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   thumbnailed | Aug 24, 2008 11:04pm | #1

   I'd think the hardest part will be to match the wood. If its solid, that will be a difficult piece to find. The rest is bandsawing and finishing. I don't believe originals were bent or laminated, but that may be a centennial reproduction, and I don't know how they would be done. Can you post a picture of the top and bottom edges of a surviving drawer ? I'm not exactly local to you, but I'm in MD.

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   MrBill | Aug 25, 2008 02:59am | #4

   I will be down there again next weekend. Will make certain to get a better look at the construction of the existing drawers. If it is indeed bandsawed and veneered, that would be easy :) Bill Koustenis

   Advanced Automotive Machine

   Waldorf Md

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   oldusty | Aug 25, 2008 06:43am | #5

      They may be veneered on both sides for stability .

                          dusty

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   oldusty | Aug 24, 2008 11:26pm | #2

       Hi Bill ,

             I think you need to take a closer look at the edges , my take is they may be veneered on the face over a band sawn stacked substrate or blank like many " Serpentine type drawer fronts "

        A good chance they were not steamed but sawn and veneered.

                       hope this helps      dusty

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   jimmy | Aug 25, 2008 01:17am | #3

   what Dusty said...wood is mahogany, easy to find...Jimmy

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   Jfrostjr | Aug 25, 2008 04:22pm | #6

   The fronts may be 'bricklayed". If the inside is not veneered it may be possible to confirm the construction there. Also the bottom of the drawer front may indicate if is laminated.

   Frosty

   "I sometimes think we consider the good fortune of the early bird and overlook the bad fortune of the early worm." FDR - 1922