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Serpentine Bombe Chest
Sep 30, 2014
Woodworker: Bruce Leonard
Making a serpentine bombé chest was on Leonard’s bucket list. This chest (20-1/4 in. deep by 37 in. wide by 33-1/2 in. tall) is a reproduction of a Boston Museum of Fine Arts original. To help with the project, Leonard recruited cabinetmaker George Slack. Leonard, a member of the Society of American Period Furniture Makers, met with Slack one weekend a month for five months to discuss design details and techniques such as shaping the solid mahogany case sides and drawer fronts. The finish is aniline dye, sealed with amber shellac.
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