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Connecticut Lowboy - mpm3 - 04-30-2017
Our local woodworker's guild decided on Glen Huey's Connecticut Lowboy from a 2014 Poplar Woodworking article for a group build in January. I decided on walnut (basically because I had the 12/4 necessary for the legs) although we also had members use cherry, sapele and mahogany. Fortunately, we have a talented woodworker that served as our mentor through the build process. Build went fairly well and we followed Mr. Huey's plans pretty closely although we changed the legs slightly at the point where they connect with the bottom molding and we didn't angle the sides as he describes in the article. This was my first attempt at cabriole legs and really any amount of carving in a project. Pretty happy with the results. This furniture style is not really my style but I wanted to try it at least once and it fits in with the foyer in the house. Walnut with poplar secondary wood, finish is BLO followed by a wiping varnish and a coat of black wax.
Comments and critiques welcome -
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RE: Connecticut Lowboy - teetomterrific - 04-30-2017
Very nicely done!
RE: Connecticut Lowboy - cputnam - 04-30-2017
Awesome!!!!
RE: Connecticut Lowboy - shoottmx - 04-30-2017
Truly elegant!
g
RE: Connecticut Lowboy - jteneyck - 04-30-2017
Not my style either, but I can appreciate the quality of your work. That is really well done; very crisp and clean work. Congrats. How is the edge beading done?
John
RE: Connecticut Lowboy - Harold O. - 04-30-2017
Very nice workmanship.
RE: Connecticut Lowboy - Gary G™ - 04-30-2017
She's a beauty.
RE: Connecticut Lowboy - Steve N - 04-30-2017
Yeah it would be an oddball in our house, but darned if you didn't nail the details, and I can appreciate it for the work. Nice job.
RE: Connecticut Lowboy - KC - 05-01-2017
RE: Connecticut Lowboy - fredhargis - 05-01-2017
Well done! Really turned out nice.