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In thinking about a wedding gift for my wife (as of 06/07/2008) I wanted to build something that would last for a long time and be something that she really liked. She loves to write; she loves antiques and loves anything made from mahogany. I put those three together and came up with a reproduction of a 19th century English writing slope. I started the project in November of 07 and finished it a week before the wedding. Not having any plans made it pretty challenging, so I had to do some research on this site Writing Slope before and during the build. I actually had to have some brass parts hand made in England, b/c no one made them anymore. I had the top brass plate hand engraved with my wife's married initials on it.
It is made entirely from African mahogany with solid brass hardware. The writing surface is leather that I dyed green and cut to fit. It is finished with 4 coats of ARM-R-SEAL SEMI-GLOSS then two coats of paste wax with steal wool in between each coat.
It is made entirely from African mahogany with solid brass hardware. The writing surface is leather that I dyed green and cut to fit. It is finished with 4 coats of ARM-R-SEAL SEMI-GLOSS then two coats of paste wax with steal wool in between each coat.