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<p>[QUOTE="Drew, post: 11130580, member: 3235"]Very nice piece. Question; Are the shelves attached with screws or dowels ? It's hard to tell from photo. The Arts & Crafts tradition would think dowels are the way to go, or a mortise tenon joining. I realize this is not always the case and it tends to be the upper tier furniture that exclusively did the premium joining methods. PS; most all period furniture collectors would never refinish</p><p>a piece such as this which has a very presentable finish as it stands.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]537161[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Drew, post: 11130580, member: 3235"]Very nice piece. Question; Are the shelves attached with screws or dowels ? It's hard to tell from photo. The Arts & Crafts tradition would think dowels are the way to go, or a mortise tenon joining. I realize this is not always the case and it tends to be the upper tier furniture that exclusively did the premium joining methods. PS; most all period furniture collectors would never refinish a piece such as this which has a very presentable finish as it stands. [ATTACH=full]537161[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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