Thread: Chippendale Hanging Shelves

Mrs Phil is impressed as am I

Hi if you are thinking of making some fretwork in the 18th century style it is interesting to note, and probably not common knowledge but the original 18th century pieces were normally laminated making the inventoin of plywood rather older than most may think.

They would normally be three ply with the grain all running in the same direction.

I once had an 18th century fire screen with rice paper insets with "Chinese Chippendale" fretwork panels a local autioneer was convinced it was 19th century because of the laminated fretwork (some people haven't a clue)

Very well, and nice not to see them cluttered with spirits! What's luking in the drawers?

Originally Posted by mark david

Hi if you are thinking of making some fretwork in the 18th century style it is interesting to note, and probably not common knowledge but the original 18th century pieces were normally laminated making the inventoin of plywood rather older than most may think.

They would normally be three ply with the grain all running in the same direction.

I once had an 18th century fire screen with rice paper insets with "Chinese Chippendale" fretwork panels a local autioneer was convinced it was 19th century because of the laminated fretwork (some people haven't a clue)

I've come across eighteenth-century 'plywood' in clock hoods, ornate glazing bars and delicate pierced galleries on silver tables, kettle stands and the like, but your rice paper firescreen sounds like late nineteenth-century/early twentieth-century to me. That's how they were made at the turn of the century.

To say "…original 18th century [fretwork] pieces were normally laminated" is just nonsense!

Originally Posted by Blue-deviled

What's luking in the drawers?

What's this "luking" business; is it more of your hip jargon like blue-devil?

Anybody seen BD's rrrrrrrrrs
Or maybe his keyboard misses some keystrokes now and then like mine.

Nice work Mr WW

Originally Posted by Woodwould

What's this "luking" business; is it more of your hip jargon like blue-devil?

Having a problem with my rrrrs - none of that modern jive-talkin' from the electric wireless.

Originally Posted by mark david

Hi if you are thinking of making some fretwork in the 18th century style it is interesting to note, and probably not common knowledge but the original 18th century pieces were normally laminated making the inventoin of plywood rather older than most may think.

They would normally be three ply with the grain all running in the same direction.

I once had an 18th century fire screen with rice paper insets with "Chinese Chippendale" fretwork panels a local autioneer was convinced it was 19th century because of the laminated fretwork (some people haven't a clue)

I hope you paid the 19th century price, not the value of an earlier one!

It's very nice WW. Definitely an improvement over the cockeyed line drawing

Very nicely done. Thank you for the work in progress.

Originally Posted by Woodwould

An unexpected bounty this morning was when the curtains were drawn back and, for the first time, the daylight passing through the shelves described fascinating geometric shadows across the walls.

Very nice WW, it is satisfying to accomplish the task at hand, but then to have the addition of shadows cast across the walls adds a little extra fascination and one that will change throughout the year

Pete

Excllent WW!! The finish really sets the piece up.

Very nice WW and very Old English