Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Next Up: Locke Lane Cases
I'm starting full-steam ahead on a pair of painted colonial built-in cabinets with arches, keystones, fluted pilasters, and raised panel doors. I owe a lot to Wendell Garrett's fantastic book American Colonial (ISBN: 1885254997) for design inspiration. Cases of this kind typically had scalloped shelves and were used for the display of porcelain and other valuables. I've adapted that form for the storage and display of books. I particularly like the keystones in this design, which are modeled on one at the Morris-Jumel mansion in Manhattan. To my eye, it almost hints at art deco.
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Why ain't it curved up 'er?
Clay, I'm not sure I understand the question. Why ain't what curved up what?
The drawrin on the bottom, is it not supposed to be arched? Looks segmented like a crickets leg.
There's one in every crowd, isn't there, Clay? And in our crowd, you're it.
If you want to plop down $10k for an AutoCad license on my behalf, I won't say no!
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