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Oyster Cabinet
Oct 24, 2012
Woodworker: Silas Kopf
Kopf made the cabinet, called Falling Oysters, after a neighbor gave him limbs cut from a walnut tree. The walnut oysters are set into a background of purpleheart veneer that had oxidized to a deep, red color. The top and the base are ebonized ash. This design practice was common among 17th- and 18th-century Dutch and Engligh furniture makers.
Photo: David Ryan
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