsDebbieP
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posted 666 days ago
oh my… this is wonderful.
-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)
gbvinc
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posted 666 days ago
Very nice! I second the call for more photo’s!
CharlieM1958
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posted 666 days ago
Wow….I’d like to see it next to the original piece. My guess is that yours is a very accurate reproduction.
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
lclashley
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posted 666 days ago
Cool! I like it.
gizmodyne
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posted 666 days ago
Nice. I need a side and interior shot please.
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Thos. Angle
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posted 666 days ago
Great project
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DAN
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posted 666 days ago
hey ! Merlin
great posting
welcome to lumberjocks
-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever
Scott Bryan
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posted 666 days ago
Very nice piece. I love the detail that went into this piece.
Thanks for sharing.
-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.
rikkor
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posted 665 days ago
Very elegant.