Recent content by markrainey

Looking forward to the finished furniture piece Tom. The strap on the back is a good safety touch. I dd a cherry hutch from Fine Woodworking. I put metal ones on mine. I made a long thin mortise on the top of my lower cabinet and the top piece has a long tenon that fits into it at the back...

Tom, I am enjoying your build. I like butternut, it is easy to work with hand tools. It is hard to find quality butternut nowadays. Looking forward to the completed hutch. I took one class with Gene at Olde Mill, making a small chest/ bible box. I remember visiting the blacksmith in York...

Heading down to Winterthur this Tuesday, December 13 - they are going to pull the chair out of storage for me to see.

Welcome Ron! Much of american period furniture has carving. I am working on some Queen Anne chairs - hoping to have 6 complete.

Thanks Joe! If you want to build the chair, get the plans from Olde Mill Cabinet shop. They are excellent. You need 16/4 lumber for the project also. I had never worked with 16/4 material before.

Chair number 2.

Thanks Howard. I did buy a soft brass bristle brush. I am surprised how soft the brush is. I took on class with Gene around 2000 and built a Pennsylvania German bible box. In the Fine Woodworking article there is a picture of him using a power hacksaw blade as a scraper. Have you or anyone...

Thanks for your helpful advice and pictures Tom. I believe your earlier post about the seat rail joinery to the leg was deleted by accident by the site but it helped me greatly. I see what you mean about the round over on the crest rail. Gene's Fine Woodworking article did not have any...

Thanks for the information! I went with Queen Anne cabriole leg for several reasons. I really like the style of the simpler leg and I built a dining room table with cabriole legs with simple pad feet. And although the ball and claw foot is impressive, I have found it at times a bit menacing...

Just about finished chair

Working on a Queen Anne chair from Fine Woodworking written by Gene Landon.  In finishing he describes using a soft brass bristle brush on the carvings.  Is anyone familiar with this technique?  Is this instead of sandpaper?  Does it work and is there a particular brush recommended?  Thanks,  Mark