Thread: A George III Mahogany Cabinet-on-Chest

I'm sorry WW, but what do you mean by "bedding the brasses in".
As for the finished item, I seem to have run out of superlatives to describe it.
Absolutely fantastic is the best I can come up with.
Thank you for sharing.

Originally Posted by Grandad-5

I'm sorry WW, but what do you mean by "bedding the brasses in".

Much of the 'reproduction' furniture you see about the place and on the net simply has the brasses plonked on the furniture with no attempt to make them look like they belong. I use a compound to bed the brasses in so they don't stand out like a #### on a newly carpeted nursery floor.

Thanks for the link to your mahogany blog entry WW, like everything you post, very informative. Now to go back and have a good look at that blog.. might be a few hours

Thank you WW. Your attention to detail is amazing.
The end result does indeed look like a well cared for antique.

Out comes the dictionary again....
corybantic...frenetic
effulgent...splendid/shining
arsedine proved to be a bit difficult, I take it that it refers to the brass handles and associated bits, may be something to do with brass being an alloy of (copper and zinc) but I'm not sure, perhaps WW can expand on that one
The cabinet on chest does look rather effulgent

Pete

Phwoar!!!

Originally Posted by pjt

Out comes the dictionary again....
corybantic...frenetic
effulgent...splendid/shining
arsedine proved to be a bit difficult, I take it that it refers to the brass handles and associated bits, may be something to do with brass being an alloy of (copper and zinc) but I'm not sure, perhaps WW can expand on that one
The cabinet on chest does look rather effulgent

Pete

WW got a thesaurus for a birthday pressie
but now you've taken all the fun out of it for others
I preferred wild for corybantic - what a great word

BTW

WW
the cabinet on chest looks bloomin fantastic
thanks for sharing the build

Originally Posted by pjt

Out comes the dictionary again....
corybantic...frenetic
effulgent...splendid/shining
arsedine proved to be a bit difficult, I take it that it refers to the brass handles and associated bits, may be something to do with brass being an alloy of (copper and zinc) but I'm not sure, perhaps WW can expand on that one
The cabinet on chest does look rather effulgent

Pete

According to my references:
corybantic... frenetic or frenzied
effulgent... shining brightly
arsedine... an alloy of copper and zinc

Looks great WW, gob well done Still find it fascinating at the slap hazard nature of the internals in this period of work. Is this normal?

Run out of superlatives.
Cheers,
Jim

Originally Posted by jimbur

Run out of superlatives.
Cheers,
Jim

Can anyone lend Jim some superlatives? Lignum may have a few to backhand

If I had a thesaurus I could lend it to Jim, but I don't really need any more superlatives spent on me.

Another heirloom complete .
I cant' decide which look better - the lemons or the cabinet . The tree has benefited from the pruning .

Originally Posted by Woodwould

I scanned the curve in two parts which can easily be stitched together. The overall length is 13-3/4".

For some reason the outline appears somewhat notchy – which it isnt, but if you do make one, be sure to perfect the curves as otherwise the tool won't be of much use.

I have made my set of Woodwould curves, I stuck the image together and enlarged it by 115% and made it from some PVC sheet I had laying around thanks WW
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