https://sapfm.org/ https://sapfm.org/makers-challenge-2024/austin-chandler https://sapfm.org/makers-challenge-2024/austin-chandler Chippendale Side Chair Chippendale Side Chair out of Sapele. I started from complete scratch, measuring out, designing and making my own templates for the front and back... ]]> Sat, 14 Dec 2024 11:16:18 +0000 1717 2024-12-14 https://sapfm.org/media/reviews/photos/original/4d/3e/fe/image0-3-28-1734193227.jpeg https://sapfm.org/makers-challenge-2024/brent-bell https://sapfm.org/makers-challenge-2024/brent-bell Chippendale Arm Chair This Chippendale Arm Chair follows the plans by Carlyle Lynch purchased from Tools for Working Wood. The plans were called simply Chippendale Arm... ]]> Fri, 13 Dec 2024 11:18:30 +0000 1716 2024-12-13 https://sapfm.org/media/reviews/photos/original/42/bf/30/thumbnail-85-1734106760.jpg https://sapfm.org/makers-challenge-2024/dave-knuth https://sapfm.org/makers-challenge-2024/dave-knuth Bombe Chest This Bombe Chest of Drawers is Chippendale made of Walnut/soft maple and finished with tinted lacquer. It measuress 35 1/2" high x... ]]> Fri, 13 Dec 2024 10:59:15 +0000 1715 2024-12-13 https://sapfm.org/media/reviews/photos/original/39/3e/63/thumbnail-93-1734105582.jpg https://sapfm.org/makers-challenge-2024/alex-kwader https://sapfm.org/makers-challenge-2024/alex-kwader Four Drawer Chest This is an authentic reproduction of an (approx. c. 1775) John Townsend Newport RI, 4-drawer chest. The construction, dimensions and... ]]> Sat, 07 Dec 2024 11:50:14 +0000 1713 2024-12-07 https://sapfm.org/media/reviews/photos/original/02/35/7f/IMG-0718-2-20-1733593858.jpg https://sapfm.org/makers-challenge-2024/frank-hucek https://sapfm.org/makers-challenge-2024/frank-hucek Chest of Drawers This inlaid chest of drawers is constructed with solid cherry and maple for a secondary wood. The case is dovetailed... ]]> Fri, 06 Dec 2024 15:51:23 +0000 1712 2024-12-06 https://sapfm.org/media/reviews/photos/original/7e/77/f6/inlaid-chest-of-drawers-0-95-1733518350.jpeg https://sapfm.org/makers-challenge-2024/philip-d-kennedy https://sapfm.org/makers-challenge-2024/philip-d-kennedy Tall Case Clock Faithful reproduction of the John Townsend 1789 Tall Case Clock. Used photos from the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s book “John Townsend... ]]> Mon, 02 Dec 2024 11:53:35 +0000 1710 2024-12-02 https://sapfm.org/media/reviews/photos/original/47/1f/f7/20241201-125725-27-1733158464.jpg https://sapfm.org/makers-challenge-2024/jim-shapiro https://sapfm.org/makers-challenge-2024/jim-shapiro Seymour Style Worktable This is a Seymour style worktable,... ]]> Sun, 01 Dec 2024 17:12:03 +0000 1706 2024-12-01 https://sapfm.org/media/reviews/photos/original/91/f3/e0/Jim-Shapiro-Makers-Challenge-Seymour-Worktable-1-3-1733091174.jpg https://sapfm.org/makers-challenge-2024/bob-brown https://sapfm.org/makers-challenge-2024/bob-brown Miniture Chest A while back SAPFM had a picture of a miniature chest I took a fancy to and my wife liked a lot. I... ]]> Sat, 30 Nov 2024 20:33:05 +0000 1704 2024-11-30 https://sapfm.org/media/reviews/photos/original/84/46/04/thumbnail-5-1733016820.jpg https://sapfm.org/makers-challenge-2024/tom-miller https://sapfm.org/makers-challenge-2024/tom-miller Queen Anne Chair This Philadelphia chair is from around the 1760s in the Queen Anne period. I obtained the plans from The Old Mill Cabinet Shop... ]]> Sat, 30 Nov 2024 13:23:57 +0000 1703 2024-11-30 https://sapfm.org/media/reviews/photos/original/24/b1/d4/TMillerchairfront-58-1732991132.jpg https://sapfm.org/makers-challenge-2024/werner-pyka https://sapfm.org/makers-challenge-2024/werner-pyka A&L Style Federal Regulator This Federal Period inspired "A&L Style Regulator" is an original design constructed of sapele with spline reinforced miters. The first of this