https://sapfm.org/ https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/desks-and-bookcases/cabinet-of-curiosities https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/desks-and-bookcases/cabinet-of-curiosities This desk and bookcase was conceived in discussions with my client as a cabinet of curiosities to house his collection of unusual objects. The first requirement was that... ]]> Sat, 13 Jan 2024 13:34:08 +0000 1535 2024-01-13 https://sapfm.org/media/reviews/photos/original/a7/ae/5f/thumbnail-50-1705170921.jpg https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/desks-and-bookcases/secretary https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/desks-and-bookcases/secretary The desk is based on the example by Lonnie Bird in the FWW Issue of 154. It has been modified in the gallery design to suit my own tastes.... ]]> Mon, 03 Apr 2023 14:09:15 +0000 1452 2023-04-03 https://sapfm.org/media/reviews/photos/original/48/64/66/-P8A5452-2-65-1681391002.jpg https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/desks-and-bookcases/seymour-style-tambour-lap-desk-1015 https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/desks-and-bookcases/seymour-style-tambour-lap-desk-1015 Seymour style tambour lap desk-1800-1810 PRIMARY WOODS: Sapele and resawn figured walnut for veneer.Secondary wood is poplar. The lid on the inkwell tray is "lace wood"-1/4 sawn sycamore. Inlay... ]]> Mon, 01 Oct 2018 21:48:43 +0000 1015 2018-10-01 https://sapfm.org/media/reviews/photos/original/81/7f/f9/dsc01835-dougs-seymour-tambour-lap-desks-reproduction-3-11-2018-20181002-1948872772-78-1638035397.jpg https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/desks-and-bookcases/flap-front-desk-1041 https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/desks-and-bookcases/flap-front-desk-1041 Charles II era flap-front desk, or scriptor, designed after a desk that is located at Ham House, a National Trust House in Richmond, England. In... ]]> Sun, 01 Apr 2018 17:54:51 +0000 1041 2018-04-01 https://sapfm.org/media/reviews/photos/original/25/d1/91/main-slashscriptor-20180401-1272321441-97-1638040688.jpg https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/desks-and-bookcases/sheraton-secretary-bookcase-1014 https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/desks-and-bookcases/sheraton-secretary-bookcase-1014 The piece was the subject of an article I wrote in the Pins and Tales on line journal. It is a "Sheraton Secretary-Bookcase- About 1800" Listed as courtesy of... ]]> Fri, 30 Mar 2018 11:35:49 +0000 1014 2018-03-30 https://sapfm.org/media/reviews/photos/original/21/44/de/sheraton-secretary-bookcase-20180330-1436019237-21-1638035397.jpg https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/desks-and-bookcases/bonheur-du-jour-ladys-writing-desk-1013 https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/desks-and-bookcases/bonheur-du-jour-ladys-writing-desk-1013 ]]> Fri, 30 Mar 2018 11:32:30 +0000 1013 2018-03-30 https://sapfm.org/media/reviews/photos/original/d9/6f/44/bohneur-du-jour-20180330-1190559812-44-1638035397.jpg https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/desks-and-bookcases/ladies-tambour-desk-1012 https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/desks-and-bookcases/ladies-tambour-desk-1012 Primary Wood: Spanish Mahogany, solid and veneer, Holly, Dyed Veneer. Secondary Wood: Eastern White Pine. Reproduction of a Seymour Tambour Desk with inlayed Tambour.... ]]> Fri, 30 Mar 2018 11:30:01 +0000 1012 2018-03-30 https://sapfm.org/media/reviews/photos/original/2a/0b/97/main-bstevensontambour-20180330-1944046713-54-1638035397.jpg https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/desks-and-bookcases/ladys-desk-1011 https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/desks-and-bookcases/ladys-desk-1011 This is my interpretation of an original "Lady's Desk" found in the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts (MESDA). The original was built 1795-1805 in Wilmington, NC; maker unknown.... ]]> Fri, 30 Mar 2018 11:25:41 +0000 1011 2018-03-30 https://sapfm.org/media/reviews/photos/original/78/aa/c0/main-dmoulderldesk-20180330-1933965423-20-1638035396.jpg https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/desks-and-bookcases/desk-on-frame-1010 https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/desks-and-bookcases/desk-on-frame-1010 Primary Wood: Cherry Secondary Wood: Oak, Tulip Poplar This desk-on-frame is based on a photograph that was in Norman Vandal's book "Queen Anne Furniture". I later found that the... ]]> Fri, 30 Mar 2018 11:21:17 +0000 1010 2018-03-30 https://sapfm.org/media/reviews/photos/original/26/72/e7/pri-wbunddof-20180330-1486808059-5-1638035396.jpg https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/desks-and-bookcases/kneehole-desk-1009 https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/desks-and-bookcases/kneehole-desk-1009 This is a reproduction of a kneehole desk dating from the last quarter of the 18th century, based on plan in "Construction of American Furniture Treasures" (1949, The Home... ]]> Fri, 30 Mar 2018 11:16:10 +0000 1009 2018-03-30 https://sapfm.org/media/reviews/photos/original/6f/30/6d/pri-msketchleykd-20180330-1650114266-78-1638035396.jpg