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    Default A George III Mahogany Kneehole Desk - Part Three

    The rear panels are free floating in the carcase to accommodate contraction and expansion. To that end, I glued cockbeading around the panel rebates to disguise any future shrinkage.

    Final assembly of the carcase was somewhat akin to solving a Chinese wooden puzzle where some elements required sliding partially home to allow another part entry into its housing. With the glue providing lubrication and at the same time, swelling the wood's fibres, two of the sliding dovetailed components required more than a little gentle persuasion to fully slide home.

    I glued the mahogany lipping onto the fronts of the carcase members and planed them all flush.


    The bare carcase front.


    The carcase back.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Woodwould View Post
    The rear panels are free floating in the carcase to accommodate contraction and expansion. To that end, I glued cockbeading around the panel rebates to disguise any future shrinkage.

    Final assembly of the carcase was somewhat akin to solving a Chinese wooden puzzle where some elements required sliding partially home to allow another part entry into its housing. With the glue providing lubrication and at the same time, swelling the wood's fibres, two of the sliding dovetailed components required more than a little gentle persuasion to fully slide home.

    I glued the mahogany lipping onto the fronts of the carcase members and planed them all flush.


    The bare carcase front.

    At this stage, to my very untutored eye, it looks more Scandinavian than Georgian, WW.

    Fascinating journey so far. Please keep up the photos so we can see it unfold.

    Fair Winds

    Graeme

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    Quote Originally Posted by GraemeCook View Post
    At this stage, to my very untutored eye, it looks more Scandinavian than Georgian, WW.

    Fascinating journey so far. Please keep up the photos so we can see it unfold.

    Fair Winds

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    Quote Originally Posted by GraemeCook View Post
    At this stage, to my very untutored eye, it looks more Scandinavian than Georgian, WW.

    Fascinating journey so far. Please keep up the photos so we can see it unfold.

    Fair Winds

    Graeme
    I purposely posted that image believing it would elicit such comment. At the end of the day, they're all collections of boxes; it's the Grecian mouldings and decorative feet etc. that will make sense of it all (I hope!).
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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter36 View Post
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    Quote Originally Posted by Woodwould View Post
    I purposely posted that image believing it would elicit such comment. At the end of the day, they're all collections of boxes; it's the Grecian mouldings and decorative feet etc. that will make sense of it all (I hope!).

    Superb work as usual, Woodwould. I would have liked to see a bit of the veneering.

    But yes, we only make boxes and frames, with only one joint and its many variations.

    Even a violin is just a curved box with a handle.

    I have to ask, the wide part of the figure on both end gables is at the top instead of the bottom. Is this intentional or are you like the rest of us and it just got away from you?
    Cheers, Bill

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ball Peen View Post
    I have to ask, the wide part of the figure on both end gables is at the top instead of the bottom. Is this intentional or are you like the rest of us and it just got away from you?
    The 'flame' or 'cathedral' is normally positioned with the widest section at the bottom, but it wasn't always the case. I like to mix it up from time to time otherwise the pieces of furniture can begin to look like part of a factory made suite.

    At which juncture I may as well mention the bracket feet. The cabinet-on-chest I made recently is of the same period as this kneehole and the feet on both extant examples I've based the two pieces on had virtually identical feet. Again, not wanting to have all the case furniture in the house look like it was all from the 'Georgian' suite at Hardly Normal's, I went through my stash of patterns (taken from original pieces) and chose one of the same ilk, but ever so slightly different.


    And on the same tack, I'll endeavour to create a different, but suitably period look come polishing time.

    Don't worry, I make plenty of mistakes!
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    Default A George III Mahogany Kneehole Desk - Part Four

    The base mouldings on kneehole desks are invariably quite pronounced, adding bold lines to the ins and outs of the pedestals and kneehole. I stuck the moulding in a couple of suitable lengths of mahogany and then glued and nailed the mouldings to the bottoms of the pedestals.

    I then cut out the sixteen brackets for the feet. You wouldn't believe how much mahogany this many brackets consume!


    Base mouldings on, and the brackets cut out.

    The brackets were mitred and glued together in pairs which were then slathered in glue and rubbed onto the base mouldings.


    Like castles in the skies.

    I split some corner blocks from square pine stock and rubbed the blocks into the corners behind the feet, leaving about 1/8" protruding to bear the weight of the desk. Glue blocks were rubbed against the brackets and base moulding to bolster the feet.


    Corner blocks and glue blocks rubbed in place.


    Mitred (and somewhat mitre-esque) feet.


    The desk standing tall.
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    Now it is looking more Georgian , but when I Google "mitre-esque" I find WW's posts at the top of the list

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    Quote Originally Posted by GraemeCook View Post
    At this stage, to my very untutored eye, it looks more Scandinavian than Georgian, WW.

    Fascinating journey so far. Please keep up the photos so we can see it unfold.

    Fair Winds

    Graeme
    So Woodwould's furniture, without the nice bits, is like modern furniture No wonder he avoids 'contemporary' designs!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter36 View Post
    Now it is looking more Georgian , but when I Google "mitre-esque" I find WW's posts at the top of the list

    Mitres...





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    I know which Mitre I prefer!

    Grey twerk again WW and another very instructive WIP.

    I guess nailing glue blocks is a modern trend?

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    Quote Originally Posted by artme View Post
    I guess nailing glue blocks is a modern trend?
    I've never heard of nailing glue blocks before and frankly, don't see the point in it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Woodwould View Post
    Mitres...





    Which one do you usually wear in the WS WW
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    Very interesting to read that the corner blocks are 1/8" and protruding beyond the feet to take the weight. Among everything, it's the little details I might not have thought of that make the difference.
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