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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;James Conrad, post: 2401607, member: 5066&quot;]No, the &quot;blockfronts&quot; are carved/planed from a solid board, it takes a very thick board to do this.</p><p>Blockfronts had been around for decades but, someone at the goddard/townsend shop got a notion to carve those &quot;shells&quot; at the top of those blocks and BAM! a Masterpiece was born.</p><p>You can still purchase this dresser/bureau built exactly the way it was done in the 18th century. Here are a couple pics from Doucette and Wolf who make line by line reproductions of this famous furniture. If you have to ask, you can&#039;t afford the repro&#039;s, still, much cheaper than the millions for a &quot;real&quot; chest as above. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="https://furnituremaker1.blogspot.com/2013/12/chippendalechest.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://furnituremaker1.blogspot.com/2013/12/chippendalechest.html" rel="nofollow">https://furnituremaker1.blogspot.com/2013/12/chippendalechest.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Shaping the block fronts on bottom 3 drawers</p><p>[ATTACH=full]263213[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Chest and drawers assembled</p><p>[ATTACH=full]263215[/ATTACH] </p><p>Carving the center concave shell on top drawer</p><p>[ATTACH=full]263214[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Top drawer complete with applied shells on either side</p><p>[ATTACH=full]263216[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]263219[/ATTACH] </p><p>Finished Chest</p><p>[ATTACH=full]263221[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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