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A carved, ebonized, and gilded, wing back chair

Project by John Fry posted 551 days ago 724 views 1 time favorited 9 comments Add to Favorites Watch

Here is the unique chair that I carved the ball and claw feet for. It is very different, and custom fit to a very petite lady. It involved carving, ebonizing, gilding, upholstery and whole slew of other intricate procedures.

You can see the blog writeup and tutorial by clicking here

-- John, Chisel and Bit Custom Crafted Furniture, www.chiselandbit.com


9 comments so far

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jockmike2

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posted 551 days ago

Elaborate and beautiful. What more can be said good job. mike

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

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trifern

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posted 551 days ago

Absolutely stunning. Your carvings bring back fond childhood memories. I did yard work for a nice elderly lady that had several pieces of furniture with ball and claw feet. My favorite chair of hers had carved dog heads for the arms. If I could transfer the image in my head to your artist skills, we would have a wonderful thing. Sorry, I digress. Great craftsmanship. Thank you for sharing.

-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.

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GaryK

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posted 551 days ago

That is a great looking chair. I can’t say that I like the upholstery but the woodworking aspect is fantactic!

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

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Scott Bryan

20586 posts in 715 days


posted 551 days ago

John,

As I said in the blog good job on the woodworking end of the project. The carvings add a lot of detail to the piece.

Well done.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

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TedM

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posted 551 days ago

Beautiful carvings!

-- I'm a wood magician... I can turn fine lumber into firewood before your very eyes! - http://www.woodworkersguide.com

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CharlieM1958

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posted 551 days ago

Wow! I must say the upholstery is a bit over-the-top for my tastes, but the woodworking is superb!

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

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dennis mitchell

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posted 551 days ago

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jcees

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posted 548 days ago

I think I saw one of these at the er… uhh… the ummm… you know, house of… Not that I’ve actually… nev’ mind.

Beautiful woodwork though, way cool ball-n-claws.

always,
J.C.

-- "Imagination is more important than knowledge" -- Albert Einstein

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darryl

1392 posts in 1219 days


posted 548 days ago

love the ball and claw feet, those look amazing!

-- www.darrylmasterson.com ~ www.darrylmasterson.etsy.com

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