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The Society of American Period Furniture Makers  |  Furniture Forms  |  Seating Furniture & Beds  |  Topic: Benches, we don't need no stinking benches « previous next »
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Jeff L Headley
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« on: January 20, 2012, 07:40:49 PM »
An excellent Virginia bench
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John McAlister
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« Reply #1 on: January 20, 2012, 08:53:31 PM »
Jeff, A nice bench. I'm guessing you made it at least a week ago! Good work. John McAlister
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« Reply #2 on: January 20, 2012, 09:29:41 PM »
John, I wish! Thank you for the thought. In my dreams it was at least three weeks ago.
Actually this bench was made for a side porch for a home from Martinsburg, Virginia (then soon to be West Virginia) "Boydville"  It is one of my favorite Virginia pieces.
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« Reply #3 on: January 21, 2012, 06:05:42 AM »
Jeff,

I am curious how the craftsmen of the day would have  made the curved pieces that support the top rail of the back as they appear to be a curved turning.

I can imagine three alternatives:

1. Turn as a straight piece and then steam bend

2. Turn the end section of a curved piece using some sort of offset center

3. Carved round

How did they do it ?

Karl
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« Reply #4 on: January 21, 2012, 08:26:43 AM »
Karl, They would have been turned then spokeshaved flat then steam bent.
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