Yeah, doubts top is original as well, ditto the drawer pull , the feet and that brand new red wash/paint. Indeed, and not in an inconspicuous...
Your chair BTW isn't cane, it looks like rush to me in photograph. Here is a Shaker tilter side chair of mine with a cane seat, Canterbury NH,...
Yeah, not even close to Shaker on your chest of drawers & chair. If you are interested in Shaker furniture, you should visit Willis Henry and look...
Decent article that explains these chairs in more detail, kind of an important chair as these things go, they had a profound impact on chair...
"During the 18th century a profound design movement took place in Wales. It was led by peasant-carpenters who, simply in an effort to create a...
Yep, agrees
Yep, agrees. Sheraton legs with cookie corner top and Hepplewhite drawer pulls with fan inlay on apron, all federal styles. Guesses 20th century,...
Hmmm, not a clue, it's one of those gotta be there kind of things.
Walnut works and looking at last pic, it appears it's figured or curly walnut, even better! With all the posting about finishing & topcoats, we...
Yeah, I am not surprised, takes up a lot of room and no back as a couch/sofa would have.
Yeah, I don't doubt it, "modern" plumbing was born in the 1930s when they finally figured out how to vent plumbing fixtures. So, even though...
It's a potty chair, no doubt about it. Guesses 1900 or so.
Yeah, i have seen those as well, Sam Maloof has a poly/oil blend that some furniture builders swear by, not sure exactly what it is though. Oil...
A straight tung oil finish is a pain to install, requires many coats, lots of dry time and after all that, it needs a tune up every so often (more...
Well, I am lazy, :hilarious: so i usually have restorer do the finishing on my pieces. I am not really sure what he uses but thinks it is a poly...
I am not a big fan of just a tung oil finish, they require maintenance. I vote for poly, either oil or water based, no maintenance and it comes in...
No problem! :happy: I don't think it matters much either way since both are in the same family of tree. Is fairly confident your chest of drawers...
Here is a photo of butternut & walnut side by side, pretty dang CLOSE! Brothers or sisters if you will! :p :hilarious: [ATTACH]
Hard to say on your desk, this is why photographs alone on old furniture simply can't replace an in person examination, the camera LIES!:p I don't...
Could be but, i see no "twin peak" Butternut grain like i do on your chest, naturally OP photos aren't the best. Butternut is a very cool wood,...
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