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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;James Conrad, post: 1548341, member: 5066&quot;]No, not at all, WELCOME ABOARD!</p><p>Well, i wasn&#039;t trying to imply a true carved &quot;linenfold&quot; decoration which would require a much larger space but, I think this joiner was going after the &quot;look&quot; of a carved linenfold on the left/right stiles. He did this by plowing a centerline groove in center of stile and finishing it on either side of groove with a molding plane.</p><p>Naturally i could be wrong about this as it is very subjective but linenfold carving was very popular in america in last quarter 17th century.</p><p>Fluted or Reeded decoration is almost always applied to a round column here and didn&#039;t become popular until the Federal period.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a photo of chest on it&#039;s back with right stile isolated &amp; enlarged</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]228748[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a traditional Linenfold Carving</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]228749[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>And this is considered &quot;Fluted&quot; legs, american, sheraton style, C 1810</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]228750[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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