Posts Tagged: period furniture making
Interview With a Furnituremaker: Glen Huey
Posted by on Friday, February 3, 2012 in - leave a comment
Glen Huey is known not only as an exceptional craftsman, but also a thorough teacher. Amongst woodworkers, his plans are famously meticulous, demonstrating extreme care and attention to detail. As the former editor of Popular Woodworking Magazine, Glen’s experience with various hardware lines is …
Going Modern With Macintosh
Posted by on Wednesday, November 16, 2011 in - 4 comments
• Okay. • I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. • The Macintosh style pulls from Horton Brasses are one of my favorites. • Sure. Charles Rennie Macintosh was a turn of the century architect who died in 1928 at the too-young age of 60, but the organic, minimalist lines of his designs …
Book Review: Furniture Brasses by Mark P. McGrail
Posted by on Thursday, July 7, 2011 in - 2 comments
Since my last post was British influenced, I figure, why change equines mid-stream. • For all you hardware and furniture nerds out there, Mark P. McGrail’s book, Furniture Brasses, A short History of English Furniture Fittings, is a great little resource. • Mark is pretty much The Man when it …
A Special Commission: Campaign Furniture Hardware
Posted by on Thursday, July 7, 2011 in - 2 comments
One thing I love about this very odd job blogging about furniture hardware is the opportunity to expand my knowledge base. I cannot tell you how many times I watched Jewel in the Crown, The English Patient and other films with a strong colonial British showing without knowing the proper term for …
Updating The Jelly Cupboard
Posted by on Thursday, June 16, 2011 in - 2 comments
Whether you inherited your jelly cupboard or found it at an antique shop, this cute piece of free-standing furniture can flummox even the savviest home decorator accustomed to a kitchen of built-ins and bolted-downs. Here are some suggestions on how to update that old jelly cupboard in both style …
INSTALLING BALL CATCHES
Posted by on Tuesday, May 3, 2011 in - leave a comment
• The other day I was thumbing through a copy of a woodworking magazine at the newsstand and an article on installing a ball catch caught my eye. • While I was looking at the photos *&reading the supporting text for them I kept coming to the conclusion that it seemed to be a bit over thought … read more »
Nickel Reproduction Hardware: Traditional Design with a Modern Finish
Posted by on Friday, April 29, 2011 in - 2 comments
• When Life Hands You Brass, Ask For Nickel • Imagine this. • You inherit a collection of furniture. Not just any furniture. No. Queen Anne furniture. It’s lovely. It’s solid. It’s beautiful cherry wood with bright brass hardware. • 18th century inspired highboy by D.R. Dimes • You look …
Gustav Stickley @ the Dallas Museum of Art
Posted by on Monday, March 14, 2011 in - 2 comments
• Running until May 8th, the Dallas Museum of Art is holding a comprehensive retrospective examining the life and work of Gustav Stickley, a name synonymously tied to the American Arts *&Crafts movement. According to the museum's website, *"his exhibition will include over 100 works produced by …
Interview With A Cabinet Maker : Douglas P. Dimes
Posted by on Tuesday, March 8, 2011 in - 2 comments
• picture courtesy of D.R. Dimes *&Company • Douglas P. Dimes of D. R. Dimes *&Co. creates show-stopping reproduction furniture and kitchen cabinetry. As the owner of a business passed down from his father, his experience as a boy cleaning up in his dad's shop. These days, D. R. Dimes leads … read more »
Using H Hinges
Posted by on Friday, February 4, 2011 in - 3 comments
• Today while at lunch I was busy trying to sketch a project that I was designing as a tall laundry room cupboard for my house when a fellow co-worker/woodworker stopped to take a look. • While we were talking about the piece, why I was designing it and what it would be used for, he made a …