https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/desks-and-bookcases/the-patton-secretary-desk-1008 https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/desks-and-bookcases/the-patton-secretary-desk-1008 This early Tennessee secretary desk is a reproduction of the original that resides in the furniture collection of the Tennessee State Museum in Nashville. I was given access by... ]]> Fri, 30 Mar 2018 11:13:22 +0000 1008 2018-03-30 https://sapfm.org/media/reviews/photos/original/f3/4f/38/main-ryoungpattondesk-20180330-1559899452-94-1638035396.jpg https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/desks-and-bookcases/desk-1007 https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/desks-and-bookcases/desk-1007 Primary wood: Peruvian Mahogany Secondary woods: Bass, Maple This Peruvian mahogany desk is my own design that utilizes many classic elements of the Chippendale style: ball & claw feet,... ]]> Fri, 30 Mar 2018 11:10:19 +0000 1007 2018-03-30 https://sapfm.org/media/reviews/photos/original/ba/64/fb/sec-glauchledesk-20180330-1561148460-10-1638035396.jpg https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/desks-and-bookcases/desk-1006 https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/desks-and-bookcases/desk-1006 Wood is walnut from Irion Lumber, and bald cypress from Northeastern NC. Finish is Aniline dye, shellac, and wax. Hardware from Marshall brasses, the same casting that was used... ]]> Fri, 30 Mar 2018 11:06:44 +0000 1006 2018-03-30 https://sapfm.org/media/reviews/photos/original/59/d5/57/main-hobbscaldesk-20180330-1454431924-1-1638035396.jpg https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/desks-and-bookcases/jeffersons-tall-desk-1005 https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/desks-and-bookcases/jeffersons-tall-desk-1005 This is a copy of Thomas Jefferson's Tall Desk from Monticello. The original was built between 1770 and 1785 by an unknown craftsman. I constructed my desk from information... ]]> Fri, 30 Mar 2018 11:04:09 +0000 1005 2018-03-30 https://sapfm.org/media/reviews/photos/original/b8/da/fe/main-youngjeffersondk-20180330-1395932307-33-1638035395.jpg https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/desks-and-bookcases/chippendale-secretary-1004 https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/desks-and-bookcases/chippendale-secretary-1004 This Philadelphia secretary is modeled after one featured in a series of articles entitled "18th Century Pennsylvania Secretary" by Lonnie Bird in volumes 154-156 of Fine Woodworking magazine. The... ]]> Fri, 30 Mar 2018 11:01:46 +0000 1004 2018-03-30 https://sapfm.org/media/reviews/photos/original/5c/f2/92/main-stallmansecry-20180330-1058081776-17-1638035395.jpg https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/desks-and-bookcases/queen-anne-desk-on-frame-1003 https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/desks-and-bookcases/queen-anne-desk-on-frame-1003 Primary cherry and curly cherry; poplar, maple and pine secondary. I was inspired to build this desk after seeing photos of Ron Patton?s piece on the... ]]> Fri, 30 Mar 2018 10:59:24 +0000 1003 2018-03-30 https://sapfm.org/media/reviews/photos/original/4e/df/d6/main-rossindesk-20180330-2044496639-47-1638035395.jpg https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/desks-and-bookcases/federal-style-secretary-bookcase-1002 https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/desks-and-bookcases/federal-style-secretary-bookcase-1002 Federal Style Secretary/Bookcase (Butler Desk) Primary woods: Mahogany, Satinwood, Zebrawood, Holly, Ebony, Prima Vera Crotch Secondary woods: Eastern White Pine, Tulip Poplar An original interpretation influenced by Thomas Seymour.... ]]> Fri, 30 Mar 2018 10:55:24 +0000 1002 2018-03-30 https://sapfm.org/media/reviews/photos/original/76/48/35/main-stevensonsecry-20180330-2018703985-40-1638035395.jpg https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/desks-and-bookcases/desk-and-bookcase-1001 https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/desks-and-bookcases/desk-and-bookcase-1001 I built this piece for my daughter, Dr. Kate Pittman, of Medfield, MA. I saw a Queen Anne piece at the MFA in Boston that had very unusual proportions,... ]]> Fri, 30 Mar 2018 10:51:29 +0000 1001 2018-03-30 https://sapfm.org/media/reviews/photos/original/16/54/c2/main-pittmandesk-20180330-1819912892-51-1638035395.jpg https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/desks-and-bookcases/desk-and-bookcase-1000 https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/desks-and-bookcases/desk-and-bookcase-1000 ]]> Fri, 30 Mar 2018 10:49:00 +0000 1000 2018-03-30 https://sapfm.org/media/reviews/photos/original/3e/f7/66/main-smithsecry-20180330-1764010343-23-1638035395.jpg https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/desks-and-bookcases/ladys-writing-desk-999 https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/desks-and-bookcases/ladys-writing-desk-999 Mahogany primary, Southern Yellow Pine secondary Hornor's Blue Book of Philadelphia Furniture, Plate 256 This nice, portable lady's desk is well-proportioned and a bit unusual. The top of the... ]]> Fri, 30 Mar 2018 10:46:36 +0000 999 2018-03-30 https://sapfm.org/media/reviews/photos/original/7c/d1/58/main-walkerdesk-20180330-1984949228-26-1638035395.jpg