Have you ever heard of the term "factory second"? When this piece doesn't even make it to factory third. Any decent cabinet maker of the 18th century would have planed down the front of the sides and covered the filled in dovetails with a veneer. Second; the drawer construction (although typical of Newport) with bottoms nailed on cross grained is guaranteed to split.
Some of those marks on backs of the drawers are reference marks. As in square to this face.
Very important when making drawer boxes that are square
Amazing! Thanks
Have you ever heard of the term "factory second"? When this piece doesn't even make it to factory third. Any decent cabinet maker of the 18th century would have planed down the front of the sides and covered the filled in dovetails with a veneer. Second; the drawer construction (although typical of Newport) with bottoms nailed on cross grained is guaranteed to split.
Would desperately love to know how long it took the shop to make that piece.