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xrundog · 10-22-2017, 05:27 AM

This box has some really great quartersawn oak. I believe I just refreshed the original finish. It probably dates from about 1900.

Looking back from this vantage point in time, I can honestly say I wouldn't change a thing about this interior. It looks exactly right.

Engraving is done by hand on this nameplate. Look at that detail! It's definitely a lost art.

Briandg · 10-22-2017, 03:59 PM

Does that look like the finish on a singer?

xrundog · 10-22-2017, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Briandg

Does that look like the finish on a singer?

Uh, I dunno.

Smokestack Jack · 10-22-2017, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Briandg

Does that look like the finish on a singer?

Yeah, a Singer sewing machine cabinet!

Briandg · 10-23-2017, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by xrundog

Uh, I dunno.

Quarter sawn oak in a dark cabinet, sometimes very nice.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/2020900...&ul_noapp=true

xrundog · 10-23-2017, 02:33 PM

Right. The Craftsman aesthetic.

Briandg · 10-23-2017, 03:46 PM

Yes, that wood says craftsman. The difference is that singer used a lot of complex curves that went along with the curves that had to be used to enhance the curves of both the wheel and the machine. The overall look is very much like the edge of craftsman and maybe the machine age as well as some leftovers of gilded age.

Black and somewhat ornate/ skeleton cast iron, gilding and enamel on the black machine work, and that automotive set of curves on some. The curves were sometimes strong and other times more like a router edge.

Like leftovers. The things were sold to women who wanted something pretty. You could find some that were almost like a stickly, even.

I had a cabinet, I took stuff off to make it perfect for a fly tying bench. It's in my basement still, and the cabinet is shot. I plan to build a table on that iron base.

Briandg · 10-23-2017, 03:51 PM

The wood, as you said, is totally craftsman in colors and finish. I love the finish. Electric machines came out, and some people mounted new ones on the cabinet, most people got rid of the cabinet to save space. That big flat top folded out, a piece of the table folded outward, and the machine, which was hinged, dropped into a bay underneath so they had a long work surface.

gumby · 10-23-2017, 05:38 PM

What a besutiful piece.

SmoKerch · 10-24-2017, 03:37 PM

Very nice.

10-22-2017, 05:27 AM	#1
xrundog Contributing Editor Herf Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Central, Iowa Posts: 9,806	H.A.W. Quartersawn Oak Desktop Humidor This box has some really great quartersawn oak. I believe I just refreshed the original finish. It probably dates from about 1900. Looking back from this vantage point in time, I can honestly say I wouldn't change a thing about this interior. It looks exactly right. Engraving is done by hand on this nameplate. Look at that detail! It's definitely a lost art.

10-23-2017, 05:38 PM	#9
gumby Contributing Editor MOM November 2012 Emeritus Honorary MOM November 2021 Herf God Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Republic of Texas Posts: 46,113	What a besutiful piece. __________________ I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them. Thomas Jefferson

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SmoKerch Herf God Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Indiana Posts: 23,595	Very nice. __________________ Kercheval Bros. LLP Professional Procrastination Consultants 1 - (900) - GO# - SAND The Great State of Confusion Just because I may be paranoid, it doesn't mean there aren't people out there trying to get me. Visit us on The Facebook: Kercheval Bros. Procrastination Consultants ! Galatians 5:24 - NLT

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10-22-2017, 03:59 PM	#2
Briandg CW Squirrel Wrangler Herf God Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: southwest Missouri Posts: 35,518	Does that look like the finish on a singer?

10-23-2017, 02:33 PM	#6
xrundog Contributing Editor Herf Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Central, Iowa Posts: 9,806	Right. The Craftsman aesthetic.

10-23-2017, 03:46 PM	#7
Briandg CW Squirrel Wrangler Herf God Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: southwest Missouri Posts: 35,518	Yes, that wood says craftsman. The difference is that singer used a lot of complex curves that went along with the curves that had to be used to enhance the curves of both the wheel and the machine. The overall look is very much like the edge of craftsman and maybe the machine age as well as some leftovers of gilded age. Black and somewhat ornate/ skeleton cast iron, gilding and enamel on the black machine work, and that automotive set of curves on some. The curves were sometimes strong and other times more like a router edge. Like leftovers. The things were sold to women who wanted something pretty. You could find some that were almost like a stickly, even. I had a cabinet, I took stuff off to make it perfect for a fly tying bench. It's in my basement still, and the cabinet is shot. I plan to build a table on that iron base.

10-23-2017, 03:51 PM	#8
Briandg CW Squirrel Wrangler Herf God Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: southwest Missouri Posts: 35,518	The wood, as you said, is totally craftsman in colors and finish. I love the finish. Electric machines came out, and some people mounted new ones on the cabinet, most people got rid of the cabinet to save space. That big flat top folded out, a piece of the table folded outward, and the machine, which was hinged, dropped into a bay underneath so they had a long work surface.