Highboy

The Guts of a Classic High-Boy
May 27, 2014

Here's the W&M highboy that I've been working for a few weeks. Some of my previous blog posts show various SketchUp procedures in modeling this piece. In this video I…
The Beading on the HIghboy
May 6, 2014

This is the lower section of a William & Mary Highboy. There are many details to work out on a complex piece like this one. For example, there is a…
From Dovetails to Mortise & Tenon
April 13, 2014

This model was made by a friend, David Heim. I will be using his model to create a multi-page shop drawing for my students. David created the model from sketches by…
Plum cabinet
August 9, 2011

After spending the better part of 2 years searching for plum lumber I finally came across this board in a barn attic. It had a beautiful form but it offered…
Bonnet Top Highboys
June 11, 2011

Several of you members wanted to see a better view of these 2 highboys I finished for my wife this past April. Making them at the same time was a…
Twin Bonnet Tops
April 16, 2011

As a woodworking hobbyist in my spare time, I had always wanted to make the highboys in FWW issue #117 from 1996. With the work and detail involved, I figured…
Connecticut Highboy
August 27, 2009

Inspiration from Eldred Wheeler, Norm Vandal and an article in Woodworkers Journal. 75 inches tall, primary wood cherry, secondary poplar. All dovetails hand cut, 158 in total.
Queen Anne/William and Mary highboy
July 23, 2009

A combination of elements from 2 pieces that I saw in some books that I really liked: one a William and Mary highboy, and another, a Queen Anne highboy. Built…

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