Can anyone explain the process of making a diamond inlay banding similar to the one shown in a Carlyle Lynch drawing of a Hepplewhite Chest of Drawers in Traditional Furniture Projects by The Best Fine Woodworking? The banding runs around the base of the chest.
I've noticed that many 18th- and early 19th-century period cornice moldings are single-piece sprung moldings glued to triangular full-length backing blocks. As an amateur and hobbyist maker of period furniture, I've assembling a good working collection of period hand tools and wooden molding...
Does anyone have information or sketches on the workbenches found in the Hay shop at Colonial Williamsburg, particularly the front vise construction and attachment? Thanks.
Simon Stocker
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