design... ]]> Sat, 30 Nov 2024 13:06:14 +0000 1702 2024-11-30 https://sapfm.org/media/reviews/photos/original/62/26/af/thumbnail-99-1732990006.jpg https://sapfm.org/makers-challenge-2024/michael-stiennon https://sapfm.org/makers-challenge-2024/michael-stiennon Newport Kneehole Desk The bureau is based on the... ]]> Thu, 28 Nov 2024 16:32:54 +0000 1701 2024-11-28 https://sapfm.org/media/reviews/photos/original/06/3b/2a/thumbnail-47-1732829662.jpg https://sapfm.org/makers-challenge-2024/steve-coulter https://sapfm.org/makers-challenge-2024/steve-coulter Pennsylvania Arm Chair Period Chippendale ... ]]> Thu, 28 Nov 2024 11:18:59 +0000 1700 2024-11-28 https://sapfm.org/media/reviews/photos/original/ec/f4/6d/IMG-0959-1-78-1732810821.jpeg https://sapfm.org/makers-challenge-2024/ted-grenga https://sapfm.org/makers-challenge-2024/ted-grenga Southern Huntboard Reimagined My original inspiration for this iteration of a Southern huntboard came from a black and white photograph in a vintage issue of Antiques Magazine.While... ]]> Wed, 27 Nov 2024 20:41:40 +0000 1699 2024-11-27 https://sapfm.org/media/reviews/photos/original/11/38/86/thumbnail-88-1732758146.jpg https://sapfm.org/makers-challenge-2024/katharine-king https://sapfm.org/makers-challenge-2024/katharine-king Hepplewhite Serving Table Federal Period Hepplewhite style small serving table (with... ]]> Wed, 27 Nov 2024 19:57:11 +0000 1698 2024-11-27 https://sapfm.org/media/reviews/photos/original/b6/3e/01/IMG-2906-94-1732910663.jpeg https://sapfm.org/makers-challenge-2024/gerard-cox https://sapfm.org/makers-challenge-2024/gerard-cox 18th Century Low Boy A year ago, I came across a fake lowboy: four 18th c. drawers in a carcass with reused wood held together with dowels... ]]> Tue, 26 Nov 2024 16:13:07 +0000 1697 2024-11-26 https://sapfm.org/media/reviews/photos/original/9b/5c/44/thumbnail-86-1732655661.jpg https://sapfm.org/makers-challenge-2024/jim-creasman https://sapfm.org/makers-challenge-2024/jim-creasman Queen Anne Desk My entry is a Queen Anne style desk with offset turned legs and Dutch feet. The piece was commissioned by a very important... ]]> Tue, 26 Nov 2024 10:15:43 +0000 1696 2024-11-26 https://sapfm.org/media/reviews/photos/original/df/fc/ed/IMG-4698-90-1732634238.jpg https://sapfm.org/makers-challenge-2024/philip-kennedy https://sapfm.org/makers-challenge-2024/philip-kennedy Shelf Clock Reproduction of the Simon Willard (1783-1848), MA, Shelf Clock, c. 1769. Design source was from photos of the original clock in the... ]]> Thu, 21 Nov 2024 18:40:40 +0000 1695 2024-11-21 https://sapfm.org/media/reviews/photos/original/7e/df/52/thumbnail-93-1732232472.jpg https://sapfm.org/makers-challenge-2024/john-lawrence https://sapfm.org/makers-challenge-2024/john-lawrence Inlaid Six Leg Table While on a visit to the Winterthur Museum last Christmas, I saw a pair of corner tables and asked the docent to... ]]> Wed, 20 Nov 2024 10:43:02 +0000 1694 2024-11-20 https://sapfm.org/media/reviews/photos/original/b3/fc/2d/IMG-1617-89-1732211230.jpg https://sapfm.org/makers-challenge-2024/bill-carlough-2 https://sapfm.org/makers-challenge-2024/bill-carlough-2 Sheraton Four Post Bed "This four post king size bed frame contains features found on Sheraton and Chippendale furniture. The inspiration came from a Fine Woodworking... ]]> Tue, 19 Nov 2024 19:11:10 +0000 1693 2024-11-19 https://sapfm.org/media/reviews/photos/original/71/40/39/1-sb-65-1732211017.jpg https://sapfm.org/makers-challenge-2024/bill-carlough https://sapfm.org/makers-challenge-2024/bill-carlough Pie Crust Table Here is my adaptation of an 18th Century Philadelphia style Piecrust Table. The material is local walnut and measures 26.5” in... ]]> Tue, 19 Nov 2024 13:25:14 +0000 1692 2024-11-19 https://sapfm.org/media/reviews/photos/original/e6/ee/9d/PC-Table-1-83-1732210626.jpg