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Tansu Double Chest
Oct 24, 2012
Woodworker: Hofmann was drawn to the tansu form for the way it uses grain as a design element, and he arranged the wood in this double chest to suggest plaid, “with strong horizontals broken by verticals and the curves of brass handles.” The chest took approximately 1,000 hours to build, and measures 19-in. deep by 38-in. wide by 72-in. tall. The frame is kiaat, an African wood, and the panels are acacia. The finish is General Finishes Seal-a-Cell, Arm-r-Seal, and wax.
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