https://sapfm.org/ https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/chests/john-borley https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/chests/john-borley I discovered the original piece in Toronto’s Royal Ontario Museum. The ROM says it came from the Montreal area, likely built between 1750-1810. (The Louis XV style was still... ]]> Tue, 28 Jan 2025 17:53:52 +0000 1730 2025-01-28 https://sapfm.org/media/reviews/photos/original/04/ac/29/thumbnail-9-1738104867.jpg https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/chests/ron-aylor https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/chests/ron-aylor Three-panel linenfold joined chest in red oak, cherry, spalted maple, and pine. After attending Mary May’s linenfold carving presentation at the 2023 Mid-Year in New Bern, NC, I rushed... ]]> Sun, 28 Jul 2024 12:47:22 +0000 1647 2024-07-28 https://sapfm.org/media/reviews/photos/original/ad/3b/e6/thumbnail-76-1722185284.jpg https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/chests/steve-dietrich https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/chests/steve-dietrich 27 known blanket chests were made in Bern Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania between 1775 and about 1803 by 8 makers and 4 decorators. I... ]]> Sun, 28 Jul 2024 09:17:00 +0000 1649 2024-07-28 https://sapfm.org/media/reviews/photos/original/06/07/23/thumbnail-39-1722187516.jpg https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/chests/timothy-mckibben https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/chests/timothy-mckibben   On a visit to New England I was tremendously inspired by seeing a number of fabulous Hepplewhite style chests in Portsmouth New Hampshire, Museum of... ]]> Fri, 15 Mar 2024 11:45:50 +0000 1626 2024-03-15 https://sapfm.org/media/reviews/photos/original/92/52/b7/DSC-0037-47-1710517693.jpg https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/chests/ronald-aylor https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/chests/ronald-aylor Three-panel joined chest in white ash with red oak panels. A running-vine pattern adorns the white ash frame, while carved tulip and sunflower motif(s) appear on the red oak... ]]> Sat, 10 Feb 2024 21:10:47 +0000 1543 2024-02-10 https://sapfm.org/media/reviews/photos/original/fa/c0/86/IMG-3015-52-1707617729.jpeg https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/chests/calvin-hobbs https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/chests/calvin-hobbs My Dad Ben Hobbs and I taught a class together to build this Spice Chest at the Kansas City Woodworker's Guild in 2018. I... ]]> Thu, 28 Dec 2023 13:11:55 +0000 1524 2023-12-28 https://sapfm.org/media/reviews/photos/original/72/1c/32/thumbnail-67-1703787154.jpg https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/chests/bieber-blanket-chest https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/chests/bieber-blanket-chest Here is a recent project completed. Here is a midsize Jacob... ]]> Sun, 24 Sep 2023 14:52:36 +0000 1468 2023-09-24 https://sapfm.org/media/reviews/photos/original/50/50/33/Image-25-1695582057.jpeg https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/chests/langley-boardman-chest https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/chests/langley-boardman-chest The Langley Boardman Chest case is made from mahogany with solid wide boards for the tops, which are secured to battens with screws from below. The serpentine drawer fronts... ]]> Fri, 03 Feb 2023 13:36:49 +0000 1444 2023-02-03 https://sapfm.org/media/reviews/photos/original/72/81/6f/Lagley-Boardman-Chest-3-1-1675449716.jpg https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/chests/john-townsend-bureau https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/chests/john-townsend-bureau The John Townsend Bureau is located and on display at the Yale University Art Gallery. This one is dated 1785-1790. In 1983 Harden Furniture received permission to measure and... ]]> Mon, 01 Oct 2018 21:42:25 +0000 954 2018-10-01 https://sapfm.org/media/reviews/photos/original/f5/d6/78/img-5748-20181002-1256051460-13-1638029852.jpg https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/chests/boulle-armoire-953 https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/chests/boulle-armoire-953 ]]> Mon, 26 Mar 2018 19:09:35 +0000 953 2018-03-26 https://sapfm.org/media/reviews/photos/original/f2/1c/01/boulle-armoire-1-20180326-1819693865-95-1638029852.jpg https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/chests/biedermeier-style-chest-952 https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/chests/biedermeier-style-chest-952 Primary woods are Beech and Birch case veneered in Curly Ash top veneered in Maple Burl (colored with Trans-Tint dyes) ... ]]> Mon, 26 Mar 2018 19:05:22 +0000 952 2018-03-26 https://sapfm.org/media/reviews/photos/original/6b/ba/2f/main-tmckibbenbiedermeier-20180326-1663476851-48-1638029852.jpg https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/chests/hannahs-line-and-berry-chest-951 https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/chests/hannahs-line-and-berry-chest-951 My replica/reproduction of Hannah's Line & Berry Chest. The original was made in 1747 by Moses Pyle, Lancaster Co. PA. Based on photos of original at Winterthur-Museum Object Number... ]]> Mon, 26 Mar 2018 19:01:26 +0000 951 2018-03-26 https://sapfm.org/media/reviews/photos/original/d2/9c/19/main-dmoulderhannah-20180326-1199274138-79-1638029852.jpg https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/chests/charleston-chest-of-drawers-950 https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/chests/charleston-chest-of-drawers-950 This walnut chest of drawers is based on a drawing of "Dressing Drawers" in Sumuel A. Humphry's book on Thomas Elfe, although the proportions were changed to fit its... ]]> Mon, 26 Mar 2018 18:57:01 +0000 950 2018-03-26 https://sapfm.org/media/reviews/photos/original/1d/82/12/pri-mmaleskicchest-20180326-1568867534-64-1638029852.jpg https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/chests/painted-chest-949 https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/chests/painted-chest-949 One-piece wide poplar boards, 1" thick. Finish is milk paint with distressing. Decoration is loosely based on a photo in "The Pennsylvania-German Painted Chest", Monroe H. Fabian, pg. 224.... ]]> Mon, 26 Mar 2018 18:52:10 +0000 949 2018-03-26 https://sapfm.org/media/reviews/photos/original/4c/00/cc/main-dschest-20180326-1232966892-60-1638029852.jpg https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/chests/boston-bombe-chest-948 https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/chests/boston-bombe-chest-948 Based on a piece at the Rhode Island School of Design. Original design modified with the addition of an egg-and- dart molding to the base. ... ]]> Mon, 26 Mar 2018 18:48:03 +0000 948 2018-03-26 https://sapfm.org/media/reviews/photos/original/6f/43/a2/main-jstallmanbombe-20180326-1976383047-51-1638029852.jpg https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/chests/double-chest-947 https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/chests/double-chest-947 This double chest is an interpretation of a chest made around 1750 by Thomas Elfe, a Charleston, SC cabinetmaker. Elfe was born in England, and received his training there.... ]]> Mon, 26 Mar 2018 18:43:07 +0000 947 2018-03-26 https://sapfm.org/media/reviews/photos/original/2d/ee/43/main-ryoungelfechest-20180326-1161440886-31-1638029852.jpg https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/chests/oxbow-bureau-946 https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/chests/oxbow-bureau-946 Secondary wood: soft Maple. Based on an example from "Connecticut Valley Furniture, Eliphalet Chapin and His Contemporaries, 1750-1800". Probably Hampshire County, Massachusetts 1790-1800. ]]> Mon, 26 Mar 2018 18:40:04 +0000 946 2018-03-26 https://sapfm.org/media/reviews/photos/original/7a/81/91/main-dboeffoxbow-20180326-1149537550-83-1638029852.jpg https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/chests/chest-of-drawers-945 https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/chests/chest-of-drawers-945 This 18th century-style chest is made of Swietenia Mahagoni, from the damage caused by hurricane Rita. The hardware is from Ball & Ball. Certainly, there are many variants of... ]]> Mon, 26 Mar 2018 18:35:53 +0000 945 2018-03-26 https://sapfm.org/media/reviews/photos/original/b9/3c/1a/main-mcgrail-chest-20180326-1706540773-71-1638029852.jpg https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/chests/chippendale-boston-serpentine-bombe-chest-944 https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/chests/chippendale-boston-serpentine-bombe-chest-944 Mahogany with eastern white pine secondary; aniline dye, amber shellac,and wax. This is a reproduction of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts? Chippendale serpentine bombe... ]]> Mon, 26 Mar 2018 18:31:16 +0000 944 2018-03-26 https://sapfm.org/media/reviews/photos/original/3c/1e/3d/main-leonardbombe-20180326-1336773075-91-1638029851.jpg https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/chests/bonnet-top-chest-on-chest-943 https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/chests/bonnet-top-chest-on-chest-943 This is a reproduction of a circa 1780 Chippendale cherry bonnet-top chest-on-chest owned by C.L. Prickett, an antiques dealer in Yardley, PA. The piece, item 4896, was on display... ]]> Mon, 26 Mar 2018 18:27:09 +0000 943 2018-03-26 https://sapfm.org/media/reviews/photos/original/80/50/3d/main-saylorchestchest-20180326-1631416399-1-1638029851.jpg