Painted Swedish secretary
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swedish secretary.skp[/attachment]Here's another model based on a piece being sold on the One King's Lane web site. The big crown molding and curved doors were irresistible.
Dave Richards was his usual helpful self, finding a couple of misaligned pieces. But let me know what you think.
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And then I realized this was the wood working section...not the Swedish secretary i was expecting.
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*false advertising
still nice though..
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Nice work, David.
We need to get you started on some Louis XVI pieces, now.
@solo said:
And then I realized this was the wood working section...not the Swedish secretary i was expecting.
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I'd rather just eat cake.
Eighteenth Century French furniture is too much froufrou for my taste.
And I probably should have named the post "The Desk with the Dragon Tattoo."
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Really nice and complete detailing. I noticed that all of the cabinet doors are grouped and open, writing top rotates and supports slide into their slots, all drawers are complete and open, but was dissapointed that they were empty! Need to put an easter egg in one of them (unless I missed it
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Nice Thank you. Was painting standard style to this piece?
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Jim: Thank you for the nice words. As for the Easter egg, you'll have to look again on March 31.
jpalm: I've seen other pieces of Swedish furniture that were painted, so I guess it's a common style. However, there's a lot that I don't know about Swedish antiques. Whether through age or design, the paint that I've seen always looks like multiple thin coats of milk paint. Gives the pieces a nice patina.
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Wow, nicely drawn!
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Thanks, Andy
I have no idea how the actual secretary was constructed (for Pete, who had something else in mind, I can say that this secretary is stacked.) Dovetailing the carcase is a time-honored way to build a piece like this. In some instances, the cabinetmaker would use through dovetails; here, though, I opted for half-blinds so that the joinery wouldn't show on the sides.
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Now that's a secretary!